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Choosing a car to rent during the Lunar New Year holiday has become a hot topic among many families. Photo: VinFast. |
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the demand for travel, visiting family and friends in the countryside has increased, leading to increased interest in self-drive car rental services. However, concerns such as which car is appropriate, sedan or SUV, 4-seater or 7-seater, are still commonly raised by many renters before each spring festival.
Choosing a car that suits your needs
Unlike the long-term need for buying and owning a car, choosing a short-term car rental often focuses on the need for long-distance travel of the whole family only during the festive season. Therefore, instead of choosing a car based on preferences, when renting a car, customers should choose the cars that are suitable for the terrain, travel needs, or the number of people sitting in the passenger seats.
Văn Khánh (Hanoi), the owner of a car rental shop, suggests that customers should rent B-sized sedans if their families only need to travel around the city to visit friends and relatives. Sedans can still be a luxurious and elegant choice for small families with about 3-4 members.
“If the customer is only visiting and wishing people a happy Lunar New Year in the city or in the suburbs, I usually recommend renting the Hyundai Accent, VinFast Lux A, or Honda City. These models have lower rental prices than large-sized MPVs or SUVs, so they will save a lot of costs,” the owner of the car rental shop added.
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You should choose a car that suits your needs and the number of family members. Photo: Trà Văn |
If it is necessary to travel to suburban areas or neighboring provinces, an SUV with a spacious trunk will be a more reasonable choice. In addition, models such as the Hyundai Tucson or Mazda CX-5 can also be chosen if the family needs to travel long distances but does not have many members.
According to Khanh, these models should be considered if the family has more than 5 members and needs to travel far, including the Ford Everest, Toyota Innova, or Hyundai Santa Fe. The reason is that these are all large-sized models with spacious space, large luggage compartments, and suitable for all family members.
However, during the Lunar New Year holiday, the rental costs of SUVs and MPVs usually increase due to high demand. According to a survey by reporters, some models such as the Ford Everest or Hyundai Santa Fe will have rental prices ranging from 2-2.2 million VND per day during the peak period. Sedans like the Toyota Vios or Honda City will have cheaper daily rental costs, ranging from 1-1.5 million VND.
Therefore, users should balance costs or consider booking rentals in the form of combos to save costs and avoid additional fees for late vehicle return after the Lunar New Year holiday.
Switching to electric car rental
In addition to traditional petrol or diesel engine options, this year users can also try “switching” to hybrid Electric Vehicles (EVs) or Electric Vehicles (EVs) to diversify segments and designs. Recently, VinFast’s Xanh SM brand continued to introduce self-drive car rental services during the Lunar New Year holiday.
According to information from Xanh SM, the models exploited include VinFast VF 8, VF e34, VF 5 Plus, and VF 9. Therefore, customers can choose to rent a variety of different car models based on their own needs and family size.
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Renting electric cars is one of the new trends. Photo: VinFast. |
Currently, customers can rent one of VinFast’s electric car models with a starting price of 720,000 VND/day. In order to save costs and easily balance the usage time, customers are also offered a 10-day package for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday with an estimated cost of 11,960,000 VND for 10 days, including maintenance and compulsory insurance fees.
In addition to VF 5 and VF e34, whose rental prices are equivalent to B-sized gasoline sedans, other electric SUV models from VinFast have rental prices equivalent to C-sized gasoline SUV models, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 million VND for VF 8 and VF 9. The rental package for VF 8 and VF 9 for 10 days during the Lunar New Year is priced from 19.5 million to 34.43 million VND.
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Xanh SM has announced the Lunar New Year rental package. |
Mr. Hoang Long (27 years old, Ho Chi Minh City), a bank employee, said that he and his family have registered for the Lunar New Year rental package from Xanh SM in order to prepare for a short Lunar New Year holiday in Phan Thiet with their relatives and friends.
According to Long, his family also had an additional member from mid-2023, so choosing an electric car for travel during the Lunar New Year holiday would help his wife and child reduce discomfort and motion sickness.
“My child is still young, so he often cries. If we travel long distances and encounter the smell of gasoline, plus the noise, the child will become easily uncomfortable. My wife is prone to motion sickness, so choosing an electric car also helps her avoid headaches and dizziness. This year, I rented the VinFast VF 8 eco model as a trial because I have heard many people praising it and I also have the intention to buy it, so consider this as a test drive to experience it,” Long shared with Tri Thuc – Znews.
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