Tips for Saving Money on a Rental Car Wanted
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Tips for Saving Money on a Rental Car Wanted
I need to rent a car from Plano, TX that will be returned in Houston a day or two later. I've spent about 20 minutes thus far (not near enough) but find that I pay a HUGE premium for returning the car in a different location. Are there any ways to avoid this?
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Don't know if you have been there yet, but Expedia will allow you to enter info for one-way car rentals as one of the options and then give you a great chart with various companies down one side of the chart and different car sizes across the top. Try that. You can also try airport or non-airport locations - but for non-airport be sure to factor in your time, transportation from airport to wherever you are staying.
For non-airport locations, I have been messed up twice because of the hours of these city locations - not always wht was posted on website. So be sure to check with actual city location (not just the website or 800 number) to make sure they are open when you need them to be.
For non-airport locations, I have been messed up twice because of the hours of these city locations - not always wht was posted on website. So be sure to check with actual city location (not just the website or 800 number) to make sure they are open when you need them to be.
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The Saturday pick up time has been the problem. Many companies close at noon on Saturday in Plano. We would like to pick the car up around 3p.m.
Return time on Monday is completely open but prefer a neighborhood location.
Preferred type of car is a mid to full sized 4 door. When thinking of paying for mileage, we will put approx. 300 miles on the car.
Return time on Monday is completely open but prefer a neighborhood location.
Preferred type of car is a mid to full sized 4 door. When thinking of paying for mileage, we will put approx. 300 miles on the car.
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If you belong to Costco, check their website for discounts w/ Hertz and Budget. They generally provide a discount code + a discount coupon for more savings. (I just rented a midsized car in AZ through them and the total w/ tax and fees was $62.00.