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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #20 on: May 20, 2025, 01:18:37 PM »
with National and Hertz you are always running the risk they won't have a minivan in the aisle. Sometimes they can have 30 vehicles in the aisle sometimes just a few. Also not every location has an aisle.
Ok. So any other ideas?

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2025, 04:10:45 AM »
i found the chabad enterprise code gave the best deals on minivans. also weekly rates are better than daily, but the last time i tried they prorated a early return.,

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2025, 12:06:18 PM »
i found the chabad enterprise code gave the best deals on minivans. also weekly rates are better than daily, but the last time i tried they prorated a early return.,
TFS!
What do you mean that they prorated you? You winded up paying a higher rate than if you'd have kept the van longer (full week)?

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2025, 12:19:24 PM »
I recently used the BMG code at Avis and it gave me almost half off for a minivan. The discount on a minivan was significantly more than what it gave for all other car types.

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2025, 10:52:36 PM »
with National and Hertz you are always running the risk they won't have a minivan in the aisle. Sometimes they can have 30 vehicles in the aisle sometimes just a few. Also not every location has an aisle.
What if I book a regular rental hoping there will be a 7 seater in the aisle and as a back up also book a 7 seater. How will that work? If there's a minivan in the aisle will they let me use that reservation when i leave the lot instead of my 7 seater reservation?

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #25 on: May 28, 2025, 05:14:03 PM »
What if I book a regular rental hoping there will be a 7 seater in the aisle and as a back up also book a 7 seater. How will that work? If there's a minivan in the aisle will they let me use that reservation when i leave the lot instead of my 7 seater reservation?
Firstly tell them you would like to use the aisle reservation. Secondly you can always cancel the minivan reservation upon arrival

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #26 on: May 29, 2025, 03:00:16 PM »
Can someone please post the BMG AVIS code? I'm looking for a minivan in LA in the summer .

best price I found was with BMG enterprise code so far.

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #27 on: June 10, 2025, 12:01:06 PM »
Do car rentals ever have 8 seater minivans in their lots?

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2025, 01:04:04 PM »
Do car rentals ever have 8 seater minivans in their lots?
occasional sienna and seldomly an odessy

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Re: Minivan Rental Strategies
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2025, 11:03:32 PM »
Do car rentals ever have 8 seater minivans in their lots?
recently got Kia carnival 8 seater from avis