Thread: NSW: Truck hire.....any ideas

We already have a storage unit hired with stuff in it in sydney....at the moment there is not one close to where we are moving and if there was, being at work we just do not have the time to do and hour trip and back after work hours to move anything.....

We hired a truck from Thrifty when we did the final clear out of our old Sydney house.

We moved 300kms so I doubt the mileage would be a such a problem for you! The deal includes a certain number of Kms, and you pay a bit more if you go over. It wasn't unreasonable, even though we were waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over.

Originally Posted by Shonky

We hired a truck from Thrifty when we did the final clear out of our old Sydney house.

We moved 300kms so I doubt the mileage would be a such a problem for you!

The deal includes a certain number of Kms, and you pay a bit more if you go over. It wasn't unreasonable, even though we were waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over.

haha well we would top hat if we just did two trips

as for thrifty....reallllllllly expensive looking at nearly a grand!!! to hire...so wont be going there.

I've used Hertz and Eurocar in the past.. I think they're a 3 tonner.. no way you can fit a whole house full of gear into one, but it's still more convenient than using a furniture trailer as you make a lot less trips. I think they typically allow 100km per day.

Have you priced Balmain Rentals Pty Ltd (Annandale,NSW) ? I've never used them but see their vehicles around the place.

That was 300km between houses. We still had the return trip, and we had to pick the truck up from another suburb!

Total mileage was pushing 650kms.

It didn't cost us more than $450 so I don't know where you are getting your figure of 1k from! We had the truck overnight too!

Originally Posted by Shonky

That was 300km between houses. We still had the return trip, and we had to pick the truck up from another suburb!

Total mileage was pushing 650kms.

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t didn't cost us more than $450 so I don't know where you are getting your figure of 1k from! We had the truck overnight too!

well we are booking the truck over 2/3 days and I can tell you I got the quote straight from the internet from there site on there booking service funnily enough....

There is a 3 tonne truck at Blakehurst for $117 per day with 100kms free. Additional Ks at 25c each. $25 per 100kms - my falcon uses more than that in fuel, and its mine!

and this is the fancy model with aircon!

I would be very surprised if you had to do two trips. Between your three trucks, my patrol and trailer and anyone else helping out you will probably have a surplus of space!

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

I then borrowed a mates enclosed trailer(you could hire one)

This company has big enclosed trailers:
Self Move Move Yourself National One Way Trailer, Ute & Container Hire Sydney
A bit more expensive than I thought they'd be but he does have a D3 to maintain .