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Subject: OT: Car Rental Help
Posted by: angryCHAIR
- [29955918] Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 17:19
We are going back to AZ for Spring Break to see some more baseball, etc. Any recommendations on where to go for the best car rental deals. Orbitz, Priceline, and Expedia are all about $280 for 8 days wit an Economy car. I'd like to knock that price down a bit.
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1 | xpd
ID: 231022102 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 17:30
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foxrentacar.com they have a location in Phoenix . There should be other agencies by the airport that have good deals. Google car rental and the city name. I paid $25 a day for a convertible in Honolulu 2 months ago. I believe it was through Advantage rentacar.
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2 | GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 060151121 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 18:15
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Look for online coupons also. That should help with the price.
Cliff
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3 | Perm Dude
ID: 331041209 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 19:50
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Rent a Wreck
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4 | Mike D Leader
ID: 041831612 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 20:01
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Sometimes a larger local place will assist. Someone like Enterprise who has stores all over the place.
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5 | biliruben
ID: 471081612 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 20:05
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Last time I rented, the best deals were the Towncars and such. The non-SUV gas guzzlers were cheaper than the camrys because they were having trouble renting them due to the price of gas.
If you aren't driving much, you might look into that.
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6 | rockafellerskank Dude
ID: 27652109 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 21:32
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I live in Phoenix. I've had success asking for the "insurance replacement rate" from the local Hertz and Budget. ($20/day). Tell them (fib) that your car is in the body shop and that you will pay the insurance rate directly. The downside is that you will have to go to the local store to get the car -- no airport drop off / pick up.
Try Brad at Hertz (3rd ave and Indian School Rd) 602-636-1353 or Shirley at Budget (Rural rd in Tempe. This is closer to airport) 480-994-9088.
The other downside is you will have to cal w/i 1-2 days of arrival as you obviously can't reserve a call under these conditions thsi far in advance! But, Brad would be your best bet if you have to call ahead.
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7 | Mike D Leader
ID: 041831612 Tue, Nov 20, 2007, 22:18
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And tell em rockafellerskank sent you.
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8 | angryCHAIR
ID: 29955918 Sat, Nov 24, 2007, 10:26
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Thanks rfs---but I have two young kids. That would be a little too chaotic.
Ended up getting a great deal thru Hotwire----An Economy car for 8 days for $240 thru Hertz. Not bad.
Thanks to all the suggestions.
I did notice that there are a lot of sites that share discount codes too, btw.
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9 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 11:23
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I have had great success with Priceline for rental cars.
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