I wanted to write about renting a car on Samui have reached. Back in my first month there, I grappled with a man one who claimed that it was impossible to remove a normal car on an island for 12,000 baht per month and that I’m lying about it on the blog. And after this conversation, I went and took just 12,000 baht, as I need It was. After a little talk with him, I understood where his claims came from, it turned out that we have different notions of what normal car 
But I’ll tell about it below.
Also, in this post I will describe my personal experience of searching and renting and I will give the contacts of a small office (at the time of the appeal only two cars), where I took the car for myself. General information (insurance, deposits, documents, roads, etc.) read in the article – rent car in Thailand.
The content of the article
- 1 What I rented on Samui
- 1.1 First car
- 1.2 Second car
- 1.3 Contact checked rental
- 2 About renting a car on Samui
- 2.1 Rental locations
- 2.2 Rental price per month
- 2.3 Rental price per day
- 3 The nuances of renting in small companies
- 3.1 Pros
- 3.2 Cons
Contents
What I rented on Samui
I remind you if you are looking for a car for rent and want to book it in advance and via the Internet, the easiest way to do it through via Economybookings. Then on the spot, upon arrival you are already in airport, get your car from a reputable company, not from small rental.
First car
Our first car was a Chevrolet Lacetti, which we shot in half with friends. It turned out at 6000 baht / month per family. Not good is it true The inconvenience is only that you need to live near and negotiate who needs it and when. But, if not it is supposed to use the car every day, then problems are not will arise. So, if you have friends with whom you can share remove, I recommend this method of saving.
Lacetti was an old, 9-year-old, with an automatic box, with a large run and without insurance- Despite these nuances, I’m all suited for such and such a price. But this, however, is not advice. On the contrary, I I advise you to search with insurance, you never know what. We shot it at homeowners, a special case, but it also happens.
Chevrolet Lacetti for 12,000 baht / month
Second car
The second car I took off alone and in a small rental office. It was Honda Jazz for 12,000 baht / month. I will not hide this item I did not find the rental myself, but they suggested to me. Still i have there were no discounts, that is, it was not due to cronyism, but simply with streets. And they themselves asked me how much I will take it, I answered 12 thousand, they agreed.
Black Jazz, 6-year-old, with a mileage of 80 thousand, with insurance with the limit of liability is 10,000 baht (deductible). Despite the year and run, I was completely pleased with her, ran very well, and the state was beautiful.
Honda Jazz for 12000 baht / month
The contract concluded at the box office
They handed me a copy of my passport and without any money. deposit. Around the middle of the month they called, said that the car need to carry on a routine inspection in Surathani, and, they say, I’m sorry, You will have to ride a Toyota Vios. New so white, with mileage of only 17 thousand km. I was not too happy because Vios larger and more difficult to park, but the car is also good. Replaced it to me without any surcharges (so it costs 16,000 baht / month) and with the apologies that disturbed. I gave both cars every time expecting a trick, however, there were no complaints against me, quickly looked around, looked inside and that’s it. But I do not scratched, did not drive and did not damage anything, treated carefully. Maybe in is this all about?
Toyota Vios brand new
Contact checked rental
Many asked for contacts. Phone hostess: 0897234610
Car rental office in Samui
About car rental on Samui
Most people prefer to ride a bike, and I was in their including before the birth of Egor. I already wrote a comparison that choose a car or bike. The machine is much more convenient to solve household affairs (transportation baby shopping at the supermarket with lots of groceries and things), although it is on the island that the distances are small and easy. get by the bike (all about renting a scooter).
Rental locations
In all resort towns a lot of rental locations, starting from individuals with one machine, ending with large network by companies. Samui is no exception. You can shoot directly from the Thais, and possible through intermediaries, the type of Samuideyz and their ilk. On the topic where and how best to do this, a lot of discussion on the network. I personally I prefer to do everything without intermediaries and from the Thais directly to do without overpayment, and more confidence. And more important moment – I was ready to spend time searching.
Rent a car on Samui is found at every turn
If I take the car for rent, then, as a rule, I rent it in through the Economybookings to sit down immediately upon arrival and to go Although it happened that specifically then after her to the airport was driving. In general, this is me to the fact that large network distributors you can and should take a car to minimize the risks and time for search. Everything will be fine with insurance and rental agreement, sheet Inspection will be, machines have never seen the dead. And the price is network, if taken through brokers is the same as local if no lower (talking about daily rent itself).
