Looking for a car to rent........

tonyj_mc

Not too sure if this is the right place to put this, (mods feel free to move it if so,) but i'm getting married in July and me and mrs want an unusual car for it, a couple of ideas but i'm not sure how to source them, i assume none of the normal sites for limos will have these but just wondering if anyone here would have any idea?

1. Is a 70's or 80's BMW (she loves a 76 we see each day on the way to work in Clontarf)
2. 60's or 70's Merc saloon

Cheers

spidersonmars

Look into hiring from these people. I Hired the E-type great car, great people to deal with.

http://www.heritagesportscars.com/the_driving_experience.html

Dades

Might have trouble squeezing a bride + A.N. Other into an e-type...

The Mondial has back seats but you'd definitely need the roof down!

Having researched wedding car a few years back, I never found a company offering 70's saloons (other than Rollers).

tonyj_mc

spidersonmars wrote: »

Look into hiring from these people. I Hired the E-type great car, great people to deal with.

http://www.heritagesportscars.com/the_driving_experience.html

Good shout alright, was kinda looking for one with a driver, but i guess that could be sorted aftewards

tonyj_mc

Dades wrote: »

Having researched wedding car a few years back, I never found a company offering 70's saloons (other than Rollers).

Thats annoying that no one seems to do, them well if anyone who has a a quirky classic car that wants to earn a bit of cash, drop me a pm

Pagoda113

Hi Folks,

A friend of mine run's a couple of Merc's 60's - 80's.. I am not sure if he would travel to Dublin but might be worth a phone call..


http://www.charismacars.ie/

Martin

S.I.R

erm...

them old lancia stratos would be lovely but the chances of finding one ofthem... let alot a rentable one...


old 7 serise would be perfect imho...

MorrisCooper

The problem you'll find with sourcing something unusual is that the wedding car providers will only invest a car if there's a market for them. That's why most that do older cars will stock the reliables like Rollers, Bentleys, Daimlers, and even modern lookalikes like Beaufords. I'm in the business myself and I can tell you that old vintage wedding cars are treated the same as taxis and hackneys in that they have to be NCTed every 12 months and have to have a PSV licence and public liability insurance etc. In other words there's a fair amount of cost involved in having the car sitting there so if it's a car that you only get the occasional booking for, then it's not worth it for the owner.

If you decide to book a vintage car from a supplier, make sure to ask if it's licenced by the Taxi Regulator and has a silver disc in the top rhs of the windscreen. If it doesn't, the car isn't licensed or insured for hire work. You'd be amazed at the number of cowboys out there.

Billy

tonyj_mc

Cheers Billy,


Will keep that in mind when looking