Best place to rent a car

[wishingiwasthere]

Ok - i had a car for 1 week - a Grand Vitara - paid $240 and left a photo copy of my passport. He asked for the document and I said no way - however he has to know who i am and was quite happy to leave a photo copy.
The car - a few years old - all worked properley, air conditioned, and more than good enough for what we wanted to do.
The contract - I didnt like a paragraph in it and asked him to take it out. So we drew a line through it and BOTH signed it.
I did not have an accident so i dont know what would have happened if i did - but i would be more than happy and fully intend to hire from him again.
Contact -
MELODY - 9750670 or 6770909 or 0809 2613832

Coming out of Playa D grab a moto concho 10 pesos up to Melody and speak to Rafel CId- hes a great guy!

Dan

[MerengueDutchie]

i just spend a nice 2 weeks in the DR and rented froma pal in Sosua, i paid RD$ 1,000 a da for a suzuki

[bfly75]

Originally Posted by Golfer

But not the cheapest by far. I would name what I consider better agencies but it would violate the rules of the thread.

wOULD it violate the rules if you mailed them to me because I'm stuck right now and need a good affordable vehichle ASAP!!!! HELPPPPPPPPPPP!!!
pleave advise!

[bfly75]

Originally Posted by MerengueDutchie

i just spend a nice 2 weeks in the DR and rented froma pal in Sosua, i paid RD$ 1,000 a da for a suzuki

Thats what i'm talking about! Anyway you can hook me up with your pal...I'm in Sti right now but will be in Puerto Plata on Thursday early am in hopes of finding a good car to get out to Samana!

Oh and Dan...found your info helpful...I'm gonna check that place out too.

[DavidZ]

Name:Tropicar
Location:POP
Reason why? Great car (Late model Honda CRV in near perfect condition with low miles), great service, Joshua speaks perfect English. Paperwork and vehicle inspection took about 10 minutes. Didnt ask to keep my passport. Call him at 809-705-9820. I told him about DR1 and he said he'd give a discount if you mention the board and/or that I referred you.

[DavidM]

I just reserved the basic car offered by Thrifty at SDQ and it cost me just $23.90/day with Unlimited Kilometers. This is an automatic car with air conditioning. Seems to be a great price for a car agency located inside the airport terminal. Nobody has even mentioned Thrifty on this thread...

[DavidZ]

This forum is not for asking questions only for stating your opinion on what is the "Best"_______ in the DR.

If you have a question then start a thread in another forum or use the PM (private message) function that is available to you. Thank you.

Rick

[kram99]

Best car rental in the Nortn Coast is Nelly Rental, at the airport in Puerta Plata.
Madeline Ramos is the absolute best, she's pulled my a** out of the fire a couple of times with traffic problems and she will deliver and pick-up the car at your hotel. The car are always in good shape,and I even called her at home on her days off with questions or problems.

[bwanakev]

I can certainly speak for renting cars in the SD area. I've been coming here regularly for almost 2 years and have been here full time for over 10 months. I've never owned a car in the DR and have always relied upon rentals to take care of my requirements when friends and family visit.

I have several good stories about local companies and a few horror stories as well- it is probably those which were the most education but in the interest of the title of the thread I won't name names- however if you want to know at least one company to stay away from please feel free to PM me.

[bluemoonnyc]

Originally Posted by rellosk

I normally rent from National, and except for the amount of time they take to process the paperwork, the experience has been positive. They have always been friendly and the cars have been in good shape (relative to the local standards). Only once in over 30 rentals did I have a problem with the car, and they were able to get someone out to where I was and look at the car in a surprisingly short period of time. If you are going to rent from National, it may pay to join their Emerald Club which gets you a 20% discount for rentals in the DR.

I have also rented from Avis and Hertz. One time Hertz didn't have any cars available, even though I had a reservation. They didn't seem to care and made no effort to try to get me a car. Beacuse of this I advise people not to rent from Hertz.

Hertz doesnt actually rent cars in DR.It is a car rental subcontractor.