Budget Rent A Car Discount
Sep 7, 2002, 3:49 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Budget Rent A Car Discount
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> Hey friends and family! Just wanted to let you know about the great rates
> you can get at Budget just for knowing me. From now until December 15,
> 2002, my friends and family members are eligible for exceptionally low
> rates through a special link to budget.com. Just click on the link below
> and get all the details...but hurry reservations must be made by September
> 30, 2002. I hope you can take advantage of these incredible rates that are
> as low as $20 per day, available any day of the week with unlimited miles!
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Please feel free to forward this message along to your friends and family.
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> Hey friends and family! Just wanted to let you know about the great rates
> you can get at Budget just for knowing me. From now until December 15,
> 2002, my friends and family members are eligible for exceptionally low
> rates through a special link to budget.com. Just click on the link below
> and get all the details...but hurry reservations must be made by September
> 30, 2002. I hope you can take advantage of these incredible rates that are
> as low as $20 per day, available any day of the week with unlimited miles!
> (Feel free to pass this message along to anyone on your buddy list who may
> need a great deal on a rental car.)
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 4:36 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Tejas, I just can't get away from the place
Programs: Exxon Mobil Supertanker, WN Double Peanut, Accor Golden Cockroach
Posts: 8,350
It figures. I'm travelling to Atlanta on October, and it isn't on the participating locations list 
Sep 8, 2002, 9:44 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Jackson Hole, WY USA
Posts: 108
I'm going to Hartford, CT in October. (3rd to 8th to be exact.) The link shows Hartford as a location for this special rate, but I'm getting a rate of $189 and up for the time period.
Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong with this reservation?
Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong with this reservation?
Sep 9, 2002, 9:20 am
#4
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: Delta PM, United Premier Executive, AirTran Elite, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Gold VIP, Her
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hmm, not sure what's happening. Maybe it's good for certain locations and not for others. Is there more than one spot in Hartford with a Budget Rental Agency? Maybe we tried using this at the wrong one?
Sep 9, 2002, 10:42 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Jackson Hole, WY USA
Posts: 108
I'll have to take a look... thanks for the suggestion!
Sep 9, 2002, 1:07 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 8,031
dbk10, Thanks for the link. I just reserved a full-size car on Maui in November for $175/wk.+ taxes&fees. So far it's the best rate I've found.
Sep 9, 2002, 10:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Oak Park, IL
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Try rate code L5. You might get a better rate.
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Sep 10, 2002, 8:40 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ATL
Posts: 386
Thanks!
Saved me $50 off an already cheap rental at FLL.
Saved me $50 off an already cheap rental at FLL.
Sep 10, 2002, 10:07 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 8,031
My base rate was $85/wk. higher on Maui with rate code L5 as opposed to the original link on this thread. I'll check it on some other reservations I have.
Sep 10, 2002, 11:05 pm
#10
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 4
Thanks. I just got a great deal on a four day full-size rental. I saved $70 off the lowest rate I could find.
Sep 11, 2002, 8:27 am
#11
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Oak Park, IL
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I think the L5 was a sale from airports in certain locations - so it might work in some places, and not in others. I used it in Albuquerque and got a lower rate at the airport for a compact than it would have been in the city when originally the airport was about $30 higher. Because of some problems with the car they gave me, they upgraded me to a Lincoln Town Car - What would have been a $400 rental (which I would never have done), It cost me $149 because I also had a $20 coupon downloaded from smarterliving.com. I would check out that site as well - you can sign up and they will e-mail you specials as well as all airline net-saaver fares from your city.
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Sep 11, 2002, 11:59 am
#12
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hotlanta, GA; Starwood Platinum; Delta Platinum Medallion
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by boilermaker:
It figures. I'm travelling to Atlanta on October, and it isn't on the participating locations list</font>
It figures. I'm travelling to Atlanta on October, and it isn't on the participating locations list
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Sep 17, 2002, 1:41 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posts: 934
A big THANK YOU to dbk10 for this information.
It saved a ladyfriend of mine almost half of the best rates that she could find at Miami Airport in October for 2 weeks.
It saved a ladyfriend of mine almost half of the best rates that she could find at Miami Airport in October for 2 weeks.
Sep 17, 2002, 4:21 pm
#14
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: RDU
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Razzle-D:
Atlanta is notorious for not participating in ANYTHING. The don't even partake in the Perfect Drive program... you have to fax your receipts to corporate to get credit.</font>
Atlanta is notorious for not participating in ANYTHING. The don't even partake in the Perfect Drive program... you have to fax your receipts to corporate to get credit.</font>
Sep 17, 2002, 7:09 pm
#15
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Tejas, I just can't get away from the place
Programs: Exxon Mobil Supertanker, WN Double Peanut, Accor Golden Cockroach
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by chuck till:
YES. The most independently minded Budget franchise, perhaps? I've always associated Atlanta with Chrysler products even when Fords were the norm elsewhere.</font>
YES. The most independently minded Budget franchise, perhaps? I've always associated Atlanta with Chrysler products even when Fords were the norm elsewhere.</font>
