Car Rentals in Chennai - Team-BHP

bharath1 · 28th October 2006, 22:05

Hi Guys,

I am planning for a vacation to India from US next Feb.
So just wanted to know if there are any good reliable and affordable Rental agencies in Chennai, where I can just pick a car for my entire vacation plan. I am planning to have self driving vehicle.
Is there any formalities that I might be involved with, like some paper work etc. How much do they charge as Deposit and rental charges per day?

Can somebody throw some light on this.

Also it would be great if there is a common thread that talks about the Rental policies of different agencies and their reliablity and other stuff across India.
It could be really helpful for guys like us who plan to come to India for vacation and plan to rent a car.

Thanks in advance.

netarchie · 28th October 2006, 22:54

See if this helps...
http://www.travel-library.com/carren...india/chennai/
http://www.carzonrent.com/
http://www.indiamart.com/oscarcarrental/

bharath1 · 29th October 2006, 00:09

thanks for the immediate reply netarchie!!
Really appreciate that!!

Blue Thunder · 1st August 2008, 12:59

Does anyone have info about self-drive vehicles for rent in Chennai? I know there are web-sites available for the same, but I would like to have some first-hand info. There may be some good rental/travel agency who have not put up a web-site, but yet offer good and economical services. Please do let me know of any such.

Thanks

.

esteem_lover · 1st August 2008, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Does anyone have info about self-drive vehicles for rent in Chennai? I know there are web-sites available for the same, but I would like to have some first-hand info. There may be some good rental/travel agency who have not put up a web-site, but yet offer good and economical services. Please do let me know of any such.

Thanks

.

i do not have any personal experience of this, but check the Hindu classifieds, there are always a couple of ads for this.

supremeBaleno · 1st August 2008, 13:51

This rent-a-car business is real hot in Kerala. Infact so hot that the tourist taxi guys are up in arms against them. Something like the rivalry between airport taxis and call-taxis in Chennai.

Instead of paying obscene amounts for a taxi, you can rent a car from someone in the neighborhood paying much lesser. And you have the option of driving it yourself or getting a driver.

A friend rented a self-drive car recently in Chennai. Will get the details and post.

28th October 2006, 22:05	#1 (permalink)
bharath1 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LA/Chennai Posts: 10	Hi Guys, I am planning for a vacation to India from US next Feb. So just wanted to know if there are any good reliable and affordable Rental agencies in Chennai, where I can just pick a car for my entire vacation plan. I am planning to have self driving vehicle. Is there any formalities that I might be involved with, like some paper work etc. How much do they charge as Deposit and rental charges per day? Can somebody throw some light on this. Also it would be great if there is a common thread that talks about the Rental policies of different agencies and their reliablity and other stuff across India. It could be really helpful for guys like us who plan to come to India for vacation and plan to rent a car. Thanks in advance. __________________ BMW X5 4.8i Room For everything. Except Improvement.

28th October 2006, 22:54	#2 (permalink)
netarchie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 195 View My Garage	See if this helps... http://www.travel-library.com/carren...india/chennai/ http://www.carzonrent.com/ http://www.indiamart.com/oscarcarrental/ __________________ netarchie

29th October 2006, 00:09	#3 (permalink)
bharath1 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LA/Chennai Posts: 10	thanks for the immediate reply netarchie!! Really appreciate that!! __________________ BMW X5 4.8i Room For everything. Except Improvement.

1st August 2008, 12:59	#4 (permalink)
Blue Thunder BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai (formerly Madras, even more formerly Chenna Patnam) Posts: 441 View My Garage	Self-drive car for rent in Chennai Does anyone have info about self-drive vehicles for rent in Chennai? I know there are web-sites available for the same, but I would like to have some first-hand info. There may be some good rental/travel agency who have not put up a web-site, but yet offer good and economical services. Please do let me know of any such. Thanks . __________________ *to boldly go where no man ( or woman ) has gone before* Last edited by Blue Thunder : 1st August 2008 at 13:03.

1st August 2008, 13:51	#6 (permalink)
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Weekdays at DetroitOfIndia (Chennai) & Weekends at VeniceOfTheEast (Alappuzha). Posts: 1,976 View My Garage	This rent-a-car business is real hot in Kerala. Infact so hot that the tourist taxi guys are up in arms against them. Something like the rivalry between airport taxis and call-taxis in Chennai. Instead of paying obscene amounts for a taxi, you can rent a car from someone in the neighborhood paying much lesser. And you have the option of driving it yourself or getting a driver. A friend rented a self-drive car recently in Chennai. Will get the details and post. __________________ One half of what we eat enables us to live; the other half enables the doctor to live. :-) - Anonymous

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