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Hi and welcome to the USA Rental Car Master thread!

This thread is designated to help members find the best available rate for their car rental. As with all things if you don't want to help yourself others will not help you. It is always best that you do some research with each individual company before asking for help.

All companies have corporate discounts that lower standard internet rates here is a roundup of them.
Here are the links to some of them
             

Please ensure that you have posted using the format below. Leaving anything blank may result in no response.

Press select, then copy the text to your post and fill it out

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[b]Pickup location[/b]:
[b]Drop Off location[/b]:
[b]Pickup date & time[/b]:
[b]Drop Off Date & Time[/b]
[b]Preferred Car Size[/b]:
[b]Age[/b] (if under 25):
[b]Best quote[/b]:

After you have rented please share you experience with others in the What did you reserve? What did you get? thread.
« Last edited by avadah on January 28, 2015, 02:54:39 PM »

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3000 on: February 25, 2014, 10:23:26 AM »
No, I can't beat that.
Now tell me how to get it!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3001 on: February 25, 2014, 10:37:40 AM »
I can get it for about $800 usd
with which company? Also is it true that in Ontario you don't need to buy liability insurance cause its covered by the rental company?
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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3002 on: February 25, 2014, 01:30:13 PM »
FYI. I've been looking for a rental out of FLL Purim and it's been between 145-300+. I just went back to Costco and got a Budget car for 94 and then I checked out the coupons, redid it and got it for 79. Today it looked around 80
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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3003 on: February 25, 2014, 02:10:29 PM »
Looking for...
Pickup location: Burlington Vermont
Drop Off location: Knoxville Tennessee
Pickup date & time: March 3rd 10 AM
Drop Off Date & Time: March 5th 10 AM
Preferred Car Size: Minivan or SUV
Age (if under 25): 24
Best quote: Standard SUV = 444.67 USD Hertz + USAA CDP

Thanks in advance!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3004 on: February 25, 2014, 02:28:52 PM »
Need a one way rental for cheap any suggestions?
try by budget

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3005 on: February 25, 2014, 02:42:38 PM »
USAA with Budget charges per mile on a one way (or so it is showing by me)

any ideas to get Unlimited Mileage?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3006 on: February 25, 2014, 07:38:34 PM »
I make reservations I don't share secrets

how does that work?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3007 on: February 26, 2014, 01:41:06 AM »
with which company? Also is it true that in Ontario you don't need to buy liability insurance cause its covered by the rental company?
Hertz, don't know

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3008 on: February 26, 2014, 01:41:43 AM »
how does that work?
don't understand the question feel free to email me

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3009 on: February 26, 2014, 02:03:30 AM »
Pickup location: mdw airport
Drop Off location: ord
Pickup date & time: 2/26 5:30pm
Drop Off Date & Time 3/1 5:30pm
Preferred Car Size: cheapest
Age (if under 25): 25
Best quote:

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3010 on: February 26, 2014, 12:20:59 PM »
Pickup location: NYC
Drop Off location: NYC
Pickup date & time: 3/14 anytime
Drop Off Date & Time 3/17 anytime
Preferred Car Size: Car vs. 6 pass
Age (if under 25): 25
Best quote:

USAA

Thanks!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3011 on: February 26, 2014, 01:03:15 PM »
Pickup location: LAX
Drop Off location: LAX
Pickup date & time: 3/2 7PM
Drop Off Date & Time 3/5 11AM
Preferred Car Size: Convertible
Age (if under 25): over 25
Best quote: Seeing very high rates, and not seeing any significant discount codes... anyone know of a good discount code? Found $51 per day from a place named advantage.. never heard of them, though

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3012 on: February 26, 2014, 01:03:21 PM »
Pickup location: jfk
Drop Off location:jfk
Pickup date & time: 03/05
Drop Off Date & Time 03/09
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25):
prefer hertz or avis

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3013 on: February 26, 2014, 05:02:14 PM »
Pickup location: PHX, AZ
Drop Off location: SAME
Pickup date & time: TWO POSSIBLE OPTIONS: 3/21-3/25 OR 3/22-3/26 ANYTIME
Drop Off Date & Time: SEE ABOVE
Preferred Car Size: CHEAPEST
Age (if under 25): IN MY 30s
Best quote:
Thanks!!!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3014 on: February 26, 2014, 06:23:08 PM »
Can someone help with best rate for rental car:

Pickup location: FLL
Drop Off location: SAME
Pickup date & time: 2-27-14 , 3 PM
Drop Off Date & Time: 03-02 noon
Preferred Car Size: full - premium
Age (if under 25): IN MY 30s

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3015 on: February 26, 2014, 09:21:20 PM »
Is there a Matrix like site or system for car rentals?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3016 on: February 26, 2014, 10:33:29 PM »
Is there a Matrix like site or system for car rentals?
How would that work

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3017 on: February 26, 2014, 10:35:01 PM »
WTH happened to the wiki

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3018 on: February 26, 2014, 11:00:48 PM »
How would that work
I would assume like GasBuddy app on iPhone.  I don't know how it works, but a system seems to be fed prices of gas within a chosen radius from where you are located.  Couldn't this be applied to car rentals?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3019 on: February 26, 2014, 11:56:34 PM »
I would assume like GasBuddy app on iPhone.  I don't know how it works, but a system seems to be fed prices of gas within a chosen radius from where you are located.  Couldn't this be applied to car rentals?
and expedia/Priceline/hotwire don't do that?