The pros and cons of long term car rental vs. leasing

The ES Magazine presents various important aspects of a longer car rental and shows, how leasing and long term car rental differ.

Term

• Leasing: Most of the time, the car has to be leased for at least a year and the rates will be high in the beginning.
• Long term car rental: A flexible rental term between a month and several years is possible. The duration of a long term car rental fits your needs.

Flexibility

• Leasing: Prior to signing the leasing contract, you will have to undergo a credit check. This procedure is very time-intensive and you need to show the bank all of your financials.
• Long term car rental: Book your dream car today. The booking process is very straightforward and a credit check is not needed.

Suitability

• Leasing: To lease a car only pays off financially from a leasing duration of about 1,5 years and more. Therefore, car leasing is suited for people that want to drive a car over a longer period of time but don’t want to buy the vehicle outright.
• Long term car rental: Renting a car over a period of several months is ideally suited for employees that work 3-4 months at a certain location. This includes interim managers, sales people as well as individuals who ordered a new car but want to drive it now already. The B2B area has a lot of applications for long term car rentals as well.

Change of cars

• Leasing: Without terminating your contract in favour of a contract with a new car, a change of leasing cars is not possible. This results in high costs and many hours of hassle with your bank.
• Long term car rental: A change of cars is a lot easier. For example, you can change your car every 3 months without problems.

Price

• Leasing: The longer you lease a car, the more it pays off financially compared to long term rentals. The leasing term has to be at least 1,5 to 2 years, before it gets cheaper.
• Long term car rental: The long term rental is a bit more cost-intensive than leasing, especially from a rental duration of 1 to 1,5 years. In return, you profit from a lot of other advantages like the flexible booking process, the straightforward change of cars as well as extensive services such as cleaning, tyre service or engine service.

Vehicle cleaning

• Leasing: You clean your car on your own, just like a regularly bought car.
• Long term car rental: According to your requirements, book our extensive cleaning service. Edel & Stark will perform a monthly complete cleaning of the car at selected locations (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Dubai).

Services

• Leasing: You have to pay extra for most additional services, this increases the price of your leasing contract.
• Long term car rental: With Edel & Stark, you profit from 24/7 support in case of car breakdowns, a fitting replacement vehicle as well as a change of cars against surcharge, should you not like the rented vehicle.

For car rentals with a duration between a month and a year, long term car rental is definitely better suited than leasing. A straightforward booking process saves you a lot of troubles and will quickly bring you driving pleasure. In addition, our extensive services will make you feel comfortable during your long term car rental, so you can focus on what matters most: the driving pleasure.

No matter if you are looking for Long Term Car Rental Range Rover, Long Term Car Rental Mercedes, Long Term Car Rental Bentley or any other models, for questions about long term car rentals and detailed information about the booking process, don’t hesitate to contact us at any time per mail (info@edelstark.com). E&S provides Long Term Car Rental in Dubai, Long Term Car Rental in Switzerland and in Germany.