I will be staying a month in Loire valley, and plan on renting a car at CDG on arrival.
Any advice for long term rentals? Is the kemwell peugot program a fair deal?

Also, my husband will be with me first week, doesn't drive stick. Thinking of renting automatic a week, then exchanging it.
Thanks.

Compare Kemwell's lease program with their regular rental program. We found the later to be less expensive. We're paying $830 for 34 days, but that's for a manual. Picking up in Deauville (Normandy) and dropping off in Nice.

I have done the Kemwel lease program..it was cheaper than rental plus obvious perks.

I would be comparing with the CDW for a rental and for an automatic transmission.

The lease car is 100% insurance covered..no gas fill up before returning...#'s to call for help..VIP service all the way around.

I have even leased it for the minimum 17 days and returned it a couple days earlier for my trip..it was also cheaper....

I would definitely do it...

Enjoy...........

From my upcoming trip report in France:

<i>We had reserved the smallest car available from Kemwel, which was a Renault Twingo or equivalent. We got the equivalent--a Hyundai i10 diesel, standard shift--for a cost of $780 + $52 airport pickup for 31 days--the maximum allowable for credit card CDW coverage. The trunk is small and could barely hold our standard travel luggage.</i>

I do not believe that the lease option will allow a car that small, and my recollection is that the lowest price was around $1200. On the other hand, others have reported that if you are renting an automatic, the price between the two types of rentals evens out.

Hi P,

The lease program isn't always cheaper.

You do get a brand new car, however.

&gt; Thinking of renting automatic a week, then exchanging it. &lt;

Not on a lease program.

You just have to check your dates and compare prices.

When I last leased, picking up in Toulouse and dropping off in Biarritz the lease was less expensive than a rental..plus had many extra benefits to renting...

If it is not a one-way rental, you might find another company that is cheaper than Kemwel or Autoreurope. That's what we did one year.

Here's a possibility:

http://www.carrentalexpress.com/inte...tal-europe.htm

Just be careful of what exposures you might have when renting/leasing. I know with Kemwel leasing that you have zero exposure in every way...that can be comforting....

Michael, I have tried several dates on the recommended site and never found a car available to rent from Nantes Airport? did you use this site to rent yours?
thanks

Try this site. We've leased through them many times. I see Nantes listed.
http://autofrance.net/

envoyage

I just went to the Kemwel lease buy back site;

http://www.kemwel.com/buyback_home.cfm

I checked Nantes an they have many, many cars for rent at the sirport..manual and automatic..

Joan