Hertz - Corvette ZHZ Rental Questions
Tuneman1984
Jan 15, 09, 8:39 pm
Attention all those who've rented a ZHZ,
I have a few questions as I'm looking to rent one of these. I'm looking at renting one at SEA on June 13th for a day.
1. How far in advance can you book one? They're showing sold out from February onward (tried different dates) but they have them available for this weekend.
2. Do they require any kind of huge deposit? (Hertz T&C says $200 over rental cost)
3. Does the LDW carry a deductible?
4. Any kind of deals to be had on them and/or way to get unlimited miles? I'm getting around $190 per weekend day with 100 miles included.
I've read the Hertz SEA Qualifications and Requirements but I just wanted some further clarification. Thanks in advance!
MarshKing
Jan 15, 09, 10:20 pm
1. How far in advance can you book one? They're showing sold out from February onward (tried different dates) but they have them available for this weekend.
I have rented the ZHZ from the Phoenix location. Both times were last minute reservations, so I cannot provide much insight as to whether the limited availability is common.
2. Do they require any kind of huge deposit? (Hertz T&C says $200 over rental cost)
I just looked at my old receipts on Hertz.com, and it looks like the $200 extra deposit is accurate.
3. Does the LDW carry a deductible?
Not that I know of, though I have never had to make a claim against it.
4. Any kind of deals to be had on them and/or way to get unlimited miles? I'm getting around $190 per weekend day with 100 miles included.
You'd run the risk of the car not being available, but I have found that when renting a regular car with unlimited mileage and then upgrading to the ZHZ, the unlimited mileage feature remains.
Tuneman1984
Jan 15, 09, 10:31 pm
You'd run the risk of the car not being available, but I have found that when renting a regular car with unlimited mileage and then upgrading to the ZHZ, the unlimited mileage feature remains.
Thanks! Yeah I figured as much. There'd be nothing worse than getting down to Seattle and only getting what we booked. I figure we won't do much more than 200 miles anyways so it's not a huge overage.
flysurfer
Jan 17, 09, 11:45 pm
I've had a few months worth of ZHZ rentals at MCO and LAX last year. Be advised that these cars are by now pretty worn and have high mileage. The average renter seems to treat these cars like crap, I guess it's fair to say that many renters of such cars are semi-pubescent idiots who just want to "experience" a Corvette for a day or two, meaning they want to burn as much rubber as possible.
While I was pretty happy with my first ZHZ rental (brand new car with 70 miles on the odometer) last May, my most recent ZHZ rental at LAX (3 continous weeks in December, unlimited miles, fully insured) was rather sobering. I'm now through with this model (until Hertz gets fresh deliveries).
Hence, my next LAX rental (full month of April) will be a G37.