Car rental in Turkey, too good to be true?
Mar 15th, 2008, 02:12 PM
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Car rental in Turkey, too good to be true?
I am looking at renting a car for 9 days in Turkey, going from Izmir to Kayseri. AutoEurope gives a price of $514 basic (my VISA would carry the CDW), Kemwel gives price of $535 for the same coverage (but this would be a 4 door Clio rather than a 2 door) and Economy Car Rentals gives me a price of 213€ ($331 at today's rate of exchange) for full coverage and <b>no</b> excess. Is this too good to be true?
Mar 16th, 2008, 12:36 AM
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Dear Michael,
The rental prices for that category of cars (Ford KA, Renault Clio, Fiat Albea etc) is around 40-55 YTL/day. So your quotation is within the limits. On the other hand, we Turks use the most expensive gasoline in the world (3.20 YTL/litre). So be prepared to pay as much as the rental cost for your 9 day gasoline expenses.
Enjoy driving
The rental prices for that category of cars (Ford KA, Renault Clio, Fiat Albea etc) is around 40-55 YTL/day. So your quotation is within the limits. On the other hand, we Turks use the most expensive gasoline in the world (3.20 YTL/litre). So be prepared to pay as much as the rental cost for your 9 day gasoline expenses.
Enjoy driving
Mar 16th, 2008, 02:24 PM
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Michael,
Try to get a bigger car than Ford KA for such journey is my advice before if the offer is good or not.
Long journey with small car is difficult and bigger is safer in many ways.
Happy travelling,
Murat
Try to get a bigger car than Ford KA for such journey is my advice before if the offer is good or not.
Long journey with small car is difficult and bigger is safer in many ways.
Happy travelling,
Murat
Mar 19th, 2008, 11:34 AM
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Be careful when driving on the highways at night. When I took a road trip there we slammed into a tractor that didn't have any visible signs of driving at night. And it was a long and hard hassle not being able to speak Turkish. Thankfully we had a Turkish translator at our military base. Have a good trip and be safe!
May 15th, 2008, 05:44 AM
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Brief report on the car rental. The car was a Kia Rio diesel given to us as an equivalent of a VW Golf. In fact, it seems to be bigger with a roomier trunk. I would have preferred a smaller car. But it has amazing zip and one can be going 120 km./hr without realizing it. More when we return to the States in 6 weeks and do a full trip report.
May 15th, 2008, 05:51 AM
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I rented last August from Economy..note that they are a wholesaler, the car rental company was Dekar.
I also had a 4-door diesel Kia. You may find that you fuel costs will exceed the rental!
Size fo the car was only an issue (if you can call it that) when driving in Istanbul. Some parking spots were a bit tight. But I had 3 other oeple in car, so room was nice to have.
Dekar was very good. Friendly no hassles.
I also had a 4-door diesel Kia. You may find that you fuel costs will exceed the rental!
Size fo the car was only an issue (if you can call it that) when driving in Istanbul. Some parking spots were a bit tight. But I had 3 other oeple in car, so room was nice to have.
Dekar was very good. Friendly no hassles.
