At Townsville Airport pick up was efficient but car was not completely full of petrol. Car performed as expected Transfer from drop off point to Cairns airport, we had to wait until they had a ful... See more
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Switch location410 Sheridan Street, 4870 Cairns North, Queensland, AU
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I am a returning customer to Bargain Car Rentals in Cairns. Staff experience is professional and courteous. The vehicle was clean reliable and was certainly adequate for our needs. When l fly to Cair... See more
Bargain car rentals is ok but not the best off airport rental business I have used. The standard car I rented had done 84000kms and had a significant numbers of scratches and small dents. The customer... See more
"The car was clean, well-maintained, and ready on time. The professional team made the whole rental process easy and stress-free. Prices were very reasonable too. Will recommend them to anyone lookin... See more
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We're Bargain Car Rentals, an Australian-owned and operated company with locations all around the country. We specialise in local, interstate and international travel, and always have New Cars at Bargain Prices. We offer a large range of vehicles to suit any need, from small cars, large moving trucks, or 25 seater buses.Contact info
410 Sheridan Street, 4870, Cairns North, Queensland, Australia
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Hard sell insurance and we already had…
Hard sell insurance and we already had it via Expedia booking.
Pick up phone didn't work and instructions were incorrect where van stopped it said turn right . It was left t
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Great experience renting with Bargain…
Great experience renting with Bargain car rentals. Nice almost brand new suv perfect for our needs in Cairns. Best price of all choices for our trip. Pickup and drop-off is just off the airport but they make it easy with a complimentary pickup/dropoff service. You do need to contact them for the pickup. All instructions arrive by email and are clear as day. The only slight negative was the hard sell on the insurance but that is not unusual. If coming from abroad as we did so your homework so you are prepared. We would definitely recommend them to anyone.

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Unsafe vehicle and unpleasant experience was offered a van Hyundai Staria…
I was offered a van Hyundai Staria instead over due for service by 52 days unsafe to drive, it’s disgusting inside and very smelly, front wipers wasn’t clearing the water properly unsafe to drive and back windows aren’t available to open for fresh air, therefore you have to put the AC on all the time, fuel consumption very high
Unpleasant to drive, unsafe for families and not clean inside
The Haval car was very annoying
The Haval car was very annoying, everytime we started we had to turn off some supposed safety features. The service at the centre was fine

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No one at the airport
No one at the airport , international, to transport us to your depot. No answer to your phone when we try to find out where you are. Hopeless.
Gemma on the phones was great
Gemma on the phones was great. The team were helpful and polite

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Great experience
Simple and efficient collection and return process and staff very helpful. Price was also major plus.

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Great service,from pick up through to…
Great service,from pick up through to hand back,would recommend Bargain to all users

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Very disappointed with initial reception greeting…
Mentor who greeted us at reception was rude. She tried to directly force us into extended insurance. Explaining that the insurance we purchased with a third party was inapplicable. Thank heavens for a strait laced lady with long blond hair who understood our situation and was pleasant and took over the booking for us. Returning the vehicle was excellent just spoke to the long blond hair lady again.

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I was charged for insurance without…
I was charged for insurance without proper explanation of the additional costs.
Felt very threatened into taking out…
Felt very threatened by not taking out their xs insurance ( so we did pay in ths end despite already having a separate xs policy) - almost like we would be blacklisted and charged for some damage they said occurred after we had left after returning the car.
Spoken to in patronising language, threatening behaviour.
Will never use this company again.
We have been accused of putting the…
We have been accused of putting the tiniest of dents in the car. There was no indication that having 3rd party insurance didn't actually cover us if we didn't take out CDW with your company. And the charge to fix a small dent (which wont get fixed as other dents haven't been fixed). I should only have to pay your excess, not admin fee of $270!! and definitely not 4 days of car hire while the car is assessed when it was still able to be driven and in fact rented out.
The car was good
The car was good, staff excellent.
Only problem was when we arrived at the airport and rang for the shuttle all we got was an answerphone. Had no idea if anyone was coming (which they did).
They later explained why this was but why weren't we told this in the notes? Easy to fix surely
Could not get through on the call line…
Could not get through on the call line - it would not recognise the numbers I was pushing on my phone and there was no option just to talk to someone.
Staff at check in were pretty rude (including to other guests) and trying to force people to buy extra insurance even if they already had it.
I would not use them again.
Friendly Staff
Friendly Staff, Great shuttle service to and from Airport, Car was very good, would use them again.

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I have nothing but praise for your…
I have nothing but praise for your staff always a smile on there faces as to your prices best value for money in Australia

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Excellent service and very helpful and…
Excellent service and very helpful and friendly staff.

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