Contents:
He drove us to their office in a van which was only a few minutes away. I was then presented with a well looked after Hyundai Tucson 2. I did the checks with the man and he mentioned stone chips and such they are not really bothered. He apologised to me as I booked a manual and got an auto.
Not a big deal with me so I said its fine. After signing the contract, he lent me a Garmin sat nav free of charge since it's already dark he wanted us to get to our accomodation quickly. I was warned not to go over the speed limit as there are several speed cameras around. They had some customers who were fined and they had to charge them through their credit card. I found the sat nav was very handy specially driving round Reykjavik.
I'm quite good with directions and I even printed routes but the sat nav just made life easier for me. It also helps with speed detection and warns you when approaching a speed camera. We rented the vehicle for 5 days with 4 adults and a child inside it performs really well. It's fitted with 4 new snow tyres and the grip on the road is unbelievable whether its pouring with rain, wet snow, dry snow, sleet or high winds. I'm not used to driving on snow snow doesn't come to Bournemouth that often but the Tucson handles well and I didn't lose confidence with my driving skill.
We only had 1 problem on our 2nd day when we were at Gulfoss waterfall. We were there for barely an hour and when I drove off I felt someone's put a clamp on one of the wheels.
I noticed the rear wheel on the driver side is stuck and isn't rolling. I phoned BLUE car rental and told them the driver side rear brake is locked and could be frozen as we are high up and it was very cold and windy. He advised if its frozen to drive it backwards and forwards until it's released.
He said he will send a mechanic staightaway and will change our vehicle when we get back to our hotel. Since I didn't want to wait, I followed his advise driving it forwards and backwards and gradually the rear wheel loosened and rolled perfectly. I felt there isn't any issue since brake freeze could happen in any vehicle that has disc brakes so phoned BLUE again and told them to cancel the mechanic.
He asked if I still wanted the vehicle changed I declined as Im still happy with it. Just a tip if everything around you is frozen not to put the handbrake on if parked on flat ground just put it on P park for Auto or on 1st gear for manual gearbox. Just realised half of gulfoss waterfall was frozen solid at that time.
Returning the vehicle, I was worried they would charge us extra as it was filthy.
We did more than miles on it on all sorts of weather. I phoned them if I need to take it to a car wash they said no need as they would wash it anyway. The man just asked me if it's really dirty I said only from normal use. When we got to their office, he inspected the vehicle and said all is fine and there wont be any extra charge. We both signed the paper work. The whole process took about 10 minutes only. We load our luggage in the van and he took us back to the airport.
Apart from the frozen brake issue, which isn't BLUE car rental's fault, everything was great. They looked after us well and it felt they are not after my money. Hence, I'm compelled to write a review about them. Their customer service is second to none. And I would highly recommend them to anyone doing a self drive tour to Iceland. I would also recommend the use of sat nav if driving in winter or driving round the city. The extra cost of renting a sat nav is still worth it as it can save you time and petrol from getting lost and it could also save you from a hefty fine for speeding.
BLUE Car Rental Review. We've just come back from our trip to Iceland. We went with Blue Car Rental as I found they have the best deal on. Finden Sie heraus, ob Blue Trading der richtige Broker für Sie ist. Jetzt einsteigen ! Blue Trading Benutzer-Bewertungen .. they are ok to deal with. elom.
I found some of the road signs were completely obstructed by snow and with poor visibility the sat nav helps as it shows the road ahead whether your approaching a tight bend or a crossing, etc.. With regards to the vehicle, I was dubious at first renting a Hyundai. My preference was either a Nissan Quashqai or a Subaru Forester. But having driven the Tucson, I must say I am well pleased with it. It's spacious for 5 people and it's also equipped with ESP Electronic Stability Programme which helps stabilise the vehicle when driving along wet or icy roads.
I would definitely rent it again when we come back to Iceland. Lastly, before returning the vehicle make sure the tank is full as you could be charged even if it's just a line below the F level. There are several petrol stations near their office. However, I only found out some petrol stations in Iceland you have to have a fob key that you have scan or a pre-paid card that you need to enter the pin before it lets you use the pump.
Petrol stations such as "N1" you dont need such things just put your credit card in, enter your pin and enter the desired amount. You only get charged on how much you've filled not the amount you've entered. So that concludes it. Many thanks to Blue Car Rental for a stress free experience. More power to your company.
