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Hotrod Tour Wien
Hotrod Tour Wien
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With Hotrod Tour Vienna, you will see the main attractions in Vienna (Parliament , Karlsplatz, the Danube) in a new fun and relaxing way. A two hour Hot Rod guided tour for 99€. The driver s license is mandatory.
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Kyle T
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Business
This is hands down one of the best tours or activities I’ve ever done on a vacation! Our group of 8 was guided out of the city and up into the beautiful hills surrounding and surrounding areas. The guides were great and our group had a ton of fun!
Written October 26, 2023
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Christine S
Gaithersburg, MD6 contributions
Sep 2019
Definitely a fun way to tour the city. You really do drive the hot rod through the streets of Vienna (after instruction and test drive in a parking garage). If driving next to a bus or heavy traffic scares you, this might not be the tour for you. The day of our tour was Election Day and we were rerouted to avoid some protesters. Would have enjoyed driving on some of the advertised country roads so not sure if we got the true experience. Guides were patient, funny and spoke great English. The 2 hour time includes all instruction, breaks and return to garage. There are a limited number of cars and would definitely suggest making a reservation to avoid disappointment. Thank you, Flavian!! We had a blast!
Written October 11, 2019
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Lots of thanks!!! We will be happy to see you once again!
Written August 6, 2020
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akgbartel
Toronto, Canada86 contributions
Aug 2015 • Solo
After having visited Vienna for over 34 years, I am very familiar with the various types of city tours that are available, from guided walks to hop-on, hop-off bus tours. By far and away, Hot Rod City Tours is the most fun and original way to see Vienna. There is no better tour allowing you to see the Inner City except by zooming around the back streets and passing all the main tourist attractions. The touring office is located one block north of Hohermarkt, so centrally located and not too difficult to find. You may book online, over the phone, or in person and there are ample time slots and variety of tours from which to choose. If you do not speak German, all the employees speak English well. You may book day or evening tours and the tours themselves often cover a few districts outside the main tourist centre of the Old City and there is the option to also drive through the hilly suburbs of the Wienerwald or Grinzing. Any option is fun and beautiful and gets you closer to the seeing a diverse chunk of the city in a few hours than any other type of tour can. The tour guides provide you with an ear piece so that you may speak to your guide at any time, who is in a separate car, and s/he will give you as much detail about the history and buildings as you fancy. There are also a few stops along the tour where you are able to pop out of the car, walk around, and take photos. The guide will also stop anytime you want to let you take photos and you can request additional stops to have a coffee and a slice of cake. You need a driver's licence to participate in these tours and may not drink alcohol before or during the tour. The car itself is fast and fun but can require some degree of flexibility to get in and out of the car and can be bumpy on the roads, particularly when you drive at speed. This is just a caution for anyone who may have issues with comfort and the ability to squat down. Quite literally the most fun I have had in years and my favourite way to see Vienna. In terms of price to value for this experience, I strongly feel the moderate expense is well worth it.
Written September 7, 2015
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Maxine N
3 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
I went on the Hot Rod Vienna Tour recently and really struggled to reach the pedals properly, I am 157cm in height and it was extremely hard to get the car to brake well…had to push my entire weight forward to get the car to slow and stop. My legs had to wrap around the metal bar at the front and I ended up with severe bruising on my legs as a result as per attached pictures show where I was trying to lean forward and push so hard on the pedal to get the car to stop. Due to this, I did have an incident by banging into one of the other Hot Rod Cars in front of me when leaving the car park where we stopped for pictures. I was not asked if I was ok at all and the tour just continued, I was terrified and in shock for the remaining journey. The tail driver tour guide behind me knew I was struggling and pulled alongside to ask if I was ok with the brakes, I said no I could not get enough weight to make the car stop efficiently but nothing further was said. On return to the office after the tour, I explained to the tour leader what had happened but was just told I had to pay 500 Euros in cash without any question, there was no paperwork or report made. I was in shock at the time so paid the 500 Euros in cash; awful experience. I do not feel that safety or well-being of customers is taken seriously enough by this company so make sure you feel safe yourself before driving and make sure you read the small print in the terms and conditions before paying for this tour, the headline promotion says the tour includes insurance but it clearly does not.
