Bay Area Girl Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Hi, Does anyone know of a decent car rental place in Bangkok? Would like to rent an economy size car for a month or so? Thanks for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thainess Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Why on earth would you want to rent a car in Bangkok? I can't think of any good reason except if you wanted to leave Bangkok, which would be an extremely good decision. It's a dirty, smelly hole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 You know they drive like shi on the wrong side of the road, there are no traffic rules and Bangkok traffic makes LA look like the Indy 500, yes? Why would you want a car in the big mango. PS @Thainess Bangkok rocks. If you can take it there you can make it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 20 hours ago, Thainess said: Why on earth would you want to rent a car in Bangkok? I can't think of any good reason except if you wanted to leave Bangkok, which would be an extremely good decision. It's a dirty, smelly hole! That's really helpful. Now run along and play somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Quote Hi, Does anyone know of a decent car rental place in Bangkok? Would like to rent an economy size car for a month or so? Thanks for any suggestions. I have always had good results renting with these guys: https://www.thairentacar.com/index.php/en/ Never done a long term rental though, only a few days at a time. But cars are good, price is good, and you can collect from the airport or from their office on Petchburi Road. I am sure there are lots of other options, but there's one for you. Ignore the negative morons who say you shouldn't even come here. Come here and have a great time, but if you haven't driven in Bangkok before be aware it is not for the faint hearted at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Stick with the well known companies that provide insurance. Though I also wonder why you would want to drive here, unless you want to go out of town? If on vacation in Bangkok, taxis are cheap and we have a useful Skytrain and Underground service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyTucker Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I have rented many cars from Avis in Sathorn.Very professional, easy to deal with and very accommodating.A few years ago, a Thai female decided for no apparent reason to turn sharply in front of me and caused considerable damage.I immediately phoned Avis, the assessors arrived quickly and sorted everything out.So, if you want to hire a vehicle, deal with Avis Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 There is a company advertising on 107FM called something like bizcarrentals. They suggest you download their app and book a rental that way. Cars are available at both airports in BKK. I have to echo other posts though. Why would you want to drive here? Utter chaos and extremely dangerous as well. If you want to travel outside BKK there are plenty of honest taxi drivers. Just talk to them about price. If staying in BKK use the skytrain. Cheaper and faster than driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torsake Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 http://www.ezyrentacar.com/ I have used that company several times without any hassle. I assume all the needed insurance in place but cannot really be 100% sure ???? I have paid the extra 1 class insurance fee which should pretty much cover everything, but fortunately have never needed any of that coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Girl Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Thank you Josephbloggs, TommyTucker, Torsake, Lujanit for responding to my inquiry about car rentals. I appreciate your suggestions. I ‘did’ called up Thai Rent a Car at Petchburi Road, they were very nice but they’re out of many rental cars now due to the upcoming Songkran holidays ???? They must be very popular! For your information, there’s also Sixt Rent a Car, https://www.sixtthailand.com, at various locations for your next rental need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Seriously, if you have never been exposed to Thai driving habits you are playing with fire maybe even death. This is no joke. Thai driving deaths are considered to be number two in the world. You need to realise that published death numbers only count those unfortunate souls who die at the scene of the accident. People who die afterwards are not counted. I think you are from the US. If so you have no idea of how driving works here. Road rules simply do not apply. Also traffic here is horrendous. It took two and a half hours for us to travel 18 kilometres last Tuesday. That's about normal. If you think you can use google maps or similar you are sorely mistaken. The english speaking version is incomprehensible, you simply will not be able to understand. The machine voice is nonsense. You would need to use Thai language to get the proper pronunciation. Please do not rent a car. Use taxis and the skytrain. Your life may depend on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 The problem with telling a woman NOT to do something is that it just makes her more determined to do it! A friend said he thought of writing a book about this place but realized that no one would believe it. Guess she'll find out soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said: The problem with telling a woman NOT to do something is that it just makes her more determined to do it! A friend said he thought of writing a book about this place but realized that no one would believe it. Guess she'll find out soon enough. How utterly patronising of you. Not to mention chauvinistic. Appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 minute ago, josephbloggs said: How utterly patronising of you. Not to mention chauvinistic. Appalling. Those are my good qualities. People often don't like to hear the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckThai Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Use google and search for a broker app eg: priceline, cheapo car rental etc. You get all the prices from all the rental companies on "one page", offering the class of vehicle your after. Check out the reviews, customer feedback, what they include/require (insurance, mileage, etc), and if available on your dates. Easy peasy.... Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 if you coming by plane there are many in the Airport, but you better pre book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Sixt is pretty reliable and reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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