Originally Posted by
callsignapollo
Hi. First time poster, apologies if this breaks any rules.
I've not rented a car in the US before, I normally borrow a friends. This time I plan to do a road trip and I need a car for just under a month (full size).
There are a few things I'm having trouble with:[LIST][*]I am 25, but my additional driver will be 2 months short of 25 at the time of the rental.
The cheapest price I can find right now is with Avis, via Orbitz (with their $9USD/day insurance), $65USD additional driver fee, and an underage fee of $702USD ($27USD/day). That's a total of $1835USD for a 26 day booking in PA (airport pickup/dropoff)
Are there any suggestions? Is it possible Avis might waive the underage fee for my additional driver given he would only be 2 months off renting?
Thank you in advance.
EDIT: This is 2/26/11-3/24/11. If I'm better off creating a new thread please let me know, cheers.
Considering you didnt say which airport you're arriving at and/or returning the car to, I just did a quick check on Avis.com based out of PHL using the promo code posted previously with your dates.
For the dates you've mentioned plus daily insurance the total i've got is 1102.65 USD total including taxes; a savings of over $700 from booking through Orbitz.
Don't quote me on this, but you can simply not tell them about the additional driver if you want to save the money. Only your conscious that is effected provided the other driver doesn't get in an accident. There's always options!!