Super Mini Automatic Car Hire – it is hard to say but you can rent them here!
Ten years ago you would be looking at a compact sized car to get an automatic gearbox. Anything smaller would be underpowered for an automatic gearbox, so what has changed?

Back then the only automatic gearbox available for smaller cars would be a three speed. Couple this to the average power of 65 BHP and you have a pretty awful driving experience. Now with improved tuning and performance from smaller engines you can expect around 100 BHP coupled to a automatic gearbox with at least several more gears than the tri-gear boxes of a decade ago.

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Example Cars
Although example cars are given by our suppliers you could get a similar vehicle in the same category. The vehicle classification is made along passenger and luggage capacity which is very close along the range. You can appreciate that a supplier fleet although biased towards a single manufacturer will always have a wide range of manufacturers and models.

As a cost comparison engine we are tied to what our partners pass us through the XML feed we request and receive car hire searches. We are though adding further example cars in the car hire fleet along the following lines base on over 10 years in the car hire industry.
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Car Hire Engine sizes and examples
For Unleaded hire cars – Diesel rental cars will of course have higher sized engines in each class.

Car Hire 1.1 Engine

Budget sized car – Engine sizes of 900cc to 1.1 litre

Example car – Chevrolet Matiz

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With the Gaza Israeli conflict ongoing and the resulting tensions across the Middle East – oil prices are rising. Automatic Car Hire wonders if the cheap(er) fuel around now will last? Well other news today shows a UK exploration company Heritage Oil making a “world class” oil find in Uganda. Maybe further exploration is the key to alleviating the reliance on the Arab world?

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The UK as a major travel destination this year?
The weak pound could make this happen.

News from the market seems to back this going trend with Eurostar announcing record travel numbers with sales up 10.9% last year and passenger numbers up around the same.
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No Hidden Extras – Just Great Value Car Hire

What ever your car hire needs may be, Automatic Car Hire has the right vehicle for you at your chosen destination. All cars on this site are fully inclusive and are direct from the best brokers on the market and supplier giant Sixt.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Christmas Sell Out

Over the Holiday period car hire is in high demand with many travellers heading home to their families. This includes larger parties which makes seven or nine seat vehicles even more on request.

We recommend just as you would with your flight, booking early. When demand is high and product is low suppliers and brokers will increase pricing accordingly. So by booking early you will ensure the right hire car for you confirmed but you will also get it at the right price,
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December Bargains

The unbeliveable car hire prices available at the moment mean there are some serious bargains to be had world-wide.

Automatic Car Hire provide all types of vehicles not only restricted to manual transmission rentals. Here we lok at what can be found from our suppliers for pick up on the 1st of December for one week.

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Automatic Car Hire is Easy

Just three steps and no excess!

We have got the the best car hire suppliers in the industry, connected them with some XML magic and roped in Insurance4carhire to give you low cost zero excess.

From Australia to Kings Cross we have all the locations you need in a simple to use auto detection search box. Simple type your desired location and it will give you the options. For all the options in London simply type the city for full address details of all city locations.

Narrow your search if you need to keeping in mind your luggage and passenger capacity requirements. We will bring you back the best deals on the market in a price orientated order.
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Welcome to October

Budget Car Hire and Still Some Sun

A few things happen in October, the car hire suppliers try and drag the last of the volume out of Summer 2008 by giving cheaper rates, the brokers pass on the cheaper rates to push volume and finally the thrifty go on holiday.

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