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Old Sep 18, 2009, 10:24 pm
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Originally Posted by uglysexy
...they're claiming it's the smaller fleets and the hard time the companies are having selling their used cars as well but it's highway robbery in this supposedly 'deflationary spiral' period and I don't think they will be able to sustain this gouging for long.
Was visiting AUS for a day and a half this week, looked up compact rental rates, couldn't find anything under $98 / day, or $230 all in for my stay, from any company. Absurd. I rented nothing, actually used Super Shuttle in protest.
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