Welcome to FT, and thanks for the informative first post! And what company would that be so when people are asked at the rental counter they know who to say they work for? :D

Unbelievable find ... but leery to use ...
 

Came across this AWD code: C302100. Tried a Google search to determine where it originated. No luck. But holy crap: tested this out online using an airport location in Canada ... rates for economy cars came up below $150 (CAD) and LDW rates were $10/day. Anyone know the origins of this code or had any good/bad luck using this?

Both of these codes are poor choices during weekends and at locations that have fairly low advertised rates. When I used both of these codes, they actually increased the price of the advertised rate.

Thought there might be a hitch. Tried C302100 code as a weekly rate, matched with a usable PC entry (say, MUCA130); came up as a fantastic rate. But that was just for my particular case. More curious about the AWD code ownership, if any.

I'm Italian, can i use Avis Switzerland in Italian and rent a car to the US from there? I think i noticed that for the same US price, unlike avis.com it includes the LDW and ALI.

And if so, where i can further add the coupon code on the swiss site? (think i missed this one)

To the US from Italy? Good luck :D

:D lol

What i mean is can i pay a CHF480 reservation with a US debit/credit card (example citibank) in the Avis Switzerland site, that it would be around $488 for a 14 day car rental with LDW and ALI included. I'm a EU national (Italy), wish to use this site to book a rental for Miami International Airport Pick Up/Drop off.

The best rates i've gathered so far are:

14 Days $411 (Compact with taxes and all, except LDW and ALI)
14 Days CHF480 (Small with taxes and all, including LDW and ALI)

Looking at using the USAA code A177232 but it is showing that it's not unlimited mileage.. Did this change? .30 per mile adds up pretty quick.
Looking at doing a one way about 800 miles.
Thanks!

Are you renting from an airport?

Nope.. I had tried a couple local places and I won't be dropping off at an airport either.

This comes up with a terrific rate for me as well. Google search reveals it might be a code that originated in Canada, but it pops up on sites like RetailMeNot and a couple of other coupon sites.

Does anyone have any insight to its origination? I have a week-long rental I'm considering using this for tomorrow, and it's the best rate I can find.


In my experience, no AWD codes allow for inexpensive one-ways. Drop fees and mileage suddenly apply. Two years ago when I needed a one-way from Southern California to Seattle, I walked into a city rental office (not an airport), just explained what I wanted (no drop-fee, unlimited mileage), she just looked up the Costco rate on her own and the rate was incredibly good.

RunsWithScissors, let me know if you have any success or issues in your booking.

Booking it is not a problem, it's knowing whether or not I'll get busted at the counter. That's what I'm trying to learn.

Yes, that is possible. You can do this on various European sites without any issues. check different country sites like avisautonoleggio.it, avis.nl, avis.fr and avis.ch, prices differ sometimes markedly.