Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies

sibot · 23rd July 2014, 00:09

Hi everyone,
I am looking to rent a seven to eight seater for 2 weeks. I have narrowed down on the Ertiga and Innova. We will be 5 adults and one toddler of 2 years, who will be having her own toddler car seat. We plan to travel out of station for nearly 5 days (Delhi to Punjab), thus we'd be needing good amount of luggage space for the a stroller, knocked down crib, bags, etc., keeping that in mind, the Ertiga doesn't seem like a wise choice even though it has a better mileage.

Which one would be a better car to go for? Ertiga or the Innova?

I am thinking of booking via Carzonrent and getting a toddler seat from them too. Though I have a few questions -

1. Are there any worthy competitors in self drive industry worth looking at?
2. I will need to make a blocked security deposit of Rs.50,000/- on my CC. Do they only accept credit cards? As my credit card has a limit of Rs.25,000/- only. Though I can arrange a cash deposit.
3. Can I request for a newer model of the car?
4. Do they have a luggage carrier on the roof of the car?

Thanks in advance!

Evil · 1st August 2014, 09:04

Guys where should I rent from in Bangalore? Please suggest a place with no/low deposit that will rent to a youngster (I'm 23). Does Zoom car charge anything more than Rs.5000 deposit that they mention on their site?

ranjitp1 · 1st August 2014, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Evil

Guys where should I rent from in Bangalore? Please suggest a place with no/low deposit that will rent to a youngster (I'm 23). Does Zoom car charge anything more than Rs.5000 deposit that they mention on their site?

Other than their per day charges-nothing else.Zoom is your best bet.

ssingri · 14th August 2014, 11:40

Folks,
I am planning a trip in Himachal ex Chandigarh was considering hiring a self drive car, does anybody know of a self drive agency in Chandigarh?
I will land on the 2nd of Oct and leave on the 8th.

PVPal · 7th September 2014, 21:15

Hello everyone,

I am looking for a self-drive from Chandigarh from 27th Sept returning on 5th Oct. Carzonrent is all booked. Can anyone of you suggest an alternative.

Cheers,
PP.

sibot · 19th September 2014, 12:59

There's a new service in the NCR region by the name of MiCar! Check em out http://www.micar.co.in/

Currently they have Polo, Vento and Nissan Terrano on offer. But the per day rental and security deposit is way lower than Carzonrent. I am getting Terrano for 1,700/day rent with a 10,000 security deposit for a period of 14 days. I think it's an excellent deal. It's best to call their customer care # and get a quote since I got a Terrano quote 200 Rs. less than what's quoted on their website.

ank.nsit · 5th December 2014, 10:48

Hey Guys,

I would be travelling to Chennai And Kerala in December end.
I would like to take a self drive 6 seater from Chennai and return it back after a 10 days Kerala trip.

Innova from Carzonrent is booked till 4th Jan. Any other options available in Chennai? I would like to be fully insured from any kind of car accidents/mishaps.

Thanks in advance.

LonelyPlanet · 5th December 2014, 11:54

Any self drive options in Ahmedabad - carzonrent is fully booked and autoriders charges are exhorbitant.

vineet_k21 · 5th December 2014, 15:00

I have had the most horrible and annoying experience with selfdrive.in in Pune. Complete unprofessional, non-responsive company! There's no customer service forget about complaint handling. No escalations possible. It's probably easier to get through our PM Modi than Mr. Soham Shah who is the owner of this rental agency.

Plan to write my experience in detail at some tiime. But for now, I'll definitely recommend staying away from this company.

If anyone has Soham Shah's contact details (which are not listed anywhere and his employees don't know his number, his whereabouts, his email id, his availability etc.!!!) please share it.

ramb · 2nd January 2015, 15:16

My friend is planning for a trip to Coorg from Hyderabad. Any idea of self drive rental car agency in Hyderabad?

stringbh · 3rd January 2015, 15:44

Any recommendations for self drive rentals in Trivandrum ? I am going there for a couple of weeks.

ranjitp1 · 3rd January 2015, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramb

My friend is planning for a trip to Coorg from Hyderabad. Any idea of self drive rental car agency in Hyderabad?

Carzonrent,Avis,Budget,Autoriders are the options in hyd.

Alternatively I would suggest take a train or flight to blore and opt for the zoomcar option which is easily the best in the country today.

SaNdY_AR · 6th January 2015, 19:06

Hello Buddies,

Please let me know if there are any reliable self drive car rental service in Jaipur. I see carsonrent provides self drives but not quite sure about their service in Jaipur. Moreover I am on a sightseeing tour, not at all acquainted to places/roads in Jaipur and hence will be depending on GPS. Though taxi would be convenient but I presume it will be more costly than self drives. Please let me know your views and would you recommend to go for a self drive or should I use normal taxi service

ranjitp1 · 7th January 2015, 13:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaNdY_AR

Hello Buddies,

Please let me know if there are any reliable self drive car rental service in Jaipur. I see carsonrent provides self drives but not quite sure about their service in Jaipur. Moreover I am on a sightseeing tour, not at all acquainted to places/roads in Jaipur and hence will be depending on GPS. Though taxi would be convenient but I presume it will be more costly than self drives. Please let me know your views and would you recommend to go for a self drive or should I use normal taxi service

Just opt for a traditional taxi service.Selfdrive in no way is going to be any cheaper than a taxi and plus the added headache of finding parking in Jaipur city,one ways etc.Personally I would just take a cab and enjoy my peace and leave the hassles to the cab guy.

kadurRacer · 26th August 2015, 12:17

I need a selfdrive car in Pune for four days. Planning to visit Shirdi and Lonavala. My wife and twin daughters (18 months) would accompany.

