The most widespread cabriolet models offered for rent in Portugal are: BMW 3 series Cabriolet, Peugeot 206 Cabriolet, Renault Megane Cabriolet, Audi A3 Convertible, Audi A4 Convertible and BMW Z4 Roadster.
At the booking time, please check the rental conditions carefully. Quite often, rental offices in Vilamoura 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 Portugal is quite high.
Make sure to inspect the rental invoice issued at the office in Vilamoura 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 Vilamoura, 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 Portugal!
Help on the rental process
While driving, it is recommended to keep the lower beams turned on, and you absolutely must keep them turned on when driving in a tunnel. Breaking this rule is likely to bring you a heavy fine.
The majority of parking areas is not free. The cost of the service is standard, and in most cases it is approximately 1 euro per one hour of parking. It is worth noting that in some parking areas it is possible to leave cars for free on weekdays from 20:00 to 8:00. On Saturdays, the service is usually paid from 8:00 to 14:00, and on Sundays, a large part of parking areas is free of charge.
It is permitted to leave a car in a parking lot only in case you have a special parking ticket with the indicated time of arrival. As a rule, the machines that sell these parking tickets are located at the parking lot entrance. The tickets are also often sold at newsstands.
