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moldyhotelsaregross Jun 20th, 2012 01:49 PM

Which car rental company ...
 
Which U.S. car rental company allows the renter to select from a block of cars in a certain range?

I've asked this question before but I've not been able to locate my previous post.

Thanks :)

mztery Jun 20th, 2012 01:50 PM

you mean once you get there? Enterprise usually allows this.

moldyhotelsaregross Jun 20th, 2012 01:55 PM

Yes, upon arrival.

I remember going out to the lot at the ABQ airport and being allowed a choice of 10 or so cars that fit within the price/size range for which I had paid but am drawing a blank which company gave that option.

mztery Jun 20th, 2012 02:02 PM

did u read my response? ENTERPRISE usually allows this.

moldyhotelsaregross Jun 20th, 2012 02:17 PM

Yes, I read your response. I answered your question in my previous post.

Thank you for your suggestion of Enterprise but believe that there may be others. Unfortunately, Enterprise is one of the highest priced at the time I'd like to rent so I'm checking for options.

Rastaguytoday Jun 20th, 2012 03:54 PM

Try also looking at Hertz.

If you happen to be in a town that is served by them, try
Rent-A-Wreck. Their prices are cheap in comparison and the cars are decent.

tracys2cents Jun 20th, 2012 06:04 PM

Alamo and National, at some airports not all.

abram Jun 20th, 2012 06:06 PM

National does--at least where we've rented from them.

plastic_paddy Jun 21st, 2012 12:20 AM

Book through Holiday Autos and you get a choice of cars with Alamo

ggreen Jun 21st, 2012 07:03 AM

I think Thrifty also lets you select from a block of same-level cars in their lot.

(Last year I had to rent regularly from Dollar at FLL, who did not work this way. On one instance, Dollar had me go to the Thrifty lot instead, and my colleague and I got the last Ford Fusion - the two guys hot on our heels ended up with some boxy thing, a Scion or Honda Element or something!)

moldyhotelsaregross Jun 21st, 2012 08:32 AM

Thanks for the additional suggestions. Being short, I always like to pick a well fitting car. :)

sludick Jun 21st, 2012 09:39 AM

I've seen that it varies from location to location, although National has always let me choose. And Enterprise where I've rented has never given me a choice (granted I have only rented from them at a few locations).

tomfuller Jun 21st, 2012 10:14 AM

Alamo and National are the same company. I had an Alamo reservation in LV but we had to go through the National cars to get to Alamo. We picked a National car which had less than 1K miles when we took it. Loved that new car smell.
We got the best deal bidding on Priceline.


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