Catering to the vast amount of young European and American backpackers traversing the country are a number of low-budget car rental companies which rent cars and campers of varying quality. Prices ranging as low as $30 per day. Check the extra charges very carefully and make sure that you are not paying the same or more for a lesser quality vehicle. The East Coast from Sydney to Cairns is especially abundant with happy, hungover youths travelling around in these vehicles.
Wicked,
Jucy Rentals,
Spaceships,
Hippie Camper,
Travellers Auto-Barn,
East Coast Car Rentals, , one of the largest independent car hire operators.
The very cheapest cars you can hire can be manual (stick-shift). Anything larger will usually be automatic.
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