Switzerland - Austria - Northern Italy Tour

Caro

I'm planning to tour Switzerland, Austria and Northern Italy for a month beginning June 2, 2015. I'll be renting a camper for the trip. A company called "Ideamerge" rents VW Californias (diesels) for about $3800 a month. Before I commit I'm wondering if there may be someone from Switzerland (near Geneva or Lausanne) on this forum who'd be interested in renting their private rig for a month (?).

Thanks for any replies.

oorwullie · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:46 am Post subject:

i can't actually find any exact details on their website, i hope it is a fully equipped camper and not just a dayvan..............

i never heard of them but i know of plenty other rental companies in switzerland who will screw every last cent they can out of you.

good luck.

i doubt if you'll find anyone private who'll rent their camper to a complete stranger.

Caro · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:01 am Post subject:

It's a full-on camper. Rates from other vendors are about the same. The rigs are no older than two years.

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oorwullie · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:50 pm Post subject:

yep, prices for the current generation are pretty much equal everywhere.
and actually considering what they cost to buy probably not unreasonable since i doubt very much they can find so many customers for them. Wink

there's quite a few outfits renting older VW's in switzerland as well now.
one guy i know has a small print clause that if the engine blows up on the 35 year old bus then the "customer" is liable for 80% of the price of a new one. Laughing

call by if you happen to get near fribourg. Idea

Caro · Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks. Fribourg is a nice town. I lived near Lausanne as a teen and got to know the region very well. Lucky you!

oorwullie · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 2:30 pm Post subject:

assuming that your avatar photo is not very recent ,you will probably see a LOT of changes in the region.
the population of the country has more than doubled since i first came here.

but there's still a lot of nice corners not everybody gets to. Wink

oorwullie · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:00 am Post subject:

this ad was just placed for a bay westie to rent, i never heard of the guy before.
and i haven't read the miniscule print in his contract. Razz

http://www.bugbus.net/de/classifieds.html?cmd=detail&id=18227&cat_id=56

Caro · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks oorwullie. I shot him an email asking if he could knock the price down as I won't be putting much mileage on his rig. My Swiss German isn't so hot so I used Google to translate (always risky).

oorwullie · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:43 pm Post subject:

i love the concept , but telling a swiss that he's too expensive don't usually meet with much approval............ Laughing

in the unlikely event of him agreeing, get him to send me a copy of the small print as well.

i speak the lingo. Wink

ozzo · Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 3:17 am Post subject:

I live on lake como. If you pass by give me a call. If i m home i ll show you the place

alain riaud · Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 10:54 pm Post subject:

oorwullie · Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:43 am Post subject:


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