Written April 8, 2018
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arjunbagri
Chennai6 contributions
It was good 2 hours spent. But one of the car broke down in the middle and my friend had to tow the car along with the guide.
Note: Pls ensure that you take the photos of the dents, scracthes in the cars before you take it.
As even for a slight damage they will argue and ask astronomical amounts to claim. Even a slight touch !!!!
Had a really bad experience on this and finally from 550 Euros they settled for 50 Euros.
Note: Pls ensure that you take the photos of the dents, scracthes in the cars before you take it.
As even for a slight damage they will argue and ask astronomical amounts to claim. Even a slight touch !!!!
Had a really bad experience on this and finally from 550 Euros they settled for 50 Euros.
Written September 11, 2019
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Manny S
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Oct 2017
Just got back from an excellent weekend in Vienna with a large group, with the only bad point during the whole weekend being the Hot Rod tour. Although I found driving the cars fun, it was ruined by the extremely rude staff and because we were completely ripped off. As our group was so large (15) we had to split into two groups of 1 hour session each (normally the tour lasts 2 hours). During the first session one of the drivers had a minor accident with another vehicle whilst it was stationary . Prior to the start of the tour that driver had highlighted a problem with the brakes to the tour guide and during the tour that person had felt uncomfortable and wanted to stop the tour early but was encouraged to continue. (I and other drivers also found the brakes to be poor and I would not be surprised if accidents are a common occurrence) The accident caused very minor damage to the other vehicle and some slight damage to the kart. Although the price is said to include insurance, what they don't advertise is that just before you take the tour they make you sign a rental agreement stating that if you cause any damage on the kart you will have to pay 150 euros. Despite the insurance and the minor damage they forced us to pay the fine by otherwise refusing to start the second session which we had already paid for. Karts generally seemed not in great condition and each of them showed evidence of damage or DIY repair. I tried to discuss the issue of the brakes and the problems experienced by the driver with the general manager but he denied any issues with the brakes (without inspecting them) and was told that my argument was absurd. In the end we were forced to pay the fine otherwise we could not take the second part of the tour which we had already paid for.
The guides were generally not very nice (even before the accident), the person who was in the accident was extremely upset and they did not even ask or seem to care if that person was OK
Aside from the fine, we were also overcharged. Originally I was quoted euro 49.50 per person for 1 hour tour (normally it is euro 99 for 2 hours) but then was later told it would cost an extra 150 euro (similar amount to the fine for the accident, coincidence?) to pay for an extra staff member which we were led to believe was meant to allow more driving time for each group as the second group had to start on time, but this didn't seem to make any difference when the second group had started late due to the earlier incident. On top of this I later discovered that we had been overcharged by about 60 euros (I assume this was due to a computation error) to which I emailed them and received no reply. So in total I feel like we have been overcharged by 360 euros! (150 for the "extra staff" cost, 150 for the ridiculous fine for minor damage and 60 for a computation error).
All this aside, it needs to be said (and perhaps it goes without saying) that this tour is extremely dangerous, you get very little guidance before the tour about what to do once you are driving on the main roads, and it is difficult to hear instructions from the guide on the walkie talkies, you can easily get separated from the group and more importantly the vehicles can go quite fast but yet the brakes are very poor.
It is fun to drive the cars but it is totally not worth it based on our experience of the staff, the poor condition of the karts and the outrageous overcharging. AVOID
The guides were generally not very nice (even before the accident), the person who was in the accident was extremely upset and they did not even ask or seem to care if that person was OK
Aside from the fine, we were also overcharged. Originally I was quoted euro 49.50 per person for 1 hour tour (normally it is euro 99 for 2 hours) but then was later told it would cost an extra 150 euro (similar amount to the fine for the accident, coincidence?) to pay for an extra staff member which we were led to believe was meant to allow more driving time for each group as the second group had to start on time, but this didn't seem to make any difference when the second group had started late due to the earlier incident. On top of this I later discovered that we had been overcharged by about 60 euros (I assume this was due to a computation error) to which I emailed them and received no reply. So in total I feel like we have been overcharged by 360 euros! (150 for the "extra staff" cost, 150 for the ridiculous fine for minor damage and 60 for a computation error).
