Stephen is a wonderful Owner/Operator, ensuring his customers are well cared for. I've hired a couple of cars from 'RentAClassic', most recently I hired the Lexus Convertible, and it was a dream to drive. Very easy to drive and operate. It's amazing on the open road to Akaroa or cruising around Christchurch City. There's surprisingly a lot of room in the boot if needed. If you have the opportunity, and you're in Christchurch aneed to hire a car this is worth considering!!
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Alfa Romeo Guilietta Hatchback
Available in Nelson
After something sensible yet sporty? An affordable Alfa? The Guilietta is a pleasantly perky practical hatchback with 5 doors, 5 seats and a decent sized boot. Now throw in Italian styling and a peppy Italian 1.4 engine and you and your passengers can make very pleasing progress indeed with paddle shift gear changes and adjustable DNA turbocharged responsiveness....or you could hire a Corolla from someone else...
5
Excellent
Auto
1.4 Turbo
Value
Features and Specification
- 1.4 litre turbo
- Auto 6 speed Tiptronic transmission
- ABS
- Airbags
- Traction Control
Ride = Balanced
- Bluetooth Media / CD Player
- Power Steering
- Electric Windows
- Cruise Control
- DNA Driving Modes
- Seats 5
- Luggage space = Excellent
- Boot dimensions = 100 x 60 x 40 (cm LWH)
Price Band
What's it like to drive?
What are we thinking? A hatchback that seats 5 adults and a decent amount of luggage? Have we gone all sensible and middle aged? Well yes....and no. For those who prefer to proceed in a fashion no less briskly and entertaining than the rest of our fleet but a lot more discreetly with more practicality, this is the car for you. At first glance it looks like a coupe but then you notice the outline of the rear doors and the hidden recessed door handles. So it's another 5 seater rental car then, ho, hum.
But we don't do ordinary at RentAClassic. This is a mini Italian stallion, with enough horses to make things interesting and enough character to make you very glad you didn't opt for that same ol, same ol hire car.
What do I need to get used to?
Being a wolf in sheeps clothing and reining it in probably. The steering is light and responsive, the car itself feels seriously reassuringly solid and planted on the road. Otherwise it's all a perfectly normal hatchback with hardly any Alfa idiosyncrasies, apart from pressing the Alfa badge to access the boot....plus all the brilliant Alfa character that includes its DNA driving system for Dynamic, Normal and All Weather modes, and a flappy paddle gear shift to play with if desired.
What about safety and reliability?
Yes it is an Alfa Romeo and this one is regularly serviced and has to pass the Certificate of Fitness (CoF) test required for all rental cars every 6 months. You have ABS brakes, driver and passenger airbags, traction control and side impact bars, along with very predictable and sure footed handling.
What condition is she in?
Excellent. Everything works as it should and it's very smartly presented inside and out.
How much luggage can fit?
The boot can swallow a lot, including a full size solid suitcase and lots of bags. Plus if you're only two up there's a lot of extra space on the back seats. For exact dimensions, refer to the Seating & Luggage tab above.
And the best driving tracks from the same year as the car would be?
2014 was a surprisingly good year given it's so recent:
Now we acknowledge driving music is a very subjective thing, but clearly here, we’re right. So download, hire our Portable Bluetooth Speaker & enjoy!
How fast will she go Mister?
Quite adequately quick.
How would a certain Mr Clarkson describe it?
" No-one can be a true petrol head until you've owned an Alfa..."
And the RentAClassic description?
"Though renting one is a good start..."
After your accommodation, you'll spend most time in your hire car, so why not really enjoy it....
May - October
$60 - $70per 24 hours
Pricing inc
GST and $4000 standard excess
November - April
$80 - $90per 24 hours
