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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #60 on: October 10, 2008, 03:01:44 AM »
yo charles i think i know someone who has some
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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #61 on: October 10, 2008, 03:09:55 AM »
who?

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #62 on: October 12, 2008, 01:14:58 AM »
i'm in oklahoma now and i need to rent a pickup truck for a few days as soon as possible.

none of the big rental companies have pickup trucks...

any ideas how i can get them to bring on in for me or something?

I have presidents club... the reservations agent told me she cant help...

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #63 on: October 12, 2008, 11:11:48 AM »
What is the closest airport to you

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #64 on: October 12, 2008, 12:10:58 PM »
tulsa airport is 20 minuets away but they dont have either...

PLEASE HELP I NEED IT THURSDAY MORNING!!!

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #65 on: October 12, 2008, 01:24:13 PM »
why dont you try uhal ?????????????????????

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #66 on: October 12, 2008, 01:37:13 PM »
did you try enterprise?

I tried an off-airport location in tulsa and they're showing pickups available...

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #67 on: October 12, 2008, 01:52:35 PM »
How many days?

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #68 on: October 13, 2008, 12:23:39 AM »
2 - thursday friday

ANYONE?!?!?!?! can i pull anything off w/ presidents club?

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #69 on: October 13, 2008, 01:22:31 AM »
I tried to see since i am also pres club they saiD that they dont got any in Da state of oklahoma y dont u rent a minivan and take out the seats?

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #70 on: October 13, 2008, 02:02:26 AM »
y dont u rent a minivan and take out the seats?
I'm going to go out on limb and say he needs it for a sukkah mobile...

if you're under 21 your best bet is probably uhaul.

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #71 on: October 13, 2008, 03:06:35 AM »
I tried to see since i am also pres club they saiD that they dont got any in Da state of oklahoma

thanks very much btw - but still - why cant they bring from another state ;) (seriously though...)

I'm going to go out on limb and say he needs it for a sukkah mobile...

yup

if you're under 21 your best bet is probably uhaul.

too small

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #72 on: October 13, 2008, 03:40:55 AM »
too small
what's too small? the bed or the cabin?

another thing to consider is getting something with a hitch and getting a trailer from uhaul that you can put the sukkah on. In some ways that's actually easier than a pickup (a little easier to drive, MUCH easier for people to get in and out)

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #73 on: October 13, 2008, 12:34:21 PM »
Try calling up the location itself and tell them tour prez club and need a pickup............

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #74 on: October 13, 2008, 03:48:06 PM »
With PC they will bring in a car from another location for you, but they won't bring one in from another state. Don't take advantage of PC. It's not such a big deal. You will get better service, and an almost guaranteed double-upgrade, but the more you make them crazy the more it gets devaluated.

I just had a very good experience at ORD with a 18-day rental where they gave me a CTS (higher than a normal luxury) and manually entered in the rate to be LESS than what a sub-compact costs. I ended up switching it in for the Azera though, because I didn't want to drive around in a Caddy. The Azera is a very solid and smooth car. I highly recommend it. I got the 08 but at the end of this month they will have the 09's in stock.
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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #75 on: October 13, 2008, 03:56:04 PM »
Wow howd you pull of getting a specialty car?

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #76 on: October 13, 2008, 03:56:33 PM »
Just some tips for Avis which helped me on this last rental.

1. Check the rates on EVERY location in your area and make a reservation with the cheapest one. Then call the location you really want to rent from and ask them to match the rate since you would rather rent from them. It might help if the original rental had the car being rented from the cheaper location and being returned to the one you really want it from (usually you will still get that low rate even though the return is different). When I did that here, ORD had no problem matching the rate, even though it was over $200 cheaper than what they were currently offering. It could be because I'm PC. I don't know.

2. When you call to make a res, call PC reservations (800-651-2847) and ask the agent to call the location while you wait on hold to request the double-upgrade for you, or even more than that. I reserved a full size which bring me to a specialty with a double upgrade. The thing is they normally only upgrade to a premium even if that's only a single upgrade. They are told not to upgrade above that. I had the agent call the location and the manager there guaranteed me a luxury. Sweet.

3. If you have problems with a rate, it's usually best to wait and call customer service after the rental is over. Of course you may get screwed, but the few times I did it, they helped me out. Whether if it was when I got charged for some fuel, or if the total ended up more than I thought it would be, they helped me out.

4. It may be worth it to call the Chairman's Club desk (even if you are not CC) and ask them to help you with a special-needs reservation (like manually adjusting the rate). The agents there have much more leeway and I've never had them tell me "Sorry sir, you are a PC member, not a CC. I'll have to transfer you". In fact, I once got them to adjust a one-way rental for me from JAC airport to SLC to be the standard rate which normally comes with no miles (40 cents per mile), and change it to unlimited miles, which would have been $200 more expensive.

I hope these tips help some of you guys, but remember, don't abuse your privileges, and don't make a Chillul Hashem.
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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #77 on: October 13, 2008, 03:58:42 PM »
Wow howd you pull of getting a specialty car?
I didn't. I originally got a CTS which is considered a higher class of Luxury (basically the highest class there is), and ended up with an Azera which is a Premium. When I was at the counter the guy was willing to give me any car on the lot. ANY. I picked the Saab 93 convertable, and he brought the keys inside, but then realized that the car was set to go back to the company and he couldn't rent it to me.
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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #78 on: October 13, 2008, 03:59:04 PM »
And as eli said they will bring you a car from a diff location I had that I rented in a location in skokie il and asked since I'm pres club can they get me a Cadillac and they had one brought for me from orD. 

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Re: Avis Loopholes
« Reply #79 on: October 15, 2008, 08:01:55 PM »
I have noticed that even with avis PC they are still more expensive then enterprise.  Does any1 have any coupons or anything like that to make avis more competitive in there pricing