Originally Posted by
Tummy
What's the goal of renting the Hybrid? On the highway the Prius doesn't do much better than other small cars like a Corolla.
Perhaps for the novelty or to try before he buys.
Hertz will guarantee a model, in theory. If you're willing to leave it to chance, you might pay less to reseve an economy car and upgrade at the counter, but obviously that leaves it up to chance.
Zipcar rents them too.