Interested in a Volkswagen Combi vacation? A French company specializes in the rental of converted versions of the famous German van. The sale and catering of Combi are also among the services offered.
Motorhomes, campervans and other leisure vehicles are booming in France. A craze that travel restrictions due to the pandemic have only accelerated. And if there is one model that has a particularly high popularity rating in this segment, it is the Volkswagen Combi. In France, the company Only-Combi specializes in the rental and sale of vans of the German brand of all generations. If you have a weakness for “vintage” road trips, you might be interested in a little less than a month away from the All Saints holidays.
Combi for all tastes
Only-Combi is based in Armentières-sur-Avre, in Eure (27), and is also present in Gémenos, in Bouches-du-Rhône (13). Whether it is a T1, T2, T4, T4, T5 or T6 model, different Combi configurations are available for hire. There are models fitted out with a two-seater bed, Westfalia versions with a roof tent, interiors offering up to six places or even vehicles intended for specific uses, such as a Combi bar. Depending on the model, several options are possible such as a convertible bench, chemical toilets, a shower with hot water or even air conditioning. So there is something for almost all tastes. Only Combi has nearly 50 vans.
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A very supervised rental
The minimum rental period is three days, with a daily cost of between 90 and 150 € depending on the model. At this price is added a compulsory insurance of 10 € per day. For a week of getaway, therefore plan a ticket around 1000 € minimum. The prices include a daily distance of approximately 100 km for old vehicles and 200 km for recent ones.
The rental of a Combi is possible in summer and winter!
A downside, however: unless prior agreement or exemption included in the rental contract, customers are not allowed to venture beyond a perimeter of 250 km around the place of provision of the vehicle if it is acts of a T1, T2 or a T3, nor to take the highway whatever the generation.
Another constraint: canceling your reservation, even more than thirty days before the planned provision of the vehicle, is invoiced at 150 €. In the event of cancellation less than thirty days before the rental date, the full amount is due. To rent a van from Only-Combi, you must be over 21 years of age and have held a valid driving license for at least three years.
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Sale and restoration of Combi offered
Only-Combi does not just rent Combi, some are also offered for sale. For example, the company markets a T3 Doka pick-up ex-fire brigade from 1986 for € 21,000 for example. Finally, the company adds as a service the restoration of Volkswagen vans by its team of specialists.
Combi Festival the first weekend of October
Volkswagen, surfing both on the popularity of its Combi and on the rise of leisure vehicles, is organizing these 2 and 3 October 2021 the first California Festival at the Slow Village campsite in Lacanau, in Gironde. Registration was open to all owners of converted VW vans, and the event is reserved for them. Sale of spare parts, DIY workshops, entertainment for children, concert by the Synapson duo (DJ set) and exhibition of the new Caddy California and Grand California are on the program.
