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Hiring high end cars

Hiring high end cars

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

There are several advantages and disadvantages to hiring ‘high end’ cars for business or pleasure. In this blog, we'll be talking about both. As a consumer there are many things to consider when hiring a ‘high end’ car; first, let's look at the business end of hiring a car. By being in business, you need to be able to create the ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Hollywood's Best and Worst Ever Car Chases

Hollywood’s Best and Worst Ever Car Chases

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

It was not easy compiling these lists. In my quest for perfection, many likely candidates have fallen by the wayside. Please comment if you don't agree. The Best 1. Duel A big, scary, anonymous juggernaut following an average Joe in a horrifically-styled 1970s coupe. Duel is the best car chase ever because it's not about high-speed, turbocharged automobiles driving around crowded roads. It's ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Implications of a car hire company selling cars

Implications of a car hire company selling cars

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you Car rental firms are known to have a very high car turnover compared to other fleets like those of governments or big corporations. As such, cars can be bought in one year by the rental firms and by the following year, the car hire firm is looking to sell them on. There are many reasons ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Hertz reduces its fleet size

Hertz reduces its fleet size

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

What are the implications and reasons behind such a big player reducing its fleet size, and is it an acknowledgement of a shaky future to come? Assuming that Hertz will not be reducing the size of its fleet due to reduced client numbers, one major implication of such a move would be ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson

Green car rental companies?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Can the old hire car industry survive and adapt to 21st Century car rental demands? Many people are going green these days, with a renewed interest in the environment, and heightened awareness of the state of our natural resources, people all around the world are reacting to this problem. For example, Paris has recently launched an electric car scheme ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson