The most widespread cabriolet models offered for rent in New Zealand are: Renault Megane Cabriolet, Audi A5 Cabriolet and Ford Mustang Convertible.
At the booking time, please check the rental conditions carefully. Quite often, rental offices in Tauranga 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 New Zealand is quite high.
Make sure to inspect the rental invoice issued at the office in Tauranga 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 Tauranga, 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 New Zealand!
Help on the rental process
According to local regulations, drivers must stop at the stop line at an intersection, even if the road is absolutely free. If you do not stop, you will be fined approximately 150 New Zealand dollars.
Until March 2012 there was a unique rule in New Zealand. This rule has absolutely no equivalents anywhere else in the world. The rule was the following: when making a near turn at an unregulated intersection, the driver needed to give way to a car moving in the opposite direction if it was making a long turn in the same direction.
This unusual rule had power on the roads of the country during 35 years, and it is impossible to find out the reason why it appeared. According to one version, at an intersection, drivers had to give way to vehicles that were making a more complicated maneuver. Until recently, that unusual rule was a true "road attraction".
