Florida car hire help?
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Heading to Florida next week for a last minute holiday, it's been a while since we've been and I'm a bit shocked at the price of car hire. Not looking for anything too fancy but avoiding the smaller compacts.
The best deals I've seen are a company called Economy who are not at the airport and you need to take a shuttle bus to their depot, but even taking that into consideration the prices seem just too cheap compared to others, to good to be true comes to mind.
Any recommendations or discount codes out there?
The best deals I've seen are a company called Economy who are not at the airport and you need to take a shuttle bus to their depot, but even taking that into consideration the prices seem just too cheap compared to others, to good to be true comes to mind.
Any recommendations or discount codes out there?
Ive always used https://www.usrentacar.co.uk
Don't be put off by the no thrills website - they are good and the insurances clearly explained.
Order what you want now and dont be tempted by any extras/upgrades when you get to the desk!
Don't be put off by the no thrills website - they are good and the insurances clearly explained.
Order what you want now and dont be tempted by any extras/upgrades when you get to the desk!
Be careful with Economy Car Rental - They are a 5-10 min shuttle ride to the west of the airport (very close to where I live, incidentally).
After the insurance add-ons (that they insist on, if you can't prove your own insurance provides the adequate coverage) they are no cheaper than the mainstream low-cost renters (Alamo, National, Sixt etc).
They kind of rely on the fact that once you are at their location, it's more trouble to get an Uber back to the airport (and their competition) than to just cave-in and pay their add-on fees.
After the insurance add-ons (that they insist on, if you can't prove your own insurance provides the adequate coverage) they are no cheaper than the mainstream low-cost renters (Alamo, National, Sixt etc).
They kind of rely on the fact that once you are at their location, it's more trouble to get an Uber back to the airport (and their competition) than to just cave-in and pay their add-on fees.
rix said:
Ive always used https://www.usrentacar.co.uk
Seconded. Have used those guys as well as www.uscarhire.com on many occasions for Florida, Las Vegas and California.Dependent on which of their providers you choose (e.g. Alamo) you can usually pre-register before you travel, bypass the counter and hard sell, and go straight to picking your own car from a line.
rix said:
Ive always used https://www.usrentacar.co.uk
Don't be put off by the no thrills website - they are good and the insurances clearly explained.
Order what you want now and dont be tempted by any extras/upgrades when you get to the desk!
This.Don't be put off by the no thrills website - they are good and the insurances clearly explained.
Order what you want now and dont be tempted by any extras/upgrades when you get to the desk!
I've used https://www.usrentacar.co.uk a few times before, once you add in all the insurances, its usually cheaper than booking direct for many of the companies. Plus in my experience, they don't try to upsell if you've booked through that site.
Also Sixt's UK site is pretty good as they automatically add the insurances you need for the US.
bigdavy said:
All booked up with Sixt, got a good price through the UK site as someone suggested.
All good until I printed out the documents only to find they're off-site and you need to get a shuttle service. Bloody raging, no mention of it anywhere until the last page of the documents.
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If it's any consolation, the Sixt location is as close as you can get to being in the airport, without actually being in the airport.All good until I printed out the documents only to find they're off-site and you need to get a shuttle service. Bloody raging, no mention of it anywhere until the last page of the documents.
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ds! Matt Harper said:
bigdavy said:
All booked up with Sixt, got a good price through the UK site as someone suggested.
All good until I printed out the documents only to find they're off-site and you need to get a shuttle service. Bloody raging, no mention of it anywhere until the last page of the documents.
bds!
If it's any consolation, the Sixt location is as close as you can get to being in the airport, without actually being in the airport.All good until I printed out the documents only to find they're off-site and you need to get a shuttle service. Bloody raging, no mention of it anywhere until the last page of the documents.
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ds! Dave Brand said:
Adenauer said:
I just booked a Dodge Challenger R/T from Hertz for January, 10 days for 690 dollars with everything.
Just a word of warning. . .You'll find yourself indulging in unnecessary bouts of fierce acceleration just to hear that lovely V8 noise!
Dave Brand said:
Adenauer said:
I just booked a Dodge Challenger R/T from Hertz for January, 10 days for 690 dollars with everything.
Just a word of warning. . .You'll find yourself indulging in unnecessary bouts of fierce acceleration just to hear that lovely V8 noise!
Matt Harper said:
In which case, make sure you get a m/y 2017 R/T or younger. These cars have an active exhaust system, same as Scat Pack, SRT 392 and Hellcat - 2016 and older don't. Trust me, it makes a very significant difference.
I can't see me being able to request that from Hertz, somehow, Matt Gassing Station | Holidays & Travel | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff