Use a Canadian IP address for cheaper rates
Feb 23, 2015, 10:26 am
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Use a Canadian IP address for cheaper rates
Useful Tip for users of Sixt's US site sixt.com: try accessing the same site using a Canadian IP address. You may find your rate is cheaper than booking as normal from a US IP address. Your quote will still be priced in either US dollars or the local currency of the renting country.
Using this trick I was able to save about 50 off a rental in Spain.
The Canadian IP address didn't cause any of the other details to change, only the quoted rate. There is nothing in Sixt's T&Cs about not being allowed to access the site from a foreign IP address (and indeed there are many legitimate reasons to use one - being physically present in a foreign country for example!)
Using this trick I was able to save about 50 off a rental in Spain.
The Canadian IP address didn't cause any of the other details to change, only the quoted rate. There is nothing in Sixt's T&Cs about not being allowed to access the site from a foreign IP address (and indeed there are many legitimate reasons to use one - being physically present in a foreign country for example!)
Feb 25, 2015, 1:18 am
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Nope, in my case the UK and DE sites actually quoted higher rates.
The point of the original post was to highlight that your quote at Sixt can sometimes change based on your IP address alone, even when nothing else has changed, i.e. you run the same search on the same site (sixt.com) from the same PC.
The point of the original post was to highlight that your quote at Sixt can sometimes change based on your IP address alone, even when nothing else has changed, i.e. you run the same search on the same site (sixt.com) from the same PC.
Feb 25, 2015, 7:58 am
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In my DE 3-day rental, using the Canadian IP on sixt.com does bring the price down. ^
However UK and DE sites still cheaper. Nonetheless, good to know that I need to compare Canadian as well.
However UK and DE sites still cheaper. Nonetheless, good to know that I need to compare Canadian as well.
Mar 8, 2015, 12:56 pm
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Useful Tip for users of Sixt's US site sixt.com: try accessing the same site using a Canadian IP address. You may find your rate is cheaper than booking as normal from a US IP address. Your quote will still be priced in either US dollars or the local currency of the renting country.
Honestly, even if I get what I reserved like BMW 3 or MB C-class I'm gonna be fine
Mar 9, 2015, 11:36 am
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For those that do not know how to do what the OP is suggesting. Please read the following link.
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/how...other-country/
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/how...other-country/
Last edited by mike929; Mar 10, 2015 at 11:13 am
Mar 9, 2015, 3:44 pm
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Thanks, mike - I'd been wondering! Tried some of the Canadian servers at that list and had no problem getting the Sixt main page loaded - but then it wouldn't go to other pages to get quotes there. I'll have to read a bit more about what setting I need to change.
Mar 11, 2015, 10:04 pm
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Just booked a rental using the sixt.co.uk website instead of the US site. Saved over $30/day, plus loss damage and supplemental insurance were both included for no extra charge.
I'm a US resident, I'm not going to have any issues getting this rate when I go to pick it up, right?
I'm a US resident, I'm not going to have any issues getting this rate when I go to pick it up, right?
Apr 1, 2015, 10:52 pm
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Just booked a rental using the sixt.co.uk website instead of the US site. Saved over $30/day, plus loss damage and supplemental insurance were both included for no extra charge.
I'm a US resident, I'm not going to have any issues getting this rate when I go to pick it up, right?
I'm a US resident, I'm not going to have any issues getting this rate when I go to pick it up, right?
Jul 8, 2015, 8:47 am
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