Aug 24, 2013, 3:40 pm
Last edit by: TravelinSperry
As of 2/12/14: We've had quite a few "Hey, come use this AWD. It's great" type of posts. When the AWD doesn't give a good discount, but is only posted to try to get renters to use the AWD of someone so the poster can earn free days from their Avis Corporate account. From here out, please put the company/trade group/etc that's associated with the AWD or we'll delete the post to keep it on-topic here.
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Avis Discount Codes - Put AWD codes in this thread only
Jul 8, 2019, 5:47 am
#4426
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: France
Programs: too many
Posts: 686
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_S.p.A.
Thanks for the data point! Did you end up booking a backup plan?
Jul 10, 2019, 3:04 pm
#4427
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,683
AWD is for Leonardo which used to be Finnmeccanica apparently
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_S.p.A.
Thanks for the data point! Did you end up booking a backup plan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_S.p.A.
Thanks for the data point! Did you end up booking a backup plan?
Jul 11, 2019, 2:30 am
#4429
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: France
Programs: too many
Posts: 686
To sum up the data points for E027237
Italy: Need ID (2019)
UK: GLA - need ID (2019)
France - No ID (2018)
Jul 16, 2019, 2:50 pm
#4431
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 15
I rented with this code in UK twice within last month
2 weeks rental from Luton airport, no questions asked, class C booked, car received Renault Capture disel manual, rate extremely cheap like 70 gbp per 14 days plus 12 gbp one way fee as returned at city station. At the invoice it says: rate 9J FINMECCANICA Non Discountable Rate, whatever that means
2 weeks rental from Milton Keynes city station, no questions asked, just manager was amused how good rate it is, class K booked, Audi A5 petrol automatic received, driving that great car now, again rate is crazy 115 gbp per 14 days
today i popped in at the station to add a second driver and same manager start asking questions like where i got that code, do i work for the company Leonardo/Finmechanica etc. Told her i used to work as a contractor, that is how i got the code but not doing a contract at the moment and not directly employed by them. Perhaps she was not convinced and told me i can continue with current rental and they honor the rate, but can't use that code for future bookings unless i have evidence i work for them. In a way i was asking for this as i got a great rate i should have stayed low and not showing to the branch again to get extra service.
to summarize you can get away with it but be prepared to prove affiliation with a company or have plan B reservation elsewhere.
2 weeks rental from Luton airport, no questions asked, class C booked, car received Renault Capture disel manual, rate extremely cheap like 70 gbp per 14 days plus 12 gbp one way fee as returned at city station. At the invoice it says: rate 9J FINMECCANICA Non Discountable Rate, whatever that means
2 weeks rental from Milton Keynes city station, no questions asked, just manager was amused how good rate it is, class K booked, Audi A5 petrol automatic received, driving that great car now, again rate is crazy 115 gbp per 14 days
today i popped in at the station to add a second driver and same manager start asking questions like where i got that code, do i work for the company Leonardo/Finmechanica etc. Told her i used to work as a contractor, that is how i got the code but not doing a contract at the moment and not directly employed by them. Perhaps she was not convinced and told me i can continue with current rental and they honor the rate, but can't use that code for future bookings unless i have evidence i work for them. In a way i was asking for this as i got a great rate i should have stayed low and not showing to the branch again to get extra service.
to summarize you can get away with it but be prepared to prove affiliation with a company or have plan B reservation elsewhere.
Jul 17, 2019, 8:47 am
#4432
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TLV
Programs: UA Platinum, Avis Chairman, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, GA Pilot
Posts: 3,225
Worth noting that the Finmeccanica rate above gives a higher daily rate than most but gives no one way drop off fee. I'm doing a 3 day drive from Washington to Chicago and it's a wash for me either way based on some of the other rates I have seen that charge 20 cents a mile but if I were doing a long one way drive in a short time (This sounds like the plot of the next Smokey and the Bandit movie) then I'd probably use the Finmeccanica rate.
Jul 21, 2019, 8:45 am
#4433
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 27
I just used AWD W222853 which is a valid code from AVIS for p/u in YYC in July. Got an intermediate SUV for $275 Cdn - about $210US Obscenely low rate for Stampede time. I don't know how I got it so low when other rates are higher, but I printed it off and I have the confirmation, so I imagine they have to honour it. I had a problem at first - it showed that price and when I submitted the reservation, suddenly it changed to over $1k! It turns out, my saved code kept asking for my member number and it wouldn't clear even though I used the above code. I deleted my normal code I use for USAA and it worked very well. It says it is a Weekend rate from Friday thru Monday, but mine is a week long rental.
Jul 27, 2019, 5:38 am
#4434
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 15
to add to Finmecanica code,
last week class J booked in Luton airport, class K received, Mercedes C class petrol automatic, 84 gbp per 8 days
the day before the rental starts someone called from Avis and asked about the code, what company it is related to, how am i related to that company etc. Again asked to name the company at the counter when collected the car, on a brighter side even get an upgrade.
Now bad news, i try to book the next rental and it seems the code does not give such a favorable rate anymore, rate almost the same as without any code, perhaps Avis fixed this.
last week class J booked in Luton airport, class K received, Mercedes C class petrol automatic, 84 gbp per 8 days
the day before the rental starts someone called from Avis and asked about the code, what company it is related to, how am i related to that company etc. Again asked to name the company at the counter when collected the car, on a brighter side even get an upgrade.
Now bad news, i try to book the next rental and it seems the code does not give such a favorable rate anymore, rate almost the same as without any code, perhaps Avis fixed this.
Jul 29, 2019, 2:04 am
#4435
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: France
Programs: too many
Posts: 686
to add to Finmecanica code,
last week class J booked in Luton airport, class K received, Mercedes C class petrol automatic, 84 gbp per 8 days
the day before the rental starts someone called from Avis and asked about the code, what company it is related to, how am i related to that company etc. Again asked to name the company at the counter when collected the car, on a brighter side even get an upgrade.
Now bad news, i try to book the next rental and it seems the code does not give such a favorable rate anymore, rate almost the same as without any code, perhaps Avis fixed this.
last week class J booked in Luton airport, class K received, Mercedes C class petrol automatic, 84 gbp per 8 days
the day before the rental starts someone called from Avis and asked about the code, what company it is related to, how am i related to that company etc. Again asked to name the company at the counter when collected the car, on a brighter side even get an upgrade.
Now bad news, i try to book the next rental and it seems the code does not give such a favorable rate anymore, rate almost the same as without any code, perhaps Avis fixed this.
Jul 30, 2019, 6:22 am
#4438
Join Date: Jul 2018
Programs: Marco Polo Club, SkyMiles
Posts: 24
Hi all,
Any suggestions for a one-way rental from NYC to BOS (pickup and drop-off both anywhere in the city) for a 19 year old, last week of august/first week of september? I am having some trouble bringing the cost below $250-300 a day.
Any suggestions for a one-way rental from NYC to BOS (pickup and drop-off both anywhere in the city) for a 19 year old, last week of august/first week of september? I am having some trouble bringing the cost below $250-300 a day.
Aug 2, 2019, 8:43 pm
#4440
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 27
I ended up not using a AWD code and got a 2 week rental in Florence for £212 (group E - Estate car). I haven't seen it cheaper, even with some of the AWD codes posted here! The website did say "discount applied", not sure what discount that was. Maybe with this low £, prices have come down? Who knows. Can't complain!
