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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 »

Author Topic: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)  (Read 982873 times)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2940 on: February 10, 2014, 01:34:44 PM »
Pickup location: LAX or Tarzana, CA
Drop Off location: LAX or Tarzana, CA
Pickup date & time: 3/17 @ noon
Drop Off Date & Time: 4/11 @ noon
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25): over 25
Best quote: 575 (Avis using chabad corporate)

Thanks for your help!!!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2941 on: February 10, 2014, 03:47:23 PM »
Pickup location: lax
Drop Off location: lax
Pickup date & time: April 3 10:30 pm
Drop Off Date & Time: April 8 9:00 am
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25): 24

Thanks!

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USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2942 on: February 10, 2014, 04:31:42 PM »
Pickup location: FLL
Drop Off location: MCO Orlando
Pickup date & time: 3/30 10 am
Drop Off Date & Time: 4/3 6 pm
Preferred Car Size: full size or bigger
Age (if under 25): 23
Best quote: 486 (avis, double upgrade to standard car, includes underage fee, liability, and returning to diff airport)

Anyone know how to either get a better rate, or get Avis to waive the underage fee??
Much appreciated!
« Last Edit: February 10, 2014, 04:37:08 PM by MC »

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2943 on: February 10, 2014, 04:38:23 PM »
Pickup location: FLL
Drop Off location: MCO Orlando
Pickup date & time: 3/30 10 am
Drop Off Date & Time: 4/3 6 pm
Preferred Car Size: full size or bigger
Age (if under 25): 23
Best quote: 486 (avis, double upgrade to standard car, includes underage fee, liability, and returning to diff airport)

Anyone know how to either get a better rate, or get Avis to waive the underage fee??
Much appreciated!



seems sixt is $396.80 for a camry

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2944 on: February 10, 2014, 05:50:12 PM »
Posting for a friend

Pickup location: LAX
Drop Off location: same
Pickup date & time: 02/15 Night
Drop Off Date & Time: 02/18 Night
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25): Will turn 25 2 days later

Cheapest available please!!  ;D

BUMP
Anyone??? ???

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2945 on: February 10, 2014, 05:55:15 PM »
seems sixt is $396.80 for a camry

THANK YOU!!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2946 on: February 11, 2014, 11:37:58 AM »
Pickup location: Phoenix (PHX)
Drop Off location: Las Vegas (LAS)
Pickup date & time: 3/13/14 1:00 PM
Drop Off Date & Time: 3/18/14 1:00 PM
Preferred Car Size: Midsize
Best Quote: $438
Bump

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2947 on: February 11, 2014, 10:02:48 PM »
Pickup location: LAX or Tarzana, CA
Drop Off location: LAX or Tarzana, CA
Pickup date & time: 3/17 @ noon
Drop Off Date & Time: 4/11 @ noon
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25): over 25
Best quote: 575 (Avis using chabad corporate)

Thanks for your help!!!

$459 from dollar using the chabad corporate cl1111

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2948 on: February 11, 2014, 10:45:28 PM »
Pickup location: JFK or BK
Drop Off location: same
Pickup date & time: 02/25 Night
Drop Off Date & Time: 02/26 Night
Preferred Car Size: Luxury
Age (if under 25): 25+

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2949 on: February 12, 2014, 03:37:18 PM »
$459 from dollar using the chabad corporate cl1111

Appreciate the response...

I tried doing this and get $738. Any thoughts?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2950 on: February 13, 2014, 12:29:45 AM »
Pickup location: JFK or BK
Drop Off location: same
Pickup date & time: 02/25 Night
Drop Off Date & Time: 02/26 Night
Preferred Car Size: Luxury
Age (if under 25): 25+

$76.99 taxes included (as is a free GPS rental). This is from JFK

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2951 on: February 13, 2014, 12:37:44 AM »
Bump

$403.89 including all taxes, GPS rental as well as the fuel service option (so you can bring the car back with the gas light on if you wish....ie you don't have to fill it with gas before you return it). Feel free to PM me for more details.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2952 on: February 13, 2014, 12:41:52 AM »
Pickup location: FLL
Drop Off location: MCO Orlando
Pickup date & time: 3/30 10 am
Drop Off Date & Time: 4/3 6 pm
Preferred Car Size: full size or bigger
Age (if under 25): 23
Best quote: 486 (avis, double upgrade to standard car, includes underage fee, liability, and returning to diff airport)

Anyone know how to either get a better rate, or get Avis to waive the underage fee??
Much appreciated!

$358.64 including all taxes, GPS rental as well as the fuel service option (so you can bring the car back with the gas light on if you wish....ie you don't have to fill it with gas before you return it). Feel free to PM me for more details.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2953 on: February 13, 2014, 12:48:44 AM »
Posting for a friend

Pickup location: LAX
Drop Off location: same
Pickup date & time: 02/15 Night
Drop Off Date & Time: 02/18 Night
Preferred Car Size: any
Age (if under 25): Will turn 25 3 days later

Cheapest available please!!  ;D

Any help with this one cndguy?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2954 on: February 13, 2014, 10:39:08 AM »
Pickup location: JFK
Drop off: JFK
PU Date & Time: 2/14 8am
DO Date & Time: 2/17 6pm
Car size: SUV 4WD
Age: Over 25

Any help would be appreciated so that I don't have to mortgage my house to rent a car :)

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2955 on: February 13, 2014, 02:47:09 PM »
Pickup - LAX
March 19 10:30 PM
Drop-off- LAX
March 24 2:30 PM
Minivan
Cheapest >$400
Looking for under $300
Over 25

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2956 on: February 13, 2014, 02:47:59 PM »
Pickup - LAX
March 19 10:30 PM
Drop-off- LAX
March 24 2:30 PM
Minivan
Cheapest >$400
Looking for under $300
Over 25
national status?

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2957 on: February 13, 2014, 02:50:31 PM »
national status?

Not for me. They have none, well I can sign them up for emerald aisle I guess but nothing more.

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2958 on: February 13, 2014, 09:05:59 PM »
Pickup location: LGA
Drop Off location: LGA
Pickup date & time: 2/16 1:30 am
Drop Off Date & Time: 2/17 7:30 pm
Preferred Car Size: Any (if it's only a few dollars more I'd go for the full size)
Age (if under 25): 21
Best quote: $95.80 using Dollar. The price is great. I just wanted to know if anyone had experience using the chabad corporate code. Does that waive the underage fee? Do I need to show ID?

Thanks!

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Re: USA: Need help finding a rental car? Post here! (Master thread)
« Reply #2959 on: February 13, 2014, 09:24:56 PM »
Pickup location: ewr
Drop Off location: jfk
Pickup date & time: Feb.25
Drop Off Date & Time: Mar.3
Preferred Car Size: intermediate
Best quote: 213.22 w/Hertz

Can anyone do better?