Originally Posted by
iahphx
I'm confused. National offers prepaid rates? Where? When I clicked your links, there were no cheap National rates quoted.
Alamo, of course, does offered prepaid rates, but they're rarely worth using. Alamo just offers cheap rates to everyone who looks. Go to their webpage, search "deals" and viola.
In Florida this week, I'm paying less than $21/day for a full size midweek rental. I did cashback with that, and even gave them a $50 Daily Getaways coupon. It took me 1 minute at the counter and I got a brand new Ford Fusion Hybrid (I still picked my own car, turning down stuff like Camrys). This is why National's strategy seems silly to me.
Enterprise, National and Alamo all offer prepaid leisure rates through various channels like credit card reward portals like for Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi Thank You. They are also offered as opaque rates through Priceline. AutoSlash will show these deals when they are lower than pay-later deals.