Driving across the US, best choice Hertz for transporting?
Jul 31, 2019, 3:14 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 140
Driving across the US, best choice Hertz for transporting?
So we are moving across the country from CA to NY.
I was looking at truck rentals and they are astronomical, between 3-4K.
This got me to thinking about just renting a midsize from hertz, and hoping to get lucky with a truck or van in the UC lots.
Would this be okay? I couldn't find any fine print about excluding cross country travel for using Ultimate Choice.
I was looking at truck rentals and they are astronomical, between 3-4K.
This got me to thinking about just renting a midsize from hertz, and hoping to get lucky with a truck or van in the UC lots.
Would this be okay? I couldn't find any fine print about excluding cross country travel for using Ultimate Choice.
Jul 31, 2019, 3:18 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
So we are moving across the country from CA to NY.
I was looking at truck rentals and they are astronomical, between 3-4K.
This got me to thinking about just renting a midsize from hertz, and hoping to get lucky with a truck or van in the UC lots.
Would this be okay? I couldn't find any fine print about excluding cross country travel for using Ultimate Choice.
I was looking at truck rentals and they are astronomical, between 3-4K.
This got me to thinking about just renting a midsize from hertz, and hoping to get lucky with a truck or van in the UC lots.
Would this be okay? I couldn't find any fine print about excluding cross country travel for using Ultimate Choice.
Aug 1, 2019, 2:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: NW GE
Posts: 602
SMF is an ultimate choice location so what you could do is book several reservations beginning days before you NEED the vehicle.
IE if you intend to go Sun - Sun, book one res Thurs to Sun, one Fri to Sun and one Sat to Sun, all SMF-NYC, then go on Thurs, if theres no fullsize SUV/truck/van in the UC lot leave, come back the next day, etc. I imagine if you're willing to sit around and wait whats brought in eventually you can get something thats satisfactory over several days. In the grand scheme of things an extra day or two on the rental shouldn't be a big deal.
IE if you intend to go Sun - Sun, book one res Thurs to Sun, one Fri to Sun and one Sat to Sun, all SMF-NYC, then go on Thurs, if theres no fullsize SUV/truck/van in the UC lot leave, come back the next day, etc. I imagine if you're willing to sit around and wait whats brought in eventually you can get something thats satisfactory over several days. In the grand scheme of things an extra day or two on the rental shouldn't be a big deal.
Aug 9, 2019, 4:06 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Plat, UA Plat 1MM, AS MVP, Hyatt Discoverist, Avis Presidents Club, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 3,938
You will pay airport fees on a rental at SMF Depending on how long a rental you do, you might save enough money by renting off-airport to actually just reserve a minivan and not sweat the upgrade lottery. I've also successfully sweet-talked agents at Hertz Local Edition into minivans from car reservations on multiple occasions but you can't really depend on that. .
I would recommend a minivan over a truck. Because, rain.
I would recommend a minivan over a truck. Because, rain.
Aug 10, 2019, 7:24 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York suburbs
Posts: 4,209
I often do cross country roadtrips for vacation. So far, I found that Hertz favors going east, and National, if their retail one-way rates are actually competitive, favors a westward flow. There are a few exceptions I saw, but generally this is the pattern over 10+ years.