All this aside, it needs to be said (and perhaps it goes without saying) that this tour is extremely dangerous, you get very little guidance before the tour about what to do once you are driving on the main roads, and it is difficult to hear instructions from the guide on the walkie talkies, you can easily get separated from the group and more importantly the vehicles can go quite fast but yet the brakes are very poor.
It is fun to drive the cars but it is totally not worth it based on our experience of the staff, the poor condition of the karts and the outrageous overcharging. AVOID
Written October 30, 2017
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Good day, this ist he owner responding.
The one that you were on the phone with.
Even though we try to AVOID getting blackmailed („if we have to pay that we will leave a lot o negative reviews“) to get around the deductible (we have this about 2/3 times a year) i will take the time to get into this matter.
So this is the review that you tried to blackmail us with to get around the 150 Euro that you signed for and that everyone has to pay who crashes in a car.
May it be „just“ a hot rod that is involved or a very expensive AUDI like in your case.
This answers the question to why we have a fixed deductible that our customers have to sign before we start ( no surprises no matter the damage)
To give you an idea of cost relation: in your case the whole convoy of 7 cars costs 105.000 Euro.
Feel free to look up the price for a Hot hot Rod at the company’s website: wenkstern Manufaktur, Hamburg, Germany.
Signing a contract when you borrow something that is worth 15.000 Euro per Hot Rod is quite legit in our opinion and especially in your case made a lot of sense.
If someone wants to quit we don´t hesitate to offer that.
That´s why we always take our Mercedes Bus with is us travelling along JUST FOR that case and we are happy to take the car in the bus because it makes things for us a lot easier and reduces the risk of damaging cars.
Talking about rude staff and insulting our crew? What does that have to with the accident?
But still lets go into that as well:
I really wonder what made the longest serving and highest rated guides here on TripAdvisor (Jakub & kirstin) suddenly turned to rude people.
Why was the second group so happy about the tour then? I can only point to various comments on them here in this platform
and think the reason is again just frustration the blackmailing did not work.
Condition on the cars? Especially the BRAKES are getting tested EVERY DAY before we start a tour (that’s why I was able to tell by phone).
But yes this is not a regular cars and the cars handles different.
So after all I hope you are happy about the tour like all of the other people in the group!
Even the lady that bumped was very thankful of our kind and relaxing treatment after the accident.
We are looking forward to run our business very professional und bring fun and a once in a life time experience to all our costumers.
Sincerly
Dipl. Komm. Florian Matthies
Geschäftsführer
Written November 5, 2017
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Kyle
Buffalo, NY3 contributions
The actual driving of this was a delight — it was a gorgeous day and you get to zip around in the cars with your guide. Everyone on the street takes pictures and videos of you, you feel like a star. Some beautiful scenes going across a bridge and other historical landmarks.
However, there was also some not great parts too. My wife was almost hit by a truck — not only did the guide not seem to notice, but he basically shrugged and said our vehicles didn’t have much authority on the road.
Additionally, the karts were in various states. Some didn’t have a working horn, others didn’t have a working turn signal and another didn’t have a working emergency parking break. None of this detracts too much from the tour as the guide takes you everywhere — but it is concerning when a truck almost hits you and you cannot honk your horn!!
Also, despite the different experience described by other reviews, we received no tour whatsoever from our guide. There was no historical or other information delivered over the earpiece — it was a radio silent.
Overall, it was a good time but some of the above definitely put a damper on the experience. Just a note of caution for those looking to go. Also if you look at other more negative reviews, you’ll see that the owners respond very harshly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the glowing rating is a bit inflated due to their proactive management of the reviews on this site.
However, there was also some not great parts too. My wife was almost hit by a truck — not only did the guide not seem to notice, but he basically shrugged and said our vehicles didn’t have much authority on the road.
