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ngaff1
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by ngaff1 » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:07 pm
http://www.toys4boyscars.com
Anyone heard of this hire place. Based in Glasgow. £299 for a days hire of a Gallardo or a F430 Spider
Ok you'd end up paying additional for the extra miles but still way cheaper than I've seen previously. Odd that they've priced a 3.4 Boxter S at the same hire rate (£99!!) as an MX5
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by ExigeKen » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:25 pm
Cant you just borrow your bosses car again
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by steve_weegie » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:28 pm
Hellllooooooooo Birthay Present!!!!
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Jamie84
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by Jamie84 » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:00 am
had a quick glance but cant see anything , anyone see any age restrictions?
edit : 30 - 50 ! pants . was thinking bout the gallardo for a weekend
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by jj » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:02 am
j33ama wrote:
edit : 30 - 50 ! pants . was thinking bout the gallardo for a weekend
Says 25-30 on the hire page but 30 on the terms page? but the rates just look
too cheap.....
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delands
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by delands » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:41 am
Mr G... you know where I live... make sure you have a spare seat.
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by tenkfeet » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:15 am
It is very cheap so I am bit suspicious . Will they find some damage every time and take your £1000 deposit ?
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by delands » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:38 am
Please feel free to flame me if I have made a mistake...
tried to google and yahoo the www .. not a lot came up... so
according to whois
Registrant:
Walter Barratt
(I've removed the address but it's available to all on a domain search)
Domain name: TOYS4BOYSCARS.COM
so.. after a google on the name as it doesnt sound too common:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/display.var.1273540.0.0.php
same guy???
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by Rag_It » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:39 pm
Scathing comments there about Mr Barratt indeed!
I was speaking to the GM at Rio and he thinks his prices are cheap for hire, so god only knows how they can be doing it for nearly half!
Anyone willing to risk their money and find out?!
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by Brian J » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:06 pm
Rag_It wrote:Scathing comments there about Mr Barratt indeed!
Anyone willing to risk their money and find out?!
As a former member of the Hallion Club, my advice is "don't".
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delands
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by delands » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:35 pm
ah, BUT, is it the same person or just a pure co-incidence?
This could be a hard working firm trying to start off in the car-hire business!
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by ngaff1 » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:05 pm
delands wrote:ah, BUT, is it the same person or just a pure co-incidence?
This could be a hard working firm trying to start off in the car-hire business!
You could be right Del, but something tells me a start up company may not have £££??? worth of cars up for hire. I'd love it to be true, but what would be the cost of a lease on a Gallardo and then insurance for the likes of us etc etc and then make a profit from £299. Suspect this may be why his other ventures have not ended well.
Thanks for the detective work Del.
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