Nishitsuu is collaborating with “Karunori Rent-a-Car Nishinomiya Store”
Since we published this article, quite a few people have actually told us in person, “It was super cheap, so I used it!”
And the reason is…
800 yen per day!
A rental car price revolution has begun.
These are the cars Nishitsuu rented from Karunori. We heard these cars came from the Amagasaki store, so…
Shachomi went to check it out.
There are enough cars here to play hide-and-seek among them!
Oh! This is the Nissan Cube I rented in September!
Ah, and this is the Prius I rented in July!
That’s how packed with cars Karunori Rent-a-Car Amagasaki Store is.
And they have all kinds of vehicle types too! From kei cars…
to regular passenger cars, of course…
and even big minivans like this, so they can handle just about any purpose! They also have cargo vans.
Here’s where Karunori Rent-a-Car Amagasaki is on the map↓
The address is 1-5-18 Inabamotocho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture.
The one drawback is that it’s a little far from the station.
However,
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A service unique to Amagasaki! What is their “station pickup” service?
This is the Amagasaki store’s special service↓
The Amagasaki store is a bit of a walk from the nearest station, but all you have to do is “tell them on LINE that you’d like a pickup”, and they’ll come pick you up at the station! It feels like the kind of service that should exist everywhere, but doesn’t, right?
Pickup at JR Tachibana Station is OK.
Pickup at Hankyu Mukonoso Station is also OK.
Customers have apparently been raving about it, saying things like “I didn’t have to worry about getting lost!” and “It was so easy even with luggage!”
How can it be this cheap? The secret behind Karunori’s prices
We covered Karunori Rent-a-Car’s prices when we introduced the Nishinomiya store too, but here they are again.
- Kei cars: 24,000 yen per month (800 yen per day when rented for one month)
- Regular cars and one-box vans: 63,000 yen per month (2,100 yen per day!)
When you compare it with other rental car services:
| Service | Daily rate (yen) |
|---|---|
| Karunori | 800 yen |
| Major car sharing service | 6,600 yen |
| Major rental car company | 7,260 yen |
If you rent for one month, you can use it at a very reasonable price. By the way, if you rent for just one day, it’s 4,000 yen. That’s still plenty cheap, though.
Why is it so cheap? We asked why
- They keep costs down by making smart use of used cars
Simply put, they don’t buy new cars. Because their experienced staff carefully select quality used cars, they’re able to offer such low rental rates. - No extra frills, just a focus on function
What you need from a rental car, first and foremost, is that it drives properly. So their lineup mainly consists of simple cars without unnecessary options.
The interior looks like this↓
They’re not shiny and spotless like brand-new cars. But that said, they’re at a level where there’s absolutely no problem using them as regular rental cars.
I’ve driven more than five cars from Karunori, so I’ll say this: they’re well maintained, and I’ve never had a single problem with any of them. If I had to point something out, I’d say some cars do have scratches.
