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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 5:56 pm
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ElmhurstNick
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I've rented there a couple of times. It's a shared facility with Alamo. EA/ES skip the counter and go out to the booth (like Nashville), but there is no obvious differentiation between the vehicles. They have an absolutely terrible selection for full-size reservations - twice in a row, not one stinking Impala.

Last time, for a weeklong rental with golf clubs, I managed to cajole the clerk into giving me an Equinox with XM. It was a tight fit (I need a LOT of headroom), but it was a good ride and I got used to it.

This time, the only full-size car there was a stripped down Malibu. Nothing else bigger than a compact SUV, unless I wanted a minivan and not even a big one. Just horrible.

Before I converted all my business to National, I used to rent from Hertz and Budget at Albany. I have four trips there in 2009, and I'm leaning towards going back to Hertz if the price is the same.
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