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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.

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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 #3680 on: April 30, 2015, 09:23:31 AM »
Pickup location: LAX
Drop Off location: LAS
Pickup date & time: June 14th 10AM
Drop Off Date & Time June 18th 10PM
Preferred Car Size: Cheapest
Best quote: 138.42 with firefly car rental(is this even a legit company?)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3681 on: May 03, 2015, 03:42:35 PM »
Pickup MCO
Dropoff MCO
May 10 8pm
May 14 7pm
Best quote: hot wire 10$ a day + t&f 65 total. -is this legit?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3682 on: May 03, 2015, 07:20:28 PM »
Il be going to LA for a week and am a national ee status, i called national and offered me a full size, what do u suggest i do to get a level higher such as a premium etc. TIA :)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3683 on: May 03, 2015, 08:05:21 PM »
Il be going to LA for a week and am a national ee status, i called national and offered me a full size, what do u suggest i do to get a level higher such as a premium etc. TIA :)
Use Hertz free day coupons for a premium
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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3684 on: May 03, 2015, 08:16:57 PM »
Il be going to LA for a week and am a national ee status, i called national and offered me a full size, what do u suggest i do to get a level higher such as a premium etc. TIA :)
With National EE status you get access to the Executive Aisle, that should give you better cars then a Premium. You get to pick from any car there.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3685 on: May 03, 2015, 08:48:19 PM »
I called them and they said otherwise, how they only offer full sized vehicles in the executive isle. Do you have any suggestion with any other company wherei can get a good rate on a luxury or premium car? Say avis/hertz?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3686 on: May 04, 2015, 12:37:04 PM »
Pickup location: SFO
Drop Off location: LAX
Pickup date & time: 6/1/15 Noon
Drop Off Date & Time: 6/4/15 Noon
Preferred Car Size: Any
Age (if under 25): N/A
Best quote: $167 per day (with Chabad Enterprise code)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3687 on: May 04, 2015, 01:31:52 PM »
Pickup location: SFO
Drop Off location: LAX
Pickup date & time: 6/1/15 Noon
Drop Off Date & Time: 6/4/15 Noon
Preferred Car Size: Any
Age (if under 25): N/A
Best quote: $167 per day (with Chabad Enterprise code)
USAA is quoting out at 54 a day
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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3688 on: May 05, 2015, 03:35:58 AM »
Pickup/Drop Off location: lax
Pickup date & time:  5/27 3pm
Drop Off Date & Time: 6/2 11am
Preferred Car Size: Full/minivan
Age (if under 25):  Over 25
Best quote:  Hertz $232 full (after tax and fees)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3689 on: May 05, 2015, 09:05:46 AM »
Pickup/Drop Off location: lax
Pickup date & time:  5/27 3pm
Drop Off Date & Time: 6/2 11am
Preferred Car Size: Full/minivan
Age (if under 25):  Over 25
Best quote:  Hertz $232 full (after tax and fees)
Full size:$185 at advantge rent a car plus 10 percent off with code DC2A56A7FE

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3690 on: May 05, 2015, 10:58:45 AM »
Pickup location: LAX
Drop Off location: LAS
Pickup date & time: June 14th 10AM
Drop Off Date & Time June 18th 10PM
Preferred Car Size: Cheapest
Best quote: 138.42 with firefly car rental(is this even a legit company?)
anyone? Thanks

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3691 on: May 05, 2015, 11:33:18 AM »
I called them and they said otherwise, how they only offer full sized vehicles in the executive isle. Do you have any suggestion with any other company wherei can get a good rate on a luxury or premium car? Say avis/hertz?
Not true, I've rented a few times got either a suburban or a car like a genisis

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3692 on: May 05, 2015, 12:23:32 PM »
Not true, I've rented a few times got either a suburban or a car like a genisis
Have you rented in LAX ? I have, and it IS true. With a well placed 10, I was given a choice of either a Armada or Explorer.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3693 on: May 05, 2015, 01:47:01 PM »
Full size:$185 at advantge rent a car plus 10 percent off with code DC2A56A7FE

Thanx! I saw that but I was hoping to get a vehicle from a in terminal location...

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3694 on: May 06, 2015, 11:37:02 PM »
Pickup location: Brooklyn NY
Drop Off location: Brooklyn NY
Pickup date & time: Aug 3rd
Drop Off Date & Time Aug 17th
Preferred Car Size: mini van 8 seats
Best quote: $1143 hertz for a seven seat mini van.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3695 on: May 07, 2015, 05:28:18 PM »
Pick up at JFK - May 28th- 4:30 PM to June 4th, 8:00 AM LGA.
Full size SUV (7 + seater)

Thanks

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3696 on: May 10, 2015, 09:58:51 AM »
Pick up locationJFK (or anywhere in brooklyn)
Drop Off location: jfk
Pickup date & time: may 12 10AM
Drop Off Date & Time July10AM
Preferd car size:suv. Thanx in advance (long term 2-3 months
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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3697 on: May 10, 2015, 03:05:42 PM »
Pickup location: OGG (Maui)
Drop Off location: OGG
Pickup date & time: 8/9/15 10pm~
Drop Off Date & Time 8/11/15 6pm~
Preferred Car Size: Convertible or other "fun" car (can go with anything else if price is a big issue)
Age (if under 25):
Best quote: $204 (Alamo via hotwire) vs $142 for intermediate

Pickup location: LIH (Kauai)
Drop Off location: LIH
Pickup date & time: 8/11/15 8pm~
Drop Off Date & Time 8/16/15 10pm~
Preferred Car Size: SUV
Age (if under 25):
Best quote: Full size SUV for $589.41 from Hertz via USAA

I have 2750+ Hertz points and am Hertz 5* if that helps. I would like to find some way to use these points on this trip (subsidize the SUV somehow?). Any ideas/help are appreciated :)

Thanks!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3698 on: May 10, 2015, 05:24:10 PM »
Is Chase SP still the best card to use for domestic (US) rentals?  Anyone?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #3699 on: May 11, 2015, 06:10:13 PM »
Is Chase SP still the best card to use for domestic (US) rentals?  Anyone?
Why would it be better than any other card with primary cdw?