Originally Posted by
dieuwer2
It's the semi-annual Hertz deal: "Drive Into Arizona for as little as $5 per day!"
"This offer is available for vehicles rented in California, Colorado and Utah and dropping off at Corporate Airport and Neighborhood locations in Arizona."
Usually pops up around August 1st for travel mid August to early October.
This is done with many car rental shops.
They need to transport their cars from one geographic location to another.
Another common deal is a one way rental from the midwestern or north eastern states and driving cars to florida at a similar $5 rate.
They have similar deals in the spring when they need to move inventory from the southern states to the northern states.