Everything isn't cheaper in the midwest

[jebbypal]

Case in point --- car rentals!! Okay, I can understand being jammed some on a car rental when I want to return it to a different place, but making the price 84-180 dollars to do that, ridiculous. A rental for the entire weekend here in philly is only going to cost me 60-90 dollars! This is ridiculous.

Oh, and Hertz, do you really think anyone will rent from you when you charge 300 bucks for an entire week in the midwest? Geez.

So, are there any horror stories about why I shouldn't rent from Budget, Thrifty or National? Avis actually has the cheapest one way, but if it's only going to be fifty bucks more for a rental for the entire week somewhere else, I don't know why I shouldn't. Saves my parents some gas. And everyone seems to advertise that there are unlimited free miles --- is that a misnomer or what? My mother seems to think that there are mileage charges, but I know she's not rented a car in a while (if ever. Moving vans, yes, cars, no).

Comments

[poisontaster]

Are you renting from the airport rental agency, or an office located elsewhere?

Last year when I went home for Xmas, I found that the airport agencies had hiked their prices ridiculously, but if I could get to one of the inner city agencies, the price was a third as much. I got my dad to pick me up from the airport and drive me to the inner city agency.

[jebbypal]

Hmm, I'll check on that. Only prob is that when I return, I'll need a shuttle or something to the airport itself if I rent the full week. (And I'm not going to trust that there are cabs or buses running convienietly that early in the morning).

[poisontaster]

Shuttles are good. Otherwise, couldn't you schedule a cab, rather than rely on an on-the-street-grab?

[jebbypal]

Umm, this is the midwest -- nonChicago. Cabs are pretty expensive methinks, rare breeds, and well, frankly from the cab drivers I've seen outside of Chicago, I'm not willing to risk it.

[mona1347.livejournal.com]

Oh! Oh! ktmagik fully works for a rental car parent company in Tulsa. What's where you're going, Oklahoma, right? I'll see if she can get you a deal.

[jebbypal]

I already got one through hertz w/ a decent deal thanks to triple A. thanks though:)

[mona1347.livejournal.com]

Oh good! That's what happens when I reply real late to things :-P