Originally Posted by
billgrates3
Although I've been Hertz Gold+ for some time, I have found that lately I get very much cheaper prices from Budget using the BE discount code, including in PDX (which seems to have the highest daily car rental cost in the US!). I saved >$100 from lowest kayak price for a 4 day rental this week from Budget in PDX.
However, I didn't try to go thru the hassle of getting extra BE bonus points.
On average, I have found Budget prices to be way cheaper than Hertz. In fact, most rental companies are cheaper than Hertz. However, the customer service at Budget is lacking. I wish there were some sort of partnership w/ the Drive Alliance, but they are using Plenti, so meh!