Comments on: 6 secrets car rental companies don’t want you to know

By: Tom Righter

Tom Righter — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:00 +0000

This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it
away about rental company. I love seeing websites that understand the value of
providing a quality resource about rental company. It is the old what goes around
comes around routine.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Where else can you truly rent anything worth $20k or more for sometimes as little as $10-20 per day + taxes.
Go rent a power tool at Penske or Home Depot. An air compressor worth $500 bux will rent for $120 a day. Parking at the hotel may actually cost more than the rate of the car rental (S. Mia Bch hotels charge $35+/night). Rent a car in many parts of the Caribbean or Europe and coverage is mandatory. Follow the advice of most posters here and dont take coverage in South America and get into an accident and then let us know how that advice worked out for you.
Most everyone works in a sales related environment. Whether your in Real Estate, Law, Optometrist or even a McDonalds drive thru…you will get a sales pitch. The value meal draws you in, the upsize makes them the $. Its the nature of the beast. Its called capitalism. If you dont like it, move to Cuba; where you wont be sold anything because theres not much to sell and car rentals are $100 a day for a Russian stick shift old car.

By: stephanie sandoval

stephanie sandoval — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:25:00 +0000

Im a few late days on returning my rental, car control has beeb calling, I dont have the money to pay the rental yet, my bank account was closed… suggestions? please

By: Edko426

Edko426 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:08:00 +0000

I had a pre-paid reservation at Hertz in Miami thru Priceline. When I got there the agent Humberto aggressively upsold me into another car for $600 more, without telling me. They never even gave me credit for what i paid Priceline. I sued them and they came into court with a big law firm saying that a blank space ont he rental contract, which i never got to read, was where they gave me credit. Hertz is crooked. Be careful renting.

By: Car Rental in Los Angeles

Car Rental in Los Angeles — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:16:00 +0000

I have found rental car agents at airports to be among the over-worked,
harried, and impolite service employees in any arena of the travel
industry.They now want to collect the full amount .

By: Pgsharksfan32

Pgsharksfan32 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:50:00 +0000

This has got to be one of the biggest loads of crap I’ve read in a while. I am seeing very effective disinformation going around, and its so believable that people are falling for all of it and agreeing here. A lot of them I see have had bad experiences and come on here to rant. Yet I find it funny that I never hear about the people who made informed decisions and have nothing to complain about therefore have no reason to come on here and post… There is no doubt in my mind that you are sending people into a trap with this infowar you have created…Now people will go to rent a car and feel justified in declining protections against their credit, their personal insurance rates, and it will go to the bottom of their coffers. By telling people this ill-advised information you are misleading them big time. Just because you may save a few bucks here and a few bucks there does not make up for the amount of stress, panic, annoyance, pain, whatever you want to call it for the day you have to pay for a vandalized car, an accident, a chip in the windshield that happens during normal wear and tear, and whatever else happens when you are in a city you don’t know and in a car you don’t own. Hello? Don’t you realize that the car rental industry has been monopolized and you really don’t have a lot of options? If you do not meet the criteria for a counter agent they can simply deny you for whatever reason if you are not going to come through with your end of pay…Meaning you will have to pay money regardless of whether it goes to the agent’s commission or the company itself. If you deny taking it, you will either be hit from the beginning (sent to another rental agency to get off their back and go pay more money at another agency) or when you return the car, you will be charged for a rock chip or even a small scratch/ dent on the car! And you will then be paying for the time the car is off the line and not rentable or even (if the car is in an accident and has to be sold for insurance money) you are in even more trouble when you have to pay for the loss of value from the time of rental compared to after the accident! Regardless, you really have no choice when it comes down to it. It is common sense to go with the average renters choice. Bring your own GPS, cover your own when it comes to insurance, and pay your own gas. But don’t be stupid, and deny taking the Loss Damage Waiver…Where a few bucks can save you more than money and time can tell. One thing I can’t stand is seeing a person hop on a high horse when an opportunity comes rolling through to coax sheep into a barn and light it on fire just to get a little publicity. Oh and be sure to buy the book he’s offering, because its better to spend your money on that than the $9 bucks you would be spending from putting your ass on the line. Someone who is a true scholar and well educated individual would know the countless tricks in this day and age have come to the point of “I justified it with one or two examples, so buy my book and believe that I’m right” Almost reminds me of Al Gores political campaign to leach millions of dollars off of the public with his global warming episode while he pranced around in his gas guzzling suburban and flied around on his expensive polluting luxury jet. Paaahhhleeaaseee. I am disappointed if people really are so negligent when it comes to being aware of reality these days!

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By: Xislander

Xislander — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:28:00 +0000

I bet you throw 5s around like they are toilet paper. If it’s no big deal, open your wallet cheapskate!

By: Eldurodepaterson

Eldurodepaterson — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Yeah, really…not to mention the damage done to the vehicle to soothe your bruised ego. Mean people SUCK!

By: Marissa Wachsstock

Marissa Wachsstock — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:14:00 +0000

You got some good tips right there! I actually used to work for car rental a years ago and you are right.

By: Amandali11

Amandali11 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:30:00 +0000

Just because your a disgruntled employee who didnt succeed in the business shouldnt motivate you to write what should be confidential stuff to help the jackoff cheap customers we have to deal with every day
We’re not trying to hide the fact that we are trying to make money
This isn’t the March of Dimes it’s a retail business
Nothing more annoying than the cheap customers that read every little thing and argue 5 bucks
We’re giving you a 20 thousand car you loser
Pay 40 instead of 35 if you want the bigger car or stfu and if you don’t take coverage it’s not a smart decision it proves your an idiot

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By: michelle mosher

michelle mosher — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:58:18 +0000

I just rented a car through Frontier with Thrifty for 7 days. It was suppose to be 400. Actual bill w/ prepaid gas 516.I was charged an extra 52.50 or 7.50 a day for an extra driver. this was new to me and when I reviewed the charges noticed it. I was informed this was standard. My husband does 90% and I usually navigate.We pointed out that we have the same insurance and both drivers are covered.The counter person said this was standard at the Seattle airport and they were the cheapest. We debated changing it to one driver and wish we had but figured if I did drive and something happened they would go after us. I had never heard of it before. I also noticed on the bill, I was charged a 5.00 a day customer facility charge even though they were not at the airport but shuttle a block or so away. Shouldn’t all these charges and extra cost been factored and listed into my original reservation. Since airlines will now have to disclose extra charges, I think so should rental car businesses disclose these hidden charges.

By: PCCare247

PCCare247 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:15:50 +0000

Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing the information.

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:20:45 +0000

I had a very bad experience with a Budget counter person several years ago at the El Paso airport. I was a FastBreak member, but it completely turned me off Budget. My boss and I were late for a meeting; there is no FastBreak counter in El Paso. She was completely discourteous to the couple in front of me in line. We stood in line 15 minutes – for her to wait on one person. When it was my turn, I took my credit card, which was stuck in a plastic holder, out and tossed it on the desk in front of her, whereupon she decided not to rent me a car at all. So I had to go to another company’s counter and start over – oh, and there was a shortage of cars that day! So I complained to Budget, who said they spoke with the agent and she said I threw my card at her. They said they would give me a $25 credit, but they never did. Needless to say, I will NEVER use Budget again.