Looking to rent a sporty convertible in France

[MrCippo]

Situation is as follows, part of our honeymoon next year in September we will be spending 3-4 days in and around Nice/Monaco/Marseilles. As a true petrolhead, that i am, I am thinking to rent a sporty convertible so we can enjoy the beautiful French coast in style.

Had a quick look around and carhire3000 are offering a Merc SLK (or similar) for around 650 quid ( thats about the budget). Can I do better? Any dos and donts ?

Cheers,
Chip

[Sir Bagalot]

MrCippo said:

Situation is as follows, part of our honeymoon next year in September we will be spending 3-4 days in and around Nice/Monaco/Marseilles. As a true petrolhead, that i am, I am thinking to rent a sporty convertible so we can enjoy the beautiful French coast in style.

Had a quick look around and carhire3000 are offering a Merc SLK (or similar) for around 650 quid ( thats about the budget). Can I do better? Any dos and donts ?

Cheers,
Chip

Sod the rental. A true PH'er will plan their honeymoon around the Monaco GP

[5potTurbo]

OP: many of the larger car hire firms will, only for the South of France, have very plush saloons, coupés and cabrios available to rent - at a price.
A colleague of mine recently hired a Peurgeot 3008 (I know, I know...) but received a brand new V12 7 series as the rental firm couldn't find their own Peugeot in the rental parking!

[Le TVR]

http://just4vip.com/fr-location-de-cabriolet.asp

Just don't look at the sports section

[fulham911club]

Most of the car rental firms at Nice airport have a decent selection (all the usual suspects operate out of there)....

[Bonefish Blues]

Le TVR said:

http://just4vip.com/fr-location-de-cabriolet.asp

Just don't look at the sports section

I fancy one of them there Sports Voyagers which seems to have snuck in at the bottom of the list...

[paul0843]

Book the cheapest possible car with sixt..then on arrival
Smile and ask if any upgrades available... Just before summer at nice got
a 320 BMW for an extra £15 a day.was also offered a merc slk for same money
but needed 4seats..

[ArmaghMan]

Have you driven in this area before?

Its very very busy with mopeds/scooters everywhere. it was a bit of a culture shock after several years on the Atlantic coast. Lovely scenery. I can personally reccomend the beaches at St Aygulf. The coast road from Frejus into Cannes is also wort a run. If you do get a nice motor the tunnels in the mountains above Monaco will be some nice aural entertainment.

[ianash]

ArmaghMan said:

Have you driven in this area before?

Its very very busy with mopeds/scooters everywhere. it was a bit of a culture shock after several years on the Atlantic coast. Lovely scenery. I can personally reccomend the beaches at St Aygulf. The coast road from Frejus into Cannes is also wort a run. If you do get a nice motor the tunnels in the mountains above Monaco will be some nice aural entertainment.

Part of the pleasure of driving a sports convertible, is that cruising along the Ave Des Anglaise in Nice then onto the Corniche, is the posing. The fact that the traffic is pretty heavy isn't to big a problem - it beats the hell out of driving along the Cromwell Road.

I drove from Nice to Viareggio in June, mostly on the coast road - world class drive. I took my Z4, the price of sports rentals made me wince.

[Odie]

Buy a mk1 mx5 for circa 1500-2000 now, then sell it next summer for a profit