Premium is the cheapest?

Old Jun 22, 2016, 1:44 pm
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Premium is the cheapest?

I'm looking to rent a car for 8 days for my trip to Banff and Jasper in Alberta. I was going to book a Full Size or Intermediate car until I saw Premium is listed much cheaper than Full Size. How can this possibly be?



Are there any concerns for booking a Premium car?
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Old Jun 22, 2016, 2:36 pm
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Originally Posted by lordgii
How can this possibly be?
Simple supply and demand.
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Old Jun 22, 2016, 2:40 pm
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Just be sure the mileage is unlimited/the same on all.
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Old Jun 22, 2016, 4:21 pm
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It happens from time to time when a Avis location is severely under-booked for a certain class of vehicle. Look how cheap a luxury vehicle is at IAH (Houston) during 4th of July weekend.





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Old Jun 24, 2016, 9:26 pm
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I've gotten lucky with this too, it was the case at DAL last month. Also, once at ATL mid-size SUVs were half the price of all cars.
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Old Jun 25, 2016, 5:56 am
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Originally Posted by CMK10
I've gotten lucky with this too, it was the case at DAL last month. Also, once at ATL mid-size SUVs were half the price of all cars.
Same here. I normally book full-sized at MCO due to my company's great AWD. However, for this next trip, Avis was offering a Premium that was a good $5/day cheaper (unbelievable price).
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