My first day at Flinders Island Car Rental we mostly talking about how the business is run and what my position will require of me, which is a bit scary when you have never worked in tourism and with hire cars, but Rowena has decided that slowly working through aspects of the business will help me learn them faster and more efficiently. The biggest challenge for me is the hire cars. I was able to drive around 2 of the cars to get the feel for them and find my own ways to recognise different characteristics, which in the long run will help me remember each car like I would a person.

 My first little zip around Flinders Island was in the 1999 Ford Laser Sedan. At first I was a bit worried about driving a with gears and hoping I didn’t stall in front of Justin as this would not make a good impression of my driving skills, but the hire car was perfect for me. I don’t often drive a manual transmission but the Laser was so great, it has an easy manual transmission, the seats are comfy and rear seats fold back for more room if required, the hire car was very clean due to the fact Rowena & Justin have a very high standard for their cars and it drove very smooth and was very quiet. Great little hire car for Travelling around Flinders Island. Perfect for a couple on holiday or someone on a business trip.

 Next was the 2000 Toyota Corolla Hatchback. I like to think of it as a little white bubbly car. Good small hire car to drive. It was also a manual which had me worried. Again the hire car was great to drive. I didn’t so much have doubt about the cars condition just my gear changing skills. The seats are super comfy, it was a very smooth drive, extremely easy to park in tight spots due to its size, fuel efficient, and it would be great for a couple on holidays or a small family. I really enjoyed driving this hire car.

 Apart from driving around Flinders Island in the hire cars, I also got the chance to grab a few pictures of each car parked in different and beautiful locations situated around Flinders Island, which I will shortly load on to the Flinders Island Car Rental website.

 I hope you all enjoy my first ever blog and look forward to seeing some more on the Flinders Island Car Rental Website. Also if anyone has any upcoming information about activities on Flinders Island  please let us know, you will find all the our contact details on our website.

 Thankyou,

Tamara Caris

Trainee