Anyone ever heard of Easirent?

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/25/2018 at 19:39 • Filed to: None

I am looking into renting a car (or doing a car hire) in the UK for 4 days next week. One of my options that has come up is EASIRENT which I have never heard of but has LUDICROUSLY cheap rates. For the four days, the TOTAL cost is $25!!! for the cheapest car available (mini class). Whereas something reputable like Europcar is ~$100 for that same period. I am pretty sure that rate is too good to be true so I would rather go with Europcar. But man if I could spend only $25 for the rental that is crazy and I would love to do that. Anyone heard of them before or even better, rented from them?

DISCUSSION (18)

jkm7680 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 19:47

Sounds too good to be true, probably doesn’t include mileage or some stupid fees of some sort.

U-Haul advertises their trucks at $20 , but for a full day it costs over $100.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > jkm7680
06/25/2018 at 19:51

Plus all I find on the internet are pretty terrible reviews haha. Its crazy they are able to advertise that sort of rate though. Do companies in Europe not always do unlimited mileage? I do not think I have seen limited mileage anywhere other than Turo in the States.

Svend > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 20:00

I’ve never heard of them.

I’d stick with European, Hertz, Enterprise, Sixt, Thrifty or Avis.

If you want something really different look up classic car hire (Though maybe leave this option for your next visit after you've accustomed yourself to our roads).

JDMatt > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 20:05

Never heard of Easirent before. I didn’t even know that europcar had locations in the US. I used to work for Sixt, which does have a presence in the US.

I’d recommend renting from a major american car rental place like enterprise, hertz, alamo , national, etc. because 1) you can return your car at the actual airport rental car center and 2) if you have a problem with your car, they will have locations that are not at the airport.

E90M3 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 20:09

As far as the mileage limit, it depends on what you get. You can rent an M5 from Sixt, but you only get like 100 miles a day. The B-class I rented in Germany was unlimited mileage, which was good as I put ~2100km on it. Same thing for the Audi A3, I put 720 miles on it.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > JDMatt
06/25/2018 at 20:47

I am renting in Europe, hence why I mentioned Europcar haha. I guess that Florida thing in the image made that confusing, just their banner from the website. I always prefer using the usual companies in the US, I have tried the no-name small places and had so-so experiences. Probably applies in Europe too so I might as well follow my own experience.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 21:19

Don’t go cheap, go with someone reputable from a reasonable location.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2018 at 21:23

Yeah I just booked with Europcar from the Airport I am flying out from upon returning the car. Makes things super easy and I even paid a little extra to book direct with the company rather than through an Expedia or similar. Determined that my credit card rental coverage is actually decent and so everything is set!

Thinking about practicing shifting my car from the passenger seat to get a feel for that haha. I think it shouldnt be too bad though.

Ash78, voting early and often > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 21:37

For a 4-day rental, it’s not worth saving $50-$100 with a no-name like this.

I’ve always used Hertz or Enterprise, but any of the big brands are safe.

As they say, you’re going to pay either way.

Svend > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/25/2018 at 22:20

Speaking of credit cards, if you have an Amex card only, think about getting a Mastercard pay as you go card for emergencies as you will come across places that don't touch Amex.

DutchieDC2R > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2018 at 00:12

Theyll probably slap you with a very high deposit or something. Id go with the 'usual' companies. I used Enterprise when I visited Scotland, was very pleased with them. There are a couple of comparison websites that you can use to find the cheapest one. I dont know if sunnycars.com works in the US, but its a website that compares all of the rental car companies for a certain location and shows you all of the differences between them in prices and things that are included/excluded in the price.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2018 at 10:18

just looked at website, look ok

unlimited mileage.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Svend
06/26/2018 at 20:39

All of my cards are Visa. Anytime I travel out of the US though I pretty much pay with 100% cash. I just go to an ATM every few days and take out ~$ 200 in the local currency. I have no ATM fees and no foreign transaction fees on my debit card and that is the most reliable purchase method. No foreign fees on my USAA CC too but its fun to play with funny colored money anyways.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Ash78, voting early and often
06/26/2018 at 20:40

Yup, I ended up renting from Europcar for $130 so it was a good deal anyways for a normal company.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > DutchieDC2R
06/26/2018 at 20:42

Yeah I always use Kayak to compare pricing and then just go to the rental company website direct to book. It sometimes is a couple more dollars than renting from a travel site/third party but if something goes wrong with the reservation, the rental company will tell you to go pound sand and offer no assistance.

Svend > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2018 at 22:10

You’ll have fun with ours, £5 and £10 bank notes are plastic, £20 and £50 bank notes are like the old paper ones.

The £1 and £2 coins are two metal coins while other coins are single metal.

Kinja'd!!!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Svend
06/28/2018 at 15:37

Ugh hate coins always lol.

Svend > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/28/2018 at 16:32

But, but ours are pretty. Lol.