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Argus Car Hire

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  • Poor rental experience Argus Dublin City North (Airport)

    Jun 14 '05
    Pros: Price
    Cons: Poor customer service. Misleading website. Poor reservation process. Slow/failing to return fuel deposit.

    Summary: We rented a car from Argus in Dublin City North from 6 May 2005 to 8 May 2005. We selected Argus after a fairly extensive Internet search based upon price because the Australian dollar is still trading very poorly against the Euro. We had never heard ... read more

  • Be aware ....

    Nov 24 '11
    Pros: Fast payment and confirmation process.
    Cons: Deceptive practices, do not display full price

    Summary: Arrived to the site after a little search and I tried others sites.What I was searching was a simple car to drive in miami due to a very long stop betwen two flies.I do not like to take taxi in this conditions.The site was simple and I Find a ... read more

  • Argus car hire

    Oct 18 '11
    Pros: Adavertised cheap rates
    Cons: Poor customer service in resolving problems. A take it or leave it attitude.

    Summary: In Sept. 2011 I booked what was advertised by Argus Car hire as a Ford Modao with all inclusive insurance for an airport pickup in Izmir Turkey. When the booking confirmation came it was for a Ford Focus and required excess insurance. When quiried by ... read more

  • Spoilied holiday through lies then dire non existent service when trying to resolve,

    Sep 30 '11
    Pros: If you like disatisfaction then this is for you
    Cons: Poor customer service, standard canned responses, no follow up

    Summary: Basically we booked months in advance, a stationwagon (estate) vehicle for a roadtrip in florida. Very good price and the picture was of a Volvo V70. When we got the confirmation email we were surprised to see a non-estatevehicle type, so we rang argus ... read more

  • Thieves! We were robbed (literally)

    Jul 24 '11
    Pros: Can't think of any
    Cons: Dishonest, lack of professionalism, won't provide after-hire service

    Summary: We picked up the car at Lisbon airport around 11pm, and within 10 minutes we had a flat tire.  We exited the freeway and pulled over to have a look, and within 2 minutes a guy walked up and offered to help us change the tire.  With my wife and ... read more

  • Argus car rental in Portugal

    May 09 '08
    Pros: None that I can think of! Only 38,000 Klms on the clock?
    Cons: Poorly presented car. Poor mechanics. No after hire service. No complaints procedure.

    Summary: I booked this car on line after seeing the ARGUS rentals advert on TV and when checking the website. The rental price was very very competitive and it was easy to book. I then found out why it was so cheap. The Argus rentals desk in Faro airport is none ... read more

  • Best Car Rental I Have Experienced

    Oct 09 '06
    Pros: Low cost rental, easy to use website and great service.
    Cons: I really didn't experience any cons!

    Summary: Updated: My wife and I recently rented a car from Argus in order to drive from Cleveland, Ohio to Niagara Falls in Canada. Our weekend trip was a very last minute thing and so we booked on the Thursday night (having obtained the best quote from Argus) ... read more

  • Rubbish at Protaras, Cyprus.

    Aug 28 '06
    Pros: None
    Cons: Gave me a rubbish car. No contact phone number.

    Summary: I used this lot for the first time renting a car in Protaras, Cyprus and was relieved when the e-mail came through that Europcar would be the rental company supplying the car at the destination. When I went to pick up the car I made what proved to be ... read more

  • Argus- Good Experience in April 2005

    May 02 '05
    Pros: Competitive rate. Many inclusions, all clearly stated on Voucher. Questions promptly answered by email.
    Cons: None.

    Summary: We recently made a car rental reservation and rental through the Argus website. The way it works is you make a reservation and then they find a local provider. You pay Argus a small fee (for our rental it was 20 euros on a total of 120 euro rental), get ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • DISAPPOINTMENT

    Jan 23 '12
    Pros: NONE
    Cons: WASTE OF TIME

    Summary: Please think twice before using this company.I personally would recommend you NOT to use it. My experience was awful, I ended up waiting at the airport for hours and finally I rented a car from another company.After my vacation I asked

  • BEWARE-Bad Cars and Service

    May 27 '11
    Pros: none
    Cons: Rent dangerous cars and have poor customer service.

    Summary: BAD, BAD, BAD-Rented a car in Spain from Aurigacrown/Cartrawler that had transmission trouble and other issues, took it back a day early because it drove so bad, was not offered another car, company said no refund for day not used. Very dangerous and

  • Argus Car Hire is a Scam!!!!

    Mar 09 '10
    Pros: Prices would have been great if legitimate
    Cons: Fraudulent transactions

    Summary: We recently attempted tp book a 4WD SUV through Argus for our trip in Morocco. We went through their website, gave them our information and they sent us a voucher for a vehicle to be picked up at the Thrifty office at the aiport in Marakkech. The only

  • No car, no money back, it's a fraud

    Sep 07 '09
    Pros: None
    Cons: CrooksNo car

    Summary: We arrived in Dublin airport to find no car was available for us.  Directed to cartrawler.com to file our complaint which has been ignored.  There is nobody at Argus to complain to - it seems to be a virtual company backed by cartrawler - who

  • Solmar fuel scam

    Aug 31 '09
    Pros: Car was fine No problems
    Cons: Any unused fuel at the end of the rental is additional profit!

    Summary: We've just returned from a long weekend in Spain. we picked up a 'Solmar' hire car at Almeria Aiport. Whilst the car was fine, Their policy (in the small print) insisting that car is taken with a full tank of fuel (normal) but brought

  • Great Price, Good Service

    May 19 '09
    Pros: It only took a few minutes to book, very cheap rates, the car was perfect.
    Cons: No real cons about the product, thankfully it all went very smoothly for me. 

    Summary: I booked with ArgusCarHire.com in April.  We picked up at Malaga Airport, everything went fine, no complaints with the service at

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