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August 23, 2025

We had a great trip round the South Island with Dude. The van is pretty basic but that what we wanted. It was super easy to drive and pretty fuel efficient. The full size bed made it a super comfy sleep. Also the van is exceptionally clean and taken care of. Dude does have some mechanical issues which means it requires oil topping up regularly. Although not an issue I do think this could have been written in the van description prior to booking. Rodd was very clear with his communications straight after booking. Also a friendly offering providing pick up and drop off. Be mindful that Rodd is about 30 minutes out of town so this does come with a small fee.

June 18, 2025

5 Stars to Rodd!! The van was great! Perfect for a road trip. Rodd's communication was great and he's such a friendly guy. Definitely will be hiring a van from him again if I'm ever back in the South Island. Thank you!

June 5, 2025

Rodd was great! Made the whole experience extremely easy from pickup to drop-off. I loved Vincent for my solo roadie and would 100% hire from Rodd in the future!

April 14, 2025

My partner and I had Vincent for an amazing 16 day road trip around the South Island. Its fair to say it was one of the best trips weve ever done and were so glad we booked this van! It had everything we needed as well as plenty of storage space. Im 511 and fit very comfortably in the bed with the front seats pushed forwards. The van was super easy to drive and gave us absolutely no issues throughout the trip. It also kept surprisingly warm overnight during April and we only used the extra blanket provided once when the temperature dropped for a few nights in Mt Cook. Theres also lots to be said about the owner, Rodd, who was a fantastic host from start to finish. He was incredibly easy to communicate with, from the time we booked the van months in advance right through to the end of our trip. When we had an issue with the portable gas stove, Rodd responded within minutes and arranged a replacement for us to collect at the nearest store. He also even picked us up and dropped us off to the airport which was really appreciated. We highly recommend booking this van!

April 4, 2025

Perfect campervan for New Zealands roads! What a comfortable bed, what a nice driving experience and little petrol consumptiom. Nothing, but perfect. There is more - Rodd is such a nice guy, very helpful and sincerely cares about you and the van. He even took us to the airport after the trip! Cheers mate, all the best and will send you some more Lithuanians! :)))

April 3, 2025

Everything was perfect, the van dont consume a lot, drive really well, very confortable, it has everything you need to enjoy your holiday ! We recommend it 100%

March 28, 2025

Vincent Van Gogh was the perfect van for my first road trip in the South Island. Great size with everything I needed. Rodd was absolutely wonderful and great to communicate with. Thank you so much for the best road trip experience.

March 24, 2025

Nous avons passé 5 semaines geniales grâce à Dude et Rodd Nous recommandons complètement et repartirions en Road trip en nouvelle Zélande avec Dude. Rodd est très sympathique, les échanges ont été très amicaux et il était disponible pour répondre à nos questions. Le van est très confortable, nous avons très bien dormi pendant les 5 semaines de location. Le matelas est épais (grâce aux recommandations de Rodd), la couette était chaude et suffisante pour les températures néo-zélandaises. La consommation en essence était basse pour une voiture de ce gabarit. La conduite est très agréable notamment du fait que ça soit une voiture automatique. Nous avons eu tout le nécessaire de cuisine pour notre séjour et avons pu profiter des aires de pic nique en toute autonomie (le petit déjeuner avec la vue sur les dauphins à Kaikoura ! ) Pour ceux qui hésiteraient car il nest pas self contained. Nous nous sommes posé la question mais ne regrettons pas notre choix. Nous avons pris le pass des Docs ainsi que des campings disponibles sur la route nous permettant de voyager confortablement et de manière plus économique. Encore merci Rodd

March 22, 2025

Was awesome experience. Did the loop around the South Island and saw all the beauty. Everything went smooth as can be, van was great and no issues. Economy went up 12Km/L very good the van was super clean and did the job. Rodd was awesome, super easy to deal with overall a cool guy; even went out of his way to get me to the airport on time. 10/10 thanks Rodd and Vincent!!

March 1, 2025

We had an awesome time with Hercules on our 10 day trip around the south island. Modern van with a lot of love put into it, and Rodd was super responsive answering any questions we had along the way. I would 1000% hire from him again!