Buying vs Renting a Car in Australia
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Probably the number one question our customers ask us is, "Should I BUY or RENT a Station Wagon?" |
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As travellers ourselves, we understand that the price of hiring or buying a campervan or a station wagon will take up a large proportion of your hard earned money, therefore we have written this simple guide which explains if you should buy or if it make more sense to rent a vehicle for your trip down under! If at any time you need more help or advice, feel free to pop down to any of our offices around Australia or email, call or Skype us and we will always be here to help and answer any of your questions.
Let's start off with the basics - if you are only in Australia for less than one month, then a simple answer = RENT. If you are thinking of staying for 4-12 months, then it makes economical sense to BUY instead of renting a vehicle for this length of time.
At Travel Wheels we offer very good value for money vehicles with lots of extras such as 24 hour Australia Wide Breakdown Cover and unlimited Kms warranty on parts and labour costs for our Station Wagons included in the price when you buy a vehicle from us. A lot of our customers tell us it was easier to re-sell a Travel Wheels vehicle after a great trip around Australia as the car still had plenty of REGO and all the warranties which are fully transferable to the next buyer. They also commented that this is a very good way to get a large proportion of your money back for your next trip, so that your adventure can still continue as you haven't run out of money yet!
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| – | If you are travelling for 8 WEEKS OR LESS - then the best bet is to RENT a station wagon. |
| – | If your trip is 10 WEEKS OR MORE - then it's better to BUY a stationwagon & use our guaranteed buy back option. |
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TRAVEL WHEELS STATION WAGONS - we rent or sell three types of Station Wagons for our customers so that we can offer you the greatest range of wagons for travellers coming to Australia.
If you have never seen a Station Wagon before, click here to view our Car's Page, but for now, here are a couple of pictures to show you some of the Travel Wheels station wagons on the road during a trip of a lifetime around Australia!
TRAVEL WHEELS STATION WAGON WITH OPTIONAL CAMPING KIT - this picture shows a station wagon with the optional camping kit which will allow five people to travel and sleep in comfort. This is the best and cheapest way for five friends to travel around Australia; you will really have a lot of fun and save a fortune splitting all the costs five ways!
Here is a real life example of a couple who popped into our shop in Sydney and asked us the question, "Which option is best for us, should we RENT or BUY a station wagon?"
To make it easier to understand we gave them a cost comparison chart between RENTING or BUYING over a 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 week period and this enabled them to understand the costs involved and they now know all the facts on when it's better to buy or when it's more cost effective to RENT a Station Wagon from Travel Wheels.
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Travel Wheels recommended a station wagon as they are renowned for being
the most cost effective way to see Australia on a budget. In terms of
weeks to explore this route, our minimum recommendation would be four
weeks, but you could spend years, as there is so much to see and do on
the East Coast! Ask for our detailed route itinerates on great place to
visit and where to go to have fun for FREE! |
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This is the chart we used to explain to this couple if it's better to rent or buy a station wagon for their trip up the east coast of Australia. The station wagon they were interested in either hiring or buying had a GUARANTEED BUYBACK for $2500 after 10 weeks and this is written into the contract so that they had total peace of mind.
| RENTAL PERIOD | RENTING A TRAVEL WHEELS STATION WAGON (AUS $) | BUYING A TRAVEL WHEELS STATION WAGON (AUS $) |
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| 2 WEEKS | $700 14 days x $50 (daily rental rate) |
EASIER AND CHEAPER TO RENT |
| 4 WEEKS | $1260 28 days x $45 (daily rental rate) |
STILL BETTER TO RENT EVEN IF YOU ARE GOING FOR FOUR WEEKS |
| 6 WEEKS | $1638 42 days x $39 (daily rental rate) |
CHEAPER TO RENT |
| 8 WEEKS | $2184 56 days x $39 (daily rental rate) |
ITS NOW BETTER TO BUY AND USE TRAVEL WHEELS GUARANTEED BUY BACK OPTION |
| 10 WEEKS | $2730 70 days x $39 (daily rental rate) |
BUY & USE TRAVEL WHEELS GUARANTEED BUY BACK OPTION |
| over 10 weeks | NOW CHEAPER TO BUY THAN RENT. | CHEAPER TO BUY - USE TRAVEL WHEELS GUARANTEED BUY BACK OPTION |
Once you have passed the 8 week breakeven point, then it becomes more advantageous for you to move from RENTING to BUYING a vehicle. This means you are moving towards spending less money than renting as you have now bought the Station Wagon, and once you have finished your adventure, you can re-sell it back to Travel Wheels using our GUARANTEED BUYBACK OPTION without any hassles.
With the Travel Wheels GUARANTEED BUYBACK OPTION this gives you TOTAL PEACE OF MIND right from the start of your adventure. You now know you are GUARANTEED to get a percentage of your money back as long as you look after the car. This now really helps when planning future travelling trips or your next stop on your around the world adventure, as you know exactly how much money you will have for your next trip.
This way you can relax and enjoy your holiday and not worry about trying to sell you car at the last minute or panicking as you are flying the next day and you can't sell it for some reason. However, many of our customers do find the time to sell it on their return and this means they are able to get a higher price than our BUYBACK option, and this makes their trip becomes even cheaper!
Here are two of our customer's stories explaining why they decided on whether to RENT or BUY a Station Wagon from Travel Wheels for their trip around Australia.
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For us, having the opportunity to get our money back after our travels
really meant something to us, as we are travelling to New Zealand after
for three months. We look at a lot of companies in Melbourne and found
Travel Wheels to be the friendliest and they always gave us plenty of
information and their time for free and I really liked this. We bought a great Station Wagon for $5000 with all the warranties and
guarantees written down in the contract and this was good for us. We
used the guaranteed buy back option when we were in Cairns as we only
had one day before we flew onto New Zealand. The guys in the office did
all the paperwork and put the money in our bank without any problems. We
would definitely use these guys again, Claus & Sandra,
Germany. |
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Hello - even though it could have worked out a cheaper to buy from
Travel Wheels, we decided to Rent as we wanted 'No Worries' and we don't
know a thing about fixing or repairing cars! All we want to do is turn
the key and have fun on the road without any hassles! The paperwork took
30 mins and within the hour we had picked up our bags from our hostel
and were on the road to Cairns! Definitely worth renting a Station Wagon
from Travel Wheels, great guys who really explained everything in simple
and easy to understand terms - Amy and Kate xxxxx |
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If you need any more information or have any further questions, feel free to contact us any time and we will always help and answer any of your questions. You can contact us by telephone, fax, email, or Skype - we look forward to hearing from you soon.