Booked a Zoom car but surprisingly they declined my request to provide baby car seats. Planning to cancel the service.

Carzonrent has pickup from Pune airport and unlimited mileage. But cannot book more than one baby seat per car either in website or with customer care. One is better than nothing hence have booked a car with them too.

I still have time to cancel one or both of these, please suggest if there is an alternative.

23rd July 2014, 00:09	#121
sibot BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 219 Thanked: 182 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Hi everyone, I am looking to rent a seven to eight seater for 2 weeks. I have narrowed down on the Ertiga and Innova. We will be 5 adults and one toddler of 2 years, who will be having her own toddler car seat. We plan to travel out of station for nearly 5 days (Delhi to Punjab), thus we'd be needing good amount of luggage space for the a stroller, knocked down crib, bags, etc., keeping that in mind, the Ertiga doesn't seem like a wise choice even though it has a better mileage. Which one would be a better car to go for? Ertiga or the Innova? I am thinking of booking via Carzonrent and getting a toddler seat from them too. Though I have a few questions - 1. Are there any worthy competitors in self drive industry worth looking at? 2. I will need to make a blocked security deposit of Rs.50,000/- on my CC. Do they only accept credit cards? As my credit card has a limit of Rs.25,000/- only. Though I can arrange a cash deposit. 3. Can I request for a newer model of the car? 4. Do they have a luggage carrier on the roof of the car? Thanks in advance!
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1st August 2014, 09:04	#122
Evil BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 27 Thanked: 9 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Guys where should I rent from in Bangalore? Please suggest a place with no/low deposit that will rent to a youngster (I'm 23). Does Zoom car charge anything more than Rs.5000 deposit that they mention on their site?
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14th August 2014, 11:40	#124
ssingri BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 120 Thanked: 114 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Folks, I am planning a trip in Himachal ex Chandigarh was considering hiring a self drive car, does anybody know of a self drive agency in Chandigarh? I will land on the 2nd of Oct and leave on the 8th.
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7th September 2014, 21:15	#125
PVPal BHPian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Mumbai Posts: 124 Thanked: 111 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Hello everyone, I am looking for a self-drive from Chandigarh from 27th Sept returning on 5th Oct. Carzonrent is all booked. Can anyone of you suggest an alternative. Cheers, PP.
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19th September 2014, 12:59	#126
sibot BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 219 Thanked: 182 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies There's a new service in the NCR region by the name of MiCar! Check em out http://www.micar.co.in/ Currently they have Polo, Vento and Nissan Terrano on offer. But the per day rental and security deposit is way lower than Carzonrent. I am getting Terrano for 1,700/day rent with a 10,000 security deposit for a period of 14 days. I think it's an excellent deal. It's best to call their customer care # and get a quote since I got a Terrano quote 200 Rs. less than what's quoted on their website.
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5th December 2014, 10:48	#127
ank.nsit BHPian Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 628 Thanked: 326 Times	Self Drive rental in Chennai Hey Guys, I would be travelling to Chennai And Kerala in December end. I would like to take a self drive 6 seater from Chennai and return it back after a 10 days Kerala trip. Innova from Carzonrent is booked till 4th Jan. Any other options available in Chennai? I would like to be fully insured from any kind of car accidents/mishaps. Thanks in advance.
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5th December 2014, 11:54	#128
LonelyPlanet BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jam-luru Posts: 324 Thanked: 159 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Any self drive options in Ahmedabad - carzonrent is fully booked and autoriders charges are exhorbitant.
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5th December 2014, 15:00	#129
vineet_k21 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 101 Thanked: 17 Times	Stay away from selfdrive.in I have had the most horrible and annoying experience with selfdrive.in in Pune. Complete unprofessional, non-responsive company! There's no customer service forget about complaint handling. No escalations possible. It's probably easier to get through our PM Modi than Mr. Soham Shah who is the owner of this rental agency. Plan to write my experience in detail at some tiime. But for now, I'll definitely recommend staying away from this company. If anyone has Soham Shah's contact details (which are not listed anywhere and his employees don't know his number, his whereabouts, his email id, his availability etc.!!!) please share it.
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2nd January 2015, 15:16	#130
ramb BHPian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Salem Posts: 98 Thanked: 116 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies My friend is planning for a trip to Coorg from Hyderabad. Any idea of self drive rental car agency in Hyderabad?
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3rd January 2015, 15:44	#131
stringbh BHPian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: BBS Posts: 272 Thanked: 237 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Any recommendations for self drive rentals in Trivandrum ? I am going there for a couple of weeks.
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6th January 2015, 19:06	#133
SaNdY_AR BHPian Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 81 Thanked: 154 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies Hello Buddies, Please let me know if there are any reliable self drive car rental service in Jaipur. I see carsonrent provides self drives but not quite sure about their service in Jaipur. Moreover I am on a sightseeing tour, not at all acquainted to places/roads in Jaipur and hence will be depending on GPS. Though taxi would be convenient but I presume it will be more costly than self drives. Please let me know your views and would you recommend to go for a self drive or should I use normal taxi service
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26th August 2015, 12:17	#135
kadurRacer BHPian Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 50 Thanked: 8 Times	re: Feedback on different Self-Drive rental agencies I need a selfdrive car in Pune for four days. Planning to visit Shirdi and Lonavala. My wife and twin daughters (18 months) would accompany. Booked a Zoom car but surprisingly they declined my request to provide baby car seats. Planning to cancel the service. Carzonrent has pickup from Pune airport and unlimited mileage. But cannot book more than one baby seat per car either in website or with customer care. One is better than nothing hence have booked a car with them too. I still have time to cancel one or both of these, please suggest if there is an alternative.
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