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But if you need a car every month and want to save money, then cheaper, of course, only in small offices. But about this I am even lower I will write about all the pros and cons.
Rental price per month
Most disputes arise over pricing. For example, some argue that a “normal” car costs about 20 thousand baht / month, no less. “Normal,” as it turns out later, is new, with full insurance, with 1.5 engine and more, not minicar But a no brainer that if a person wants to save, then he is ready to drive in a small car. I’m annoyed by people with petty-bourgeois attitude, they say, if the machine is simple, then you immediately goof, and they say it’s better to go on foot than to go on an economy version. So that, if you want to find a cheaper car, then immediately forget about Ponte. I hope everyone understands that in Thailand for 10-12 thousand baht / month they Porsche do not rent.
I do not know all the rental prices on Samui, but here’s what I gave up. near our house and in a couple of other places nearby, specially walked around:
– Toyota Vios and Honda City 20,000 baht / month. Condition externally normal There is no insurance for the car, only a third party (CTP). About insurance and deductibles. – Toyota Vios 24000 baht / month with mind new, Suzuki Karibian 15,000 baht / month. Franchise Insurance 10,000 baht – Toyota Avenza 15,000 baht / month, apparently normal, but by years old. I don’t know about insurance. – Toyota Hilux 13500 baht / month, almost new, on the handle. Toyota Vios 15000 baht / month, new. – Toyota Vios 16000 baht / month, Honda Jazz 12000 baht / month. Insurance with franchise 10,000 baht. This is where I took it.
I also asked other people who live on Samui and more I have experience in renting. Remove the car for 10-15 thousand baht / month is quite really. The whole question is whether there is time to search. Just keep in mind that 10-15 thousand – this is not the average price of rent on Samui, rather it is lower threshold.
By the way, for those who come to live on Samui, current there can be not only a rental vehicle, but also housing. I have personally compiled catalog of houses on Samui and a detailed review of the best hotels koh samui And you can search for a suitable hotel using RoomGuru.
Rental price per day
The average rental price is about 1200 baht per day. Compact car can be found for 800-1000 baht, pickup for 1000-1200 baht, sedan for 1000-1400 baht, minivan or jeep for 1500-2000 baht. Somewhere like this alignment, plus or minus.
How to rent a cheaper car
- First of all, you need to look for options, and not take the first come across. It can take quietly 1-2 days. Who does not seek, it is not finds If you are not ready to look for or no time, then pay more.
- It is worth visiting not only those rental locations that are located on the main street and have a large and prominent sign, but also in those that on secondary streets and lanes. They are less promoted, sometimes easier to agree.
- Talk and ask, not forgetting a smile. Ask friends, acquaintances, landlord, in a cafe, where are you walk Language, he can lead a lot.
- It is noticed that a person who came not from the street, but from someone, can qualify for discounts. Moreover, if you do not come from anyone, then sometimes it is enough just to become familiar – they rent a car for rent a couple of times and without excesses, then you can already ask for a discount with subsequent lease.
The nuances of renting in small companies
About large rental and rental experience with them, I wrote in the article car hire in bangkok. There you will find all the links to them, and instructions on how to book cars. Don’t let Bangkok bother you such companies have offices in all popular resorts.
Small companies I call those that do not offer online booking with payment by card and are not networked, that is, their office is only in the place where you go, in this case on Samui. By the way, initially oriented better on the prices of network companies, because if you do not find the car cheaper from local distributors, it’s better then to rent from known networkers, more reliable. Enumerate the pros and cons.
pros
+ Come, learn and look for something right next to your rented house. + You can find an office that will pass without deposit and without international rights. + As a rule, the rental price lower than that of large network distributors, when it comes to monthly surrender. + All payments will be in cash, not by banking. map. Although I do not like cash payments, it can be attributed to plus, since the deposit frozen on the card (usually around 20,000 baht) can be returned to you within a month, while cash will give away immediately.
Minuses
– For smaller distributors, there is less trust, because everyone’s network has hearing and on him a lot of reviews on the Internet. Still, safer to deal not with an individual but with an international company and its branch. Therefore, I take daily rent only from network distributors. – In small rolling offices there may not be a normal contract or sheet machine inspection, you have to invent something yourself. —There may be ambiguity with the insurance or it may simply not be. While at large all conditions are written on the site.
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