Originally Posted by
bedelman
I had asked "Anything that can be done to get a more sensible price for the extra day?" Mike
replied: "The extra day will be
what the contract says it will be. ... The
only way to get rid of it is to reserve the car for the longest you think you will need it instead of going into extra days at the much higher rate" (emphasis added).
It seems that this is not right. I don't think anyone agrees that "The extra day [has to] be what the contract says" nor that "the only way" to get a lower price is "to reserve the car for the longest you think you will need it" -- though that's what
Mike's #2 message claimed.
To get a lower price, it seems the better advice is to call the rental change line. That's what Deltahater
recommended ("I would call them") and what
Darben and
Mike's #10 message confirm.
I'm certainly not advocating that anyone ignore their contract. Quite the contrary, I came here as a nonexpert in rental car pricing, hence seeking this group's good advice on what to do in this circumstance. I wouldn't say every statement here was perfectly accurate, but I'm happy with the result I achieved. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
It is unfortunate that you did not at all comprehend my posts and feel the need to keep saying I was wrong, even though it was completely accurate for what you asked.
I have gone back and removed them in case anybody else found them unclear.
Sorry for any confusion, even though I stand by what I posted.
For anybody else, please try to understand the difference between what was asked, the cost of extra days, and what this thread became about which was not asked, extending a contract. They are very different animals, and anybody who thinks they are the same will be in for a shock when they drop off their car.