sdsearch

I don't understand. Here's what autoslassh says:
I don't want to be rebooked "at the lowest rate" that they pick. I only want to rebooked at the lowest rate that (a) is for a car class that I want (in many cases, there's an SUV that's lower, but I don't want that), and (b) that works with the bonus miles/points coupon I'm using (in the current case, 7500 bonus AA miles for a 7-day rental), and (c) is an Avis Preferred reservation made with my Avis Wizard number.

Is autoslash able to support all that (I specify the coupon, not them, I specify that the AWD has to work with the coupon, and I specify which car classes I'm ok with)?

(I just tried a car search at autoslash, I specified Avis and it only showed PayLess, though I know Avis has cars at that location. I tried selecting "cars only, no SUVs", but there is no such selection.)

And does autostlash even work with Avis.com (since I'm always either Avis Preferred or Avis First, I need to be logged with my Wizard number for all my reservations)? It only lists Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity.


It seems quite different than expertflyer to me. Expertflyer I can specify that I only want this airline, this class, etc. And it shows me the results I want even if I didn't pick the best deal. And it certainly doesn't book/rebook me, it just tell me the new option that came up. I don't see any such ability at autoslash; it seem way too automatic (for someone concerned with stuff beyond just lowest price).

dc2447

how does this work?

ajnaro

You make the initial reservation. In my experience, autoslash rebooks you only if they find the same class car offered by the same company you reserved at a lower price. If they find a better deal with another company, but the same class car, they simply let you know and you can rebook. That's the way it seems to work to me.

flightexpert

My pleasure, TennisNoob

They usually do not ask for ID or other proof of discount eligibility, but if they do, you could be stuck with the walk-up rate, which can be costly. They're not going to arrest you if you get busted, you'll just suffer some mild embarrassment.

Then, once you've gotten over your shame at trying to scam Avis, refuse the walk-up rate (unless it's good) and saunter on over to the Budget or Dollar counter where you had a back-up reservation in case this happened, 'cuz you're a smart traveler like that

flightexpert

That code UPDA029 is for rentals picked up / returned in Australia. On Avis.com, check "I have a discount code" box and enter code into Coupon Code field. Then search for your car.

Upgrade 2 car classes
Rent for at least 4 consecutive days
Use coupon code UPDA029
Maximum upgrade to group P
Valid through August 31, 2014

On the results page, you should see a message like "Coupon UPDA029 applies to the following car classes only" and something about a double upgrade. Each car on offer should be the same price as 2 classes below, if that makes any sense at all

flightexpert

Agreed. With AutoSlash, you often get a great deal, but you can't really specify a lot of preferences - you just kind of have to take what you get when they rebook you. But if you are looking for a good rate on car rental without having to do a lot of work yourself, AutoSlash can't be beat.

TennisNoob

Hehe so last time I used the Priceline one. I have no clue what it was, does it mean you have to be a priceline employee to use it?

Since I'm in Avis Presidents club they never can "pull me to the counter".

I think if you're in APC they won't ever check?

flightexpert

I would say you're probably safe, but the fine print says they can always ask for proof of discount eligibility. In my experience, if that's going to happen, it happens at the counter.

That Priceline code A686200 is a killer discount, but the best was the Citicorp A074800. I have heard that all you have to have to use that one is a Citibank card or account, but I am not sure.

I think the Priceline one is for Priceline customers, like the Sears code and the Farmers Insurance code. I have never heard of request for proof when using the Priceline code, has anyone else?

Also, the military discount AWD A555084 gave 40-50% off every time I searched - a really good deal.

I should say I THINK it's a military discount AWD. If a person really wants to know for sure, they would have to call Avis and ask. The same goes for all the corporate AWD codes on that list except G833800, H855900, H855900, K462601 and all the coupon codes (UUWA029, etc.), which I got directly from Avis.

flightexpert

If anyone is interested, here are the AWD codes I could not get to work. I didn't try all possible dates, rental locations, etc., so it could be that some of these may still work. Most, if not all, of these I got from the old list in this thread originally posted by MartinElk.

D331000 is definitely invalid.

A153700 Avis employee rate
B900000 AAA
B973000 Gusto Card
D005297 Amateur Sports Assistance Program
D086689 American Association of Engineers
D086533 Marshall School of Business (USC)
K163324 Florida Space Coast Golf Association
J098440 Canon
K774100 Avis Online Discount
K860600 Starwood Preferred Guest

Deaner

Thanks for the lists FlightExpert!!

ajnaro

On these three specific issues, assuming you submit your own AVIS reservation for tracking: (a) autoslash will not change your car class; (b) I just don't know as I seldom use coupon codes; (c) your Avis Wizard number remains on any rebooked reservation. In my experience, automatic rebooking occurs only maintaining the same company and car class as on the original reservation submitted for tracking. In case they find a lower rate for the same car class with another company, they send an e-mail, but you have to rebook yourself. At least, that's the way it has worked for me in the past.

flightexpert

Sure!

I also have a big list on my site of current Avis frequent flyer promotions for US and Canada airlines, plus the AWD numbers for different status levels for Avis' worldwide airline partners (about 50 in all).

It is a really long list and I don't have the time or ability to format it for the FT forum. Is it OK to post the link on here? (or you could also PM me for it if you are interested.)

TennisNoob

Oh okay so worst case I could be like
Here's my citibank card

If they say its only for employers than I could be like "oh"

And than use the priceline code

Since i'm actually a major priceline customer.

IAHtraveler

Sure, you can post the link. Please note the T&C page has some info on posting links to external sites. Mainly, for your site, "Do not post repeatedly in a manner that has the effect or purpose of driving traffic to a blog or website."

Also note that I edited a few of your above posts to delete "Unknown" AWDs. We've had too many people posting "Try this AWD because it works great." But it's just their corporate code where they're trying to get inflated rental #s. As noted in the wiki at the top of this thread, all AWDs must list the associated corporation/group/etc.

sdsearch

Well, the example I gave about was the lower rate was for a different class of car! I had original gotten the lowest rate on a compact, but then the price of compacts went up while the price of an intermediate dropped (twice) below what my original rate for a compact had been.

So if it works the way you say, it would have been useless for me, because the price in the class I originally booked never went down in cost.

(I didn't care whether I got an economy, compact, intermediate, or standard, I just wanted whichever of those was the lowest cost. It sounds like autostash is not up to that job, but my manual technique is.)

So if there's only one class you're interested in, then autoslash may work for you, but it's a range of class and it's unpredictable (and in my experience it often is) which class will end up cheapest later on, then it sounds like autoslash would not work.

My, anyway, how do I tell autoslash what my original reservation at avis.com is? When I tried it, it only allowed lookup of existing reservations on third-party sites (expedia, etc), not any of the rental car company sites.