Additionally, the karts were in various states. Some didn’t have a working horn, others didn’t have a working turn signal and another didn’t have a working emergency parking break. None of this detracts too much from the tour as the guide takes you everywhere — but it is concerning when a truck almost hits you and you cannot honk your horn!!
Also, despite the different experience described by other reviews, we received no tour whatsoever from our guide. There was no historical or other information delivered over the earpiece — it was a radio silent.
Overall, it was a good time but some of the above definitely put a damper on the experience. Just a note of caution for those looking to go. Also if you look at other more negative reviews, you’ll see that the owners respond very harshly. I wouldn’t be surprised if the glowing rating is a bit inflated due to their proactive management of the reviews on this site.
Written September 27, 2022
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Chuck Z
Austin, TX21 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
This was so fun!!! Saw the entire inner city from these miniature hot rods following the lead van. All kinds of people taking our picture and it lit up IG & FB. Such a great idea and totally worth the money.
Written June 24, 2019
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Hi!
Lots of thanks!! We are glad you liked it! It's the perfect way to discover the city in few hours sure. Btw, you looked amazing in the photos!
See you next time!
Written July 9, 2019
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Lucille P
Kenosha, WI60 contributions
Jun 2019
I was so excited to book this, and had this particular experience on my Vienna list as we planned our trip. The staff on the phone and via email were efficient. However here comes the major disappointment. I am in the garage on our trail runs and it's too difficult to handle the break pedal with my sandals on. No where on the website are there any guidelines for foot wear. I have enjoyed many experience around the world and if there is any suggestion regarding what too wear I follow it. So the guide was very nice and offered me a ride in the van. He was very engaging . When we stopped at the office he gave back the additional $10 fee for insurance, and offered me a t shirt. He mentioned thats what we usually give people who can't drive the cars. Well I has happy to drive the car, but not in sandals. In Salzburg I went paragliding and the website pointed out to wear lace up shoes. So I didn't have the pleasure of driving however I paid for the trip .
Written June 14, 2019
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Hello!
We are so sorry for your experience but mention that normally when you are driving the best footwear are sneakers! We will be happy to see you again!
Written July 9, 2019
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Shazzerooney
Accrington, UK231 contributions
Booked the 10am slot, it was brilliant. Got a practice in a big garage first, only five of us made a nice size group. Would recommend definitely worth doing.
Written June 9, 2019
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Hey so much thanks!!! The practice in the garage is so important and we always try to guide you there before going out to the street.
See you next time!!
Written July 9, 2019
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I have a valid License for motorbikes, since this is an automatic car (not too complicated) can I participate?
Written October 19, 2022
Hello,
Can my girl who is 13 years old ride with me? thanks
Written October 27, 2021
Is the car auto or manual? I got license for driving auto only
Thanks
Written August 25, 2019
Automatic and easy to drive, as long as you remember the steering and brakes have no assistance!
Written August 30, 2019
Extraordinary790227
Vienna, Austria
The most Italian way to see Vienna starts 7 days a week!
This tour is perfect for up to 3 people, who want to see and be seen - because in this Ape (no monkey) you will feel like an Italian movie star.
Thur - Sun (max. 3 Pax)
It is kind of a motorized bicycle and you are driving on the street.
Written April 11, 2019
I’m not sure, but I think you need the original.
Written July 7, 2019
Hi. Are the any height or weight limits?
Written May 1, 2018
Hi Adrian,
Yes, 2 metres and 150 kilograms.
Your Hotrod Team
Written May 2, 2018
Hello Ying, do you have a copy maybe on your phone or something like this? Because we need to see it to compare it to the rental agreement you have to sign in the shop. The stuff needs to see if you have a valid driving license.
Best regards your hotrod team
Written March 30, 2018
Hello Ying, do you have a copy maybe on your phone or something like this? Because we need to see it to compare it to the rental agreement you have to sign in the shop. The stuff needs to see if you have a valid driving license.
Best regards your hotrod team
Written March 28, 2018
Hi, I have a Thai driving license but not an international one. Would that be accepted? Thanks.
Written March 25, 2018
Hi Vich, yes it's okay, you don't need a international one. Just bring your valid driving license with you.
Best regards your hotrod team
Written March 26, 2018
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