Julie & Wayne Norling recently visited Flinders Island on the 10th June 2011 and enjoyed themselves immensely, here is what they had to say,
“Warm and Friendly people. Great place to stay.”
Julie & Wayne Norling hired the 2000 Toyota Corolla Hatckback auto from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
Flinders Island Car Rentals Winter Special! $60.00 per day for any hire car for 4 days or more from the 1st June to the 1st September 2011!On the Make a Booking page in the other requests box please specify your requirements for a automatic or manual hire car.
On the 16th to the 18th February 2011 John & Rosemary Miller had a 2 day holiday on Flinders Island. It seems they enjoyed themselves greatly; here is what they had to say about Flinders Island.
Had a wonderful time on Flinders Island! Flinders Island is a well kept secret.
John & Rosemary Miller hired the 1999 Toyota Corolla Sedan Automatic from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
On the 14th February, Col & Jan Taylor, Childs, QLD departed from the Flinders Island Airport. Here is what they had to say about the island.
‘Great little car, great service to see this lovely little island and great people happy to help us out’.
Col & Jan Taylor hired the 2000 Toyota Corolla Hatch Manual from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
On the 28th January 2011, B & S Hickey arrived on Flinders Island to stay until the 1st February 2011. Here is what they had to say about the island.
Thankyou for the great Flinders Island hospitality & friendliness, also the best coffee at ‘Freckles Café’.
B & S Hickey hire the 2002 Mitsubishi Magna Sedan Automatic from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
Flinders Island Car Rentals have a large range of Hire cars on Flinders Island from small sedans, large sedans, station wagons, Ute and minibuses. The large sedans for hire have traditionally been Mitsubishi Magna’s with automatic transmission, the oldest member of our large sedan hire car fleet is white sedan one or W/S 1 for short a 2000 Mitsubishi Magna Executive sedan automatic purchased in July 2007. The hire car has been very reliable and well used as a rental car traveling in excess of 85,000 kilometers around Flinders Island; from Politicians to retires it has transported its share of visitors over the last few years. The Magna hire car has ample room for 5 adults, especially those blessed with taller physiques and huge boot space for everyone’s luggage. The 3.5 L petrol engine is powerful and responsive especially when you drive up to the many scenic lookouts like Walkers or Mt. Tanner. Front Wheel means greater control when navigating the gravel roads on Flinders Island and with the combination of power steering and air conditioning offering a comfortable cool drive. Especially on a hot summers day Flinders Island temperatures can reach over 30 degrees, but with over 120 beaches to choose from you will always be able to drive to a secluded beach to cool off.
Hire Cars on Flinders Island always have their fair share of minor scrapes and plenty of stone chips this Magna sedan is no different. It’s most interesting bingle came after a long drive back from Trousers Point when three ladies had gone out for tea and where on their way back to their accommodation. One lady passenger congratulated the lady driver as they pulled in the driveway on avoiding the wildlife and getting them back safely and as the driver was about to park the car she pulled too close to the concrete step, damaging the BullBar and bumper. It hasn’t deterred them from visiting Flinders though they have been back again twice and will visit again in the future always keeping a look out for wildlife and concrete steps.
With the abundant Wildlife around the Island Flinders Island Car Rentals do advise to drive carefully at night and do not try to avoid the Wallabies or wombats by swerving. The hire car bumpers and bull bars are much cheaper to replace than human life and we recommend not taking chances with yours or your passengers.
The 2004 Toyota Corolla Sedan is one of the newer cars of the Flinders Island Car Rentals fleet. This car was purchase off a lovely lady on Flinders Island about a year ago. This particular car is one of the favourites and our customers love hiring it out. It has a smooth automatic gear change and power steering to make driving around Flinders Island as comfortable and as easy as possible. With its soft seating and lots of leg room you defiantly would want to drive your family round on holidays in this car. With its spacious boot you could throw the esky and boogie boards in the back and go down to one of our pristine beaches and have a BBQ and swim.
This car will go everywhere and anywhere on Flinders Island. Maybe drive to one of our many secluded beaches and picnic areas, go out for lunch or dinner at the Furneaux Tavern at Lady Barron, Interstate Hotel at Whitemark, Vistas on Trousers Point at Trousers Point (turn off to Trousers Point is along the main road to Lady Barron) or JJ’s on the Bay at Killiecrankie. Drive to Emita and have a look at the Furneaux Museum for some history about Flinders Island.
Julie as we at Flinders Island Car Rentals like to call her has no internally or externally damage apart from one incident where a gentleman thought the tiers needed more air and took all of the rims off the tiers, filled them up with more air which wasn’t necessary and then tried to put the rims back on the tiers with excessive force which ended up cracking most of them. As Rowena and Tamara drove through the main street of Whitemark and witnessed the gentleman wresling with the wheel they stoped to offer assistance but at this point the he managed to get them back on the car. On the upside its not permanent damage and we will have it fixed in no time.
So for your next visit to Flinders Island come and hire Flinders Island Car Rentals 2004 Toyota Corolla Sedan and travel round in luxury.
1998 Toyota Corolla Sedan Auto sitting at the Whitemark Jetty, Flinders island
Corolla for hire on Flinders Island
Flinders Island Car Rentals expanded their hire car business and purchased Bowman Lees Car and Mini Bus Hire in 2006 and with the hire car business came the red 1998 Toyota Corolla sedan previously owned by a local lady it was in very good condition and it had travelled just under 70,000 kms. This was the car that began Flinders Island Car Rentals love for Toyota Corollas as hire cars, we now have five to the fleet and will be purchasing two more in the coming years. We incorporated the new addition into the car rental fleet and named it Corolla red auto or CRA for short as it was our only red hire car.
The hire car has been used equally for Business customers and Tourists to Flinders Island over the years, with it’s rear folding seats it can accommodate any combination or fishing rods, luggage, artists easel or picnic hamper. For a small car it has a very spacious interior which makes it ideal for taller individuals or a family with children still requiring car seats (link to services page). It longest hire was 17 days one January to a young couple with two small children who needed car seats. They visited the beach nearly every day and where quite surprised by both the boot space and fuel economy.
As a hire car it has also been road tested by the curious motorist who decided it could drive the sandy track to Whitemark. It is a reliable robust car but a 4WD it isn’t and after a short way they were bogged, then half an hour later and an embarrassing phone call they the car was unbogged and they were on the road again this time a little more cautious.
At Flinders Island Car Rentals we recommend only driving on the sealed bitumen and formed 2 lane gravel roads, these are all public roads well maintained by Flinders Council and are suitable for all vehicles. With 450kms of roads to explore that give you access to all the beaches and tourist attractions a four wheel drive is not required. For people wishing to explore the crown land tracks and fire trials we recommend doing so by foot or better still book yourself a guided Four Wheel Tour with Flinders Island Adventures and let them take along the rough sandy tracks in comfort.
After such a long and travelled life on Flinders Island as a rental car the time has come for the Corolla red auto to retire and after Easter Flinders Island Car Rentals will hopefully be selling it on to a Local Islander to drive out the rest of its days on Flinders Island as a regular runabout.
In 2000 after looking long and hard for another Station Wagon to join the Flinders Island Car Rentals hire car fleet and not finding one we decide to purchase a Dual Cab Ute. Thinking Tradesmen and Fishermen would appreciate the ability to throw the tools or rods in the tray and not have to be concerned with damaging the interior of a station wagon the 2000 Ford Courier Dual Cab has been a great utility to hire out. With vinyl flooring which means no carpet it is by far the fastest and easiest hire car to clean and keep clean. The tub tray has plenty of room for gear like, eskies, tools, fishing rods and luggage and with five seats and room for four adults comfortably it’s perfect for a group of blokes on Island for a weekend of fishing and barbequing.
Over the years the Ute has travelled over 100,000 kilometres on Flinders Island, transported many a fish and probably heard plenty of tales about the ones that got away. Absentee Flinders Island residents like being able to hire the Ute do to some back yard blitzing, load up the tray and take all the unwanted debris to the tip. The Ute endures quite a bit of rough treatment, with fishermen keen to go wherever the fish are biting sometimes down the no go dirt tracks , but to our knowledge the Ute has not been bogged yet. Its front bumper has been replaced twice and the bull bar reinforced to protect the bumper from a third replacement.
The “Dual Cab” as we call it will continue to be a valuable hire car in the Flinders Island Car Rentals fleet and we have plans to soon replace the tub tray with a flat tray to make it even more versatile.
FICR Customer Comments
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Peter & Chris O’Sullivan enjoyed the scenic holiday on Flinders Island on the 16th April 2011, Here is what they had to say about there enjoyable holiday,
“Great Stay Wish We Could Have Stayed Longer”
Peter & Chris hired the 2004 Toyota Corolla Sedan from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
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