The most widespread cabriolet models offered for rent in Chile are: Renault Megane Cabriolet, Chrysler Sebring Convertible, Ford Mustang Convertible and VW Eos Convertible.
At the booking time, please check the rental conditions carefully. Quite often, rental offices in La Serena require two credit cards to guarantee issuance of a cabrio or a roadster.
We recommend ordering additional no-excess insurance that covers your risk (franchise), since the franchise amount for cabriolets in Chile is quite high.
Make sure to inspect the rental invoice issued at the office in La Serena and compare it with the information indicated in your voucher. Sometimes, rental officers make 'unintentional' mistakes in rental invoices.
In parking garage, examine the vehicle for defects and scratches carefully. If you find any of them, check whether they have been specified in your rental document.
When parking a cabriolet in La Serena, it is recommended to unfold the roof and close windows in order to prevent theft or robbery.
OrangeSmile.com wishes you an exciting journey with an open roof around Chile!
Help on the rental process
Foreign drivers should not forget to obtain the international driver's permit. Without it, the driving license obtained in the home country will be simply not valid.
You should be particularly cautious when you drive on the roads with public transport. All buses in Chile are painted in very bright colors, so it is almost impossible to fail to notice them in the traffic. Experienced drivers advise to stay away from the public transport - bus drivers are often very aggressive on the road, they make sharp movements and feel no restrictions.
Locals call these big bright buses «Micros». In Santiago and other large cities, many roads have a separate bus lane (sometimes two lanes), but drivers of the colorful buses never limit themselves to specially designated lanes only. They can move unexpectedly to the extreme left lane and never accompany such a maneuver with any light signal.
