Hello,

We will be travelling in Argentina in January for two weeks and plan to rent a car in Cordoba.

We have seen that the global and Argentinian branches (with extension in address "*.ar") of the same companies (SIXT, BUDGET, AVIS) have very different prices. Argentina branches prices are generally much lower though the rentals seem to be handled by the same offices.
Would you know if they may also differ substantially on conditions of rental? Would the Argentinian branch be as trustworthy as the global ones?


Many thanks.

I have rented cars numerous times in Argentina in places like Salta, Bariloche San Marin de Los Andes though never in Cordoba. All the majors operate in Argentina though most seem to be franchises rathe than direct operator and the standards are much lower than in say Europe or North America. I can't imagine that the T&Cs are going to much different whether you book through .ar or .com but you aren't going to know for certain unless you reads through both and compare.

I usually end up going through Hertz as they were the only ones offering zero excess CDW etc. In recent years I have taken out a stand alone rental excess policy so this is less of an issue. I have never had any issues with be charged for non existent damage in Argentina though it is commonplace in Ecuador where I just would not rent a car.

What I would strongly recommend is to check EVERYTHING on the car BEFORE leaving. Take a short drive around to check brakes, steering, lights, fluid levels etc Take a video of the car so you have evidence of its conditions.

Thank you very much for your reply.