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Are these companies extra cheap?
We have always used Solmar and they have been excellent. We always thought them cheap too.
Perhaps we have been fooled a bit by Spanish prices? 
Laury
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Thanks everyone for all the info. You have put my mind at ease and I will stick with auriga crown and see what they are like. It was definitely cheaper going through doyouspain than going directly with the car hire company. I'm not going till 31st October but I like everything to run a smoothly as possible. thanks again
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Just back from Mojacar and booked a car from AurigaCrown in Mojacar through Carjet. They provided a full tank of fuel and charged me 55 euro and absolutely refused to refund this money if i brought the car back with full tank. I used the car very little and returned with the tank three quarters full. I again requested the refund if i filled the tank but the lady at the desk once again refused to budge. The next person to use this car will be charged 55 euro despite the tank being practically full. It is some rip-off.
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Hi all
I have been using Auriga for 4 years now, but always check their price against Carjet, sometimes it's a bit cheaper direct however only a few Euros. Their official line is that you return the tank full and get the fuel cost back for trips over a weekend, any more than that hard luck.
However..........the last two or three times, i just fill it up and always get money back, this is Alicante by the way.
If you want to use a company that lets you bring car back with same amount of fuel as picked up then it's RECORD.
Can be a bit more expensive sometimes but you know you don't get the rip off, they have a club too so if you subscribe and use them a lot you accrue points towards offers.
Ricardo
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I made a reservation at Murcia airport with DoYou after reading on this forum and have been allocated Auriga Crown. I have since emailed asking them to quote me for a company using a full/ full policy instead of full/ empty and have also asked about the triangle and hi- viz vests. No response from them as yet which is somewhat disappointing given the sparkling reviews on here  .
Mark
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Thought I'd add to this thread.
We had to travel to Alicante this last trip (just arrived home last night). Always fly to Murcia but winter flights were alternate days from Bristol which weren't convenient.
We always book with doyouspain & ask for Auriga Crown as we always are given a full/full fuel arrangement at off site Murcia office.
At Alicante we were given the car with a quarter tank of petrol & asked to leave same amount of petrol in car when we brought it back. Worked ok. However, there was a notice on counter of office with " you pay for a full tank upfront & return empty for over three day hire" !! More confusion. We rented for 8 days.
One triangle & one hi vis vest were in boot, as usual.
This message was last edited by morerosado on 11/8/2007.
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I did dyouspain once and got auriga. Never again. As a matter of interest last trip did compare doyouspain and our regular favourite centauro and guess what, a Ford Focus was cheaper with Centauro! Sorry but i won't be converted y'all.
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We used doyouspain a couple of weeks ago & picked up a car from auriga crown at Almeria airport.
No problems at all. Only issue was the full/empty policy as we didn't drive as much as anticipated & the ful/full option would have been better.
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I made a written complaint at the Auriga desk at Mojacar and also sent an email to Carjet, eventually they refunded €25 into my Visa account. Will not be using Auriga again
Wrixon
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If you hire a car at La Linea (Gibralter airport), it does not matter who you book through as Doyouspain, Carjet and others all arrange for you to pick up the car from Auriga Crown.
Have never had a problem with the fuel issue as no one has ever inspected the car on return
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We made a booking through Doyouspain for next week for a 3 door Clio (or similar). the quote came back with Auriga at Murcia airport. I have looked at the site again and have seen that rental prices have dropped a bit and we can now have a 5 door Clio for about €20 less with Europa (Gold Car Rental).
I recall seeing on the original booking that with Auriga, additional drivers were free, I can't find this info with Europa, but would hazard a guess that it is extra with them?
Mark
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Hi Noreen
Yes I saw that too, but it also says that there may be additional costs with Europacar and am not sure if Europa Rent a Car are affiliated/ the same?
Mark
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May be worth emailing doyouspain and asking for clarification.
I've been given Europa (Goldcar) by them (Alicante) but I didn't ask for my husband to be added as extra driver. We seldom fly out together and some companies will except a copy of his passport and original driving license and add him to the rental agreement. Record don't and insist on seeing the original passport.
The extra they may be talking about is the top up insurance for tyres, windows and keys etc. this worked out at 19e for the trip.
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Mark, they are likely afiliated as Europa Rent a Car is mentioned right at the bottom of each page of http://goldcar.es/
"Europa Rent a Car S.L. B03403169 "
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This message was last edited by san miguel on 2/4/2008.
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We always use Auriga Crown when flying into Gibraltar and Malaga and return car with the same amount of fuel as when collected, we have never been charged any extra, they have always been very polite and efficient, I have nothing but praise for them and there prices are very competitive.
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Murcia.
Just had our hire car as usual, from Auriga Crown through doyouspain.com. (14/12 to 6/1) & the woman didn't mention the full/full as they always do.  I commented we'd be returning it full & she said "no" !! Apparently they will be moving into Murcia airport itself rather than their location in Santiago de Ribera as from next month & she said they'll have to then do as the others do, ie full/empty. She wrote full/full this time on our contract after we said we used them because of their full/full policy & would have many options if they now were not doing this.
She said that she shouldn't tell us but if we brought back a car with a full tank, they have to refund. Earlier today we returned the car full & a man approached us asking if we'd brought it back empty or full & when we said full, he said his collegue would reimburse us which he did. When he asked us he didn't know if we had full/full written on our contract.
Just be aware of their new arrangements at Murcia.
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