[Closed] Hiring a convertible car in central scotland help please

I'm sure there is a Caterham hire firm that operates around the Cairngorms. Can't remember their name, and it's not central Scotland, but I've always fancied it!

Midlife crisis, TJ?

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http://www.caledonianclassics.co.uk/our-cars.asp

Healey, TR6 or the Benz.

Its my midlife crisis. I've worked for it and I have earned it and I am going to enjoy it!

http://www.forthsevens.co.uk

There's another at Elgin for Caterhams.

https://www.sixt.co.uk/vehicles/

Filter by model - convertible and a few locations in Glasgow and Edinburgh. BMW 2 series from £57 a day.

Edit: I've put a few different dates in to try, can't get anywhere near the quoted 'from' price. Sorry.

BMW 2 Series for £172/day.

That's just going through holidayautos.co.uk

sixt seem good value from the headlines but when you actually try to book I found that the low price is for one tuesday in November!

£172 a day is just about feasible I guess. I am just used to hiring for £25 a day

Ta chaps - I was sort of hoping more for a peugeot or something much cheaper

Does the roof not come off cynic-als Smart ?

I was sort of hoping more for a peugeot

Said no one. EVER!

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Seriously, however, do you know anyone who owns one, or who knows someone who does? Might work out better to borrow rather than hire.

I have a friend with a garage full of niceness, but he's over towards Ben Lomond. Annoyingly protective, as well! Hands off most of it, but he did let me have a go in his mental works (ish) Volvo Amazon so he's not all bad.

I've no experience using them but have you looked at sites where ordinary people rent out their own cars.

For example https://carclub.easycar.com/ there are a couple convertibles around Edinburgh available depending on dates.

I don't know anyone with a convertible

That looks possible rene -

I knew stw would be able to help!

£172 a day is just about feasible I guess. I am just used to hiring for £25 a day

Why not just wander into a showroom and ask for a test drive 🙂

I know a guy (who was actually pretty much off his rocker) who used the plethora of car dealerships on the Longman in Inverness as a sort of lending library whenever he need a car

Could you buy a used mx5 mk1 or mk2 and sell it when finished? Probably under £1k to buy.

Buying used would cost me a lot I guess - no no claims for the insurance never having owned a car.

i have an mx5 in Edinburgh

Is that an offer?

Obviously would need all legalities sorted but it would be great.

Yup. Free Friday afternoon? Come along to the Skelf opening party and look for the guy behnid the BBQ, that's me

Unfortunately working on Fri 7 am to 8 pm or I would be at the skelf opening party

Ta very muchly tho - I will get back to you on this one. Its a more than generous offer and not one I was expecting. I can offer a tandem as a hostage / loan in return / collateral 😉

I was going to suggest buying an MX5 now, and then selling early August, you wouldn't loose money

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Perfect for the older gentleman.

[quote=tjagain ]Unfortunately working on Fri 7 am to 8 pm or I would be at the skelf opening party
Ta very muchly tho - I will get back to you on this one. Its a more than generous offer and not one I was expecting. I can offer a tandem as a hostage / loan in return / collateral

No worries. I'll be pretty busy til then (In France just now and have to sort out y band and all the catering when I get back)
Have a look at Day Insurance policies, think they are about £30-ish, then wait for a nice sunny day

Lols @ steven

Guitar hero - have emailed you

Buying used would cost me a lot I guess - no no claims for the insurance never having owned a car.

I didn't have a no-claims discount when I insured my MX5 because NCDs can't be shared. It still wasn't especially expensive (about GBP400, IIRC).

If you're under 25 it's a different story of course.

I trust you'll be wearing a helmet?

Googles Skelf, nods approval.

[quote=perchypanther ]I trust you'll be wearing a helmet?

I supply helmets with my MX5

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*dissolves into a frothing mass of inconsistencies*

Anyone any clues where I could get one cheaper? I'd be quite happy with a little car - I don't need 5l of V8. anywhere in central Scotland will do

I have a 2CV you could borrow, it's little and doesn't a V8 🙂

The test drive option is a good call though. When I bought a new Honda Accord tourer in 2005 I said to the dealer that ideally I'd like to try it for a weekend to see if it served its purpose. No problem at all, picked the demo car up Friday, dropped it off Monday.

TJ...if you have a clean licence and can arrrange fully comp for the day I've got something fast and fun you you can borrow for the afternoon..

Definitely another for driving a Caterham, I've not driven one on a road but ****ing hell are they good fun.

Nowhere near as much fun as something hot red and Italian between your legs but ho hum.

6pt unfortunatly. 🙁 Ta tpbiker.

juanghia - I've done my time on fast bikes. It was going to end in jail or a TJ shaped hole in a hedge.

Ah I had a Ducati 748

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Whats your email tj?

Yes the Elgin Caterham are Open Road Hire (actually just outside Elgin, in a house my mate used to stay in). I think his son is keen MTBer.

tpbiker - I'll send yo a pm