Sports car hire in New Zealand

[Tizer]

I’m spending a few days out around on New Zealand’s South Island next month and would, if possible, hire a sports car for part of the trip.

We start in Christchurch, and spend the next four days driving around before finishing up in Queenstown.

I’ve had a look on the internet and am having difficulty finding a car hire company that will give me a decent selection of sports cars. One offers a BMW Z4 which is the best bet so far.

Help appreciated.

[Animal]

If you're in NZ you're going to have more luck hiring a Holden Monaro etc or a Ford Falcon. European stuff is very expensive to import I think so there really isn't that much of it around.

Plenty of Japanese stuff though - maybe an MX-5 etc? 350Z Roadster?

[cottonfoo]

I look into this every time I go over. Every time it's a false economy, because you're limited to maximum (100km?) a day, then you really start to pile on the costs. 100km doesn't go very far on the South Island.

http://www.smartcars.co.nz/
http://www.sportscarrentals.co.nz/

Awesome roads, but a lower speed limit than the UK and hidden speed cameras. I have two NZ speeding tickets to my name. If I only had a few days and didn't have much luggage, I'd hire an MX5, it's all you need.

ETA, when I say MX5, I don't mean the MkIII, that's also quite expensive

http://www.mx5rentals.co.nz/

Edited by cottonfoo on Tuesday 13th October 00:50

[openroad]

If you fancy renting something different then have a look at the New Zealand page on Classic Car Hire World http://www.classiccarhireworld.com/contentok.php?i...