How to find a rental car deal in the US?
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@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
I would deal directly with Enterprise.
You mean book directly via the Enterprise website?
wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 12:44 last edited by@klaus said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
I would deal directly with Enterprise.
You mean book directly via the Enterprise website?
Yep.
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 12:49 last edited by LuFins Dad
Stick with Avis, Enterprise, Alamo, and Budget. I’d stay away from Dollar and Hertz.
Enterprise has consistently given me the best value vs service/convenience. Hertz used to be right there too, but there have been too many horror stories lately.
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 12:53 last edited by
One thing I just found out: I don't want to book via the local Enterprise.com website. Check this out. This is for exactly the same car, same dates, same locations.
US website:
Local website:
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 12:54 last edited by Mik
Quite a variation there. On the Enterprise site you make your reservation on the site you will pick up.
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 12:58 last edited by
$443 per week is great! I was expecting to see $700…
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 13:01 last edited by
I've found an offer that looks suspiciously cheap on the budget.com website.
Can you spot anything that is obviously wrong with this offer? It's far cheaper than what I found elsewhere for a similar car.
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I've found an offer that looks suspiciously cheap on the budget.com website.
Can you spot anything that is obviously wrong with this offer? It's far cheaper than what I found elsewhere for a similar car.
wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 13:17 last edited by@klaus Budget is a legitimate company that I frankly forgot about. I believe their specialty is long term rentals which is ideal for your situation.
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@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
I get a better rate from the company directly. I’ve checked the hotels, too. Same thing.
This.
wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 13:20 last edited by@george-k said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
I get a better rate from the company directly. I’ve checked the hotels, too. Same thing.
This.
And today’s little life hack…Look up the closest college/university to the hotel and ask if they offer a _____________ rate…
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 17:06 last edited by Copper
The best car rental deals I have found were at Costco
And it is nice to see several options all together
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 19:05 last edited by
I'm a Emerald Club guy ..
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 19:47 last edited by
Me too.
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 20:12 last edited by
Something tells me @Mik has rented A LOT of cars in his time…
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wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 20:14 last edited by
@jolly said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
Emerald Club
We first built that system in London for Europcar in the early 90s.
Then we brought it here with a bunch of changes for National and Alamo.
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Something tells me @Mik has rented A LOT of cars in his time…
wrote on 30 Dec 2021, 20:36 last edited by@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
Something tells me @Mik has rented A LOT of cars in his time…
Hundreds.
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Stick with Avis, Enterprise, Alamo, and Budget. I’d stay away from Dollar and Hertz.
Enterprise has consistently given me the best value vs service/convenience. Hertz used to be right there too, but there have been too many horror stories lately.
wrote on 7 Jan 2022, 16:11 last edited by@lufins-dad said in How to find a rental car deal in the US?:
Hertz used to be right there too, but there have been too many horror stories lately.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hertz-claims-false-arrests/
Article on Hertz being sued by multiple customers for filing false vehicle theft reports leading to customers being wrongfully arrested. Hertz is also currently going through bankruptcy proceedings.