Hi, excellent review and very useful for me as I have also booked a Hyundai Tucson with Blue Car rentals. So far so good in terms of communication, and after reading yours and a number of other good reviews for Blue elsewhere i'm felling quite confident that we've made a good choice with this company. Just wondering if you'd give us some tips in terms if the drive to Jokulsarlon.
We'll be travelling there and back from Hella on one of our days. Is the drive simple? Any scary bits to look out for etc Is there a proper car park there and is it easy to find? It was about 5 hours drive each way. I reckon it'll be roughly 3 hours from Hella. The drive is very simple as you just drive along road 1. There is a proper car park after the bridge, it's got a big sign on the left and you'll notice buses and other rentals parked there.
Aber man kann die Flaschen, ein Starterpack mit 4 Flaschen bei Grohen bestellen. Ganz einfach. Und wenn die leer sind, ganz einfach bei UPS vorbeibringen! Einfach… dass ich nicht lache!
Danke LG Hans-Georg. Was vielleicht helfen kann: Habt ihr Temperatur des gefilterten Wassers sehr kalt eingestellt? Ich hoffe das hilft dir weiter — und du hast noch viel Freude am System! Das Filtern ist beim Wiener Wasser nicht so wichtig: Ja, das Hamburger Leitungswasser ist qualitativ auch sehr gut, es schmeckt mir schlichtweg nicht. Ich kann Grohe Blue nicht empfehlen.
Firma, die eingebaut hat?? In Urlaub. Also wieder Kidten schleppen. Das habe ich bisher immer so erlebt, wenn es zum Beispiel um die Reparatur einer Waschmaschine o. Ich hoffe die Reparatur hat geklappt.
For foreign visitors. Die kostet bei uns ca. It's spacious for 5 people and it's also equipped with ESP Electronic Stability Programme which helps stabilise the vehicle when driving along wet or icy roads. Zu guter Letzt noch die Frage nach dem Stromverbrauch: Zur Orientierung sei noch gesagt: Einmal im Jahr muss der Filter ausgetauscht werden, Kostenpunkt circa 70 Euro.
Hans-Georg — ich bin so froh jemanden zu lesen, dem es wie uns geht. Das ist wirklich ein Witz. Hat sich denn bei Dir mittlerweile zu dem Thema irgendetwas verbessert? LG HG. Leider muss ich sagen, dass die Sprudelfunktion etwas mager ist. Auf der leichten Stufe nimmt man es kaum wahr und auf der starken Stufe ist es wie ein gerade lack werdendes Wasser aus der Flasche. Der Artikel an sich hat leider schon mehr von einer Werbeanzeige als von wirklichem Input zur Anlage. Tolle Bilder, aber wenig Langzeitinfos. Das finde ich schwierig.
Wir haben mittlerweile die 3. Anlage verbaut bekommen, die wieder kaputt ist. Hoffnung habe ich kaum noch! Dann kann man dies selbe steuern.
Wir haben neben dem normalen Wasseranschluss aus dem Heizraum ein Leerrohr gelegt; das ging einfach, da wir sowieso kernsaniert haben. Ach ja, PS: Ich bin froh, dass ich den Soda Stream los bin, obwohl ich mit dem auch zufrieden war, aber das zischen und pupsen und raussprudeln — nein Danke. Kann mir hier jemand vielleicht eine Info geben? Dann noch allgemein: WIe sind hier Eure Erfahrungen? Es geht zwar mit einem kleinen Druckverlust einher, aber und ich habe wirklich nichts mit Grohe zu tun , ich finde, wir haben noch nie so gutes Wasser gehabt.
Ich kann nur sagen — einen Versuch ist es wert. Die konnten mir recht kompetent Auskunft geben. Mehrere Ursachen bewirken in unserem Fall das wenig gesprudelte Wasser: Es ist faktisch fast nicht wahrnehmbar. Hast Du ggf. Die 2 kg Flasche reicht bei 5 Sprudelwasser-Trinkern ca.
Ich werde von Grohe nicht bezahlt: Infos und Fotos.
Jasmin habe ich bereits eine Mail geschrieben und hoffe sehr, dass der Kontakt zustande kommt.