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Thrifty Car Rentals
Category: Car Rental
Island: Tobago
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The Fleet at Thrifty Car Rentals

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Suzuki jeep fleet at Thrifty Car Rentals, car rental Tobago
Suzuki jeep fleet

 

Four wheel drive hard top, car rental Tobago
Daihatsu Terios

 

Eight seater minivan, car hire Tobago
Suzuki APV Van

 

Nissan Jeep as available through Thrifty Car Rentals
Nissan X-Trail

 
Review
On Tobago we recommend Thrifty Car Rentals, which has had a solid reputation for reliability stretching back for over two decades. The company is owned and run by Eon Rodriguez, who has held the Thrifty franchise in Tobago since 1992. In fact he was in the car rental business for 12 years before that as well. He has probably the most flexible and reliable car rental business on the island.

Thrifty’s office and the garage are based just across from the airport. This is one of the advantages for customers. It is easy to pick up a car on arrival. If you let Thrifty know the time of your flight they can watch for it and come to collect you as you clear Customs.

The company is small, with just five employees in all, three of whom have been with the company for over eight years. Their fleet numbers around 80 and there is a good variety of vehicles. In addition to the usual cars and slightly greater number of jeeps you can hire an SUV and even a 12 seater van.
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Prices

2010

 

Class

Description

Details

Daily

Weekly

 

Compact

Mazda323

Nissan Almera

Mitsubishi Lancer

Auto, A/C 4drs

5 pass

 

65

 

390

Minivan

Toyota Liteace

Suzuki APV

Auto, A/C 4drs

8 pass

 

135

 

810

Minivan

Mitsubishi

Space Wagon

Auto, A/C 5drs

7 pass

 

125

 

750

Minivan

Suzuki Carry

Man, A/C 5drs

6 pass

 

70

 

420

Station Wagon

Nissan Wingroad

Toyota Corolla

Auto, A/C 5drs

5 pass

 

85

 

510

4 WD Hard Top

Suzuki Jimny

SUV

Auto, A/C 3drs

4 pass

 

65

 

390

4 WD Hard Top

Suzuki Jimny

SUV

Man, A/C 3drs

4 pass

 

65

 

390

4 WD Hard Top

Suzuki Grand

Vitara SUV

Man, A/C 3drs

4 pass

 

70

 

420

4 WD Hard Top

Suzuki Grand

Vitara SUV

Auto, A/C 5drs

5 pass

 

85

 

510

4 WD Hard Top

 

Honda CRV

Nissan Xtrail

New Model Vitara

Auo, A/C 5drs

5 pass

 

125

 

750

4 WD Hard Top

Diahatsu Terios

(Enclosed) SUV

Man, A/C 5drs

5 pass

 

65

 

390

4 WD Hard Top

Daihatsu Terios

(Enclosed) SUV

Auto, A/C 5drs

5 pass

 

65

 

390

Micro Bus

 

Nissan Urvan

Man, A/C 3drs

10 pass

 

167

 

1000

Micro Bus

 

Nissan Urvan

Man, A/C 3drs

12 pass

 

200

 

1200

 

All rates are quoted in US$ and include 15% Government Tax and third party coverage.  All rates subject to change without notice.

 

5% off your car rental rates when booking direct with Thrifty, but you have to mention DefinitiveCaribbean at the time of booking

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Terms & Conditions
Drivers must be at least 25 years old and must have held a licence for two years. The charge for additional drivers is US$5 per day (excluding spouses).

Unlike many islands in the Caribbean, it is not necessary to have a local driving licence to drive in Tobago.

Collision Damage Waiver is optional although we recommend that you take this cover which at US $15 per day reduces customer liability to US$1000.

All vehicles can be fitted with a child seat in the rear.

Petrol is not included in the rates. Mileage is unlimited. Child seats and booster seats are available on request at US$5 per day.

Payment for the hire is made at the time of rental, including all waiver payments.

Payment can be made by cash, travellers’ cheques, and credit cards including VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
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Delivery
Thrifty will deliver free of charge to any hotel or villa that is within a ten mile radius of the garage at the west end of Tobago. Outside this area there is a US$30 charge each way.
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Reservations
We recommend that you book in advance if you are intending to hire a car for longer than three days, particularly if you are travelling during the busy seasons around Christmas, Easter and at Carnival time. The best idea is to book your car at the same time as you book your accommodation or holiday.

To make further enquiries or reservations for your Tobago car hire, please use the TELEPHONE OR DIRECT EMAIL ENQUIRIES link at the top of this review.
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