Shazza

About the campervan

Make

Toyota

Model

Hiace

Year

2000

Length

15.00 ft

Height

2.00 m

Berths

2 internal

Seatbelts

3

Fuel type

Diesel

Amenities

Linen

Safety Information

Location

Bradley's Campervan is located in Auckland.

Exact location information is provided after the booking has been confirmed.

Availability

Hiring rules

• No smoking inside, grey water to be emptied toilet to be emptied , no off road use, vehicle to be clean interior and exterior to a certain point vehicle to be brought back with a full tank of diesel.
• Failure to complete any of these items will be charged extra fees up to $350.00

• Hirer must be 21 years of age or older.

Pricing

Hire Fee

From $60.00 per day

Service fee

$80.00

Delivery fee

$5.00 per km

Cancellations

Strict

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• 1.8

  We loved New Zealand, but booking Shazza with Bradley will always be a sour memory that we frankly are just putting behind us. But I want to share an honest review for others because we do not recommend booking with him. Shazza: THE GOOD: She survived us accidentally putting gas in the diesel engine!! Such a stupid mistake. But the Toyota engine is virtually indestructible, so we were lucky! But, that is where the good ends. THE BAD: the locks dont work appropriately, you have to crawl through the van to unlock the back door anytime you want to open the trunk, the AC does not work so you will have to drive with windows down if its warm which is very loud over the diesel engine, the passenger will be quite warm all the time as the engine is under the passenger seat. The engine is strong but the van is not powerful, so be prepared to have your foot all the way down on the gas anytime you're on a freeway and especially going up hills. Windshield wipers worked intermittently and the defrost did not work, which is challenging in the rain. No outdoor shower system and the awning poles do not tighten so that was unusable. Power outlet is right up against a box so it is virtually impossible to get a power adapter plugged in there if you need one. In general: if you are looking for a weekend banger, Shazza is totally fine. If you want a comfortable 2+ week longer road trip, book something else. Bradley: Honestly just a terrible host. -We initially sent a request and asked if a different city drop off was possible. He never even replied, just denied our booking request. I wish we had left it there and moved on. Instead, we send another request with a second note. He actually acknowledged us that time and accepted our booking. -Check in was about 5 min total as he absolutely rushed through everything. Couldnt be bothered to spend any more time than that explaining anything. -When we accidentally put gas into the diesel tank, we immediately had it towed to a local diesel mechanic to have the tank drained. The mechanic had us ready to start up Shazza again, totally confident she would run great. However, Bradley intervened and cancelled our whole trip, insisting that we do not let the mechanic start up Shazza and instead pay for her to be towed back to Auckland (+/- $600 NZD) so he could assess the van himself and do whatever work needed to be done. For the next 5 hours we sat stranded in this mechanics office. Camplify told us we would not be refunded our 2 week trip even though we were only 2 days in, and we would have to pay for the tow to Aukland and whatever expenses Bradley claimed there were. It was an awful situation. We finally resigned to this and booked ourselves an SUV at a local airport. Bradley however came to his senses (more likely he realized he was legally required to let us pursue the certified mechanics recommended repair plan, because when he called back he stated that he was on a recorded line). Once Bradleys fit was over (5 hours later) our mechanic started Shazza up and she ran fine the rest of the trip. Totally unnecessary and stressful drama added to that situation by Bradley. -When we dropped Shazza off, Bradley was friendly at checkout. We emptied the entire van in front of him. At the airport we got inflammatory emails about some coffee grounds spilled. (We spilled coffee on the kitchen counter but he has a basked bolted down so theres no way to move it to sweep under it. We clean everything we could but it was impossible to get under there). Long story short, avoid the drama and book with someone else.

• 5.0

  Really lovely little van - easy to drive and had everything we needed!

• 5.0

  We had the best time in Shazza. Did a 5 week trip around New Zealand and he did the job perfectly! Easy and efficient communication with Bradley. Would rent Shazza again!

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  5.0

  Shazza was perfect for our trip around the North island , she is equipped with everything we needed, comfy to sleep in and was super easy to set up. Bradley was great to communicate with and was very accomdating to our questions we had before and during our time in the campervan, we enjoyed our stay in Shazza and would highly recommend for anyone needing a campervan for the North!

• 4.5

  Shazza was exactly what I wanted and exactly what I needed. The van has character, drove well and provided everything for great memories and awesome times on the road. Bradley was a breeze to coordinate with and the whole process of picking up the van to exploring the coastline was seamless. The trip in shazza was so wholesome and even left me searching for similar vans to buy in my hometown. Shazza is awesome and I hope others can experience similar memories that shazza gave my north island time with!!!