The most widespread cabriolet models offered for rent in Russia are: BMW 3 series Cabriolet, Peugeot 206 Cabriolet, Renault Megane Cabriolet and Audi A3 Convertible.
At the booking time, please check the rental conditions carefully. Quite often, rental offices in Irkutsk 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 Russia is quite high.
Make sure to inspect the rental invoice issued at the office in Irkutsk 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 Irkutsk, 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 Russia!
Help on the rental process
Foreign drivers, who are accustomed to careful following of all traffic regulations, should pay special attention to roads with traffic lights. Not all local drivers stop immediately after the traffic light has switched to red. As a rule, drivers, who move on the extreme right lane, are the most cautious ones, and drivers who move on other lanes may continue moving for a few seconds after the traffic light has switched to red.
Pedestrians should also consider this peculiarity of local roads, and so they shouldn’t start crossing the street immediately after the green light has appeared. Such a behavior of drivers is most typical in large cities, while in smaller towns you will be surprised by courtesy of drivers - they will give way to pedestrians even in unregulated crossings.
Not all motorists are distinguished by restrained and balanced character, and for many of them honking is the main way of expressing discontent. These drivers honk for whatever reason - if a pedestrian is too slow according to that driver, or if another vehicle stands for too long at the traffic lights.
