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PLEASE HELP on Convertible reservation
Would greatly appreciate any codes/coupons that would help beat the following quote:
Where Renting at: Dulles International Airport Washington D. C. (Dulles) , District Of Columbia Return at: Dulles International Airport Washington D. C. (Dulles) , District Of Columbia When Pick-up: Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 06:00 PM Return: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 06:00 PM How Discount Plan Number (CDP): ENTE PUBLICATION CARD 89 Your rate has been discounted by 05 % 964375 - Promotional coupon has been deducted from total rental charges What Vehicle Type: Ford Mustang Convertible or Similar Auto Trans Air Con Details 86.44 USD Weekend Day Base Amount Weekend Day: 3 Weekend Days at 86.44 USD 100 FREE MI Included Per Weekend Day Rental .28 EXTRA MI USD Per Extra MI Rate Code: MCLE Additional Items TAX 10.00 % Airport concession fee recovery 11.10 % Vehicle license fee recovery 0.93 USD Approximate Rental Charge: 302.02 USD |
To narrow down your search, AAA's rate is $334 with no coupons. It would include additional drivers who are also AAA members. You might consider actually calling a travel agent and seeing if they can find a better deal.
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Is the limited mileage of 100 miles per day typical for a convertible?
Originally Posted by Recreation
To narrow down your search, AAA's rate is $334 with no coupons. It would include additional drivers who are also AAA members. You might consider actually calling a travel agent and seeing if they can find a better deal.
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CDP 205418 and PC 988735 got the total down to about $291...not much savings, but this is going to be a pricey rental...the base rate w/no discounts is $106/day!!
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And if you mainly care about lowest rate, not necc. getting Hertz, you can get the same thing from Budget for $265 using BCD U072400
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Do you know what discounts are associated with each of those codes?
Anyway of getting around the limited mileage cap?
Originally Posted by crhptic
CDP 205418 and PC 988735 got the total down to about $291...not much savings, but this is going to be a pricey rental...the base rate w/no discounts is $106/day!!
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The problem is that the Budet location in my area only rents the Sebring, while Hertz has the Mustang. I actually came across a coupon for Budget which on top of the $265 rate is good for one free weekend day which would bring it down to about $195.
Originally Posted by crhptic
And if you mainly care about lowest rate, not necc. getting Hertz, you can get the same thing from Budget for $265 using BCD U072400
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Originally Posted by lawnboy246
Anyway of getting around the limited mileage cap?
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Originally Posted by lawnboy246
Do you know what discounts are associated with each of those codes?
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Originally Posted by lawnboy246
The problem is that the Budet location in my area only rents the Sebring, while Hertz has the Mustang. I actually came across a coupon for Budget which on top of the $265 rate is good for one free weekend day which would bring it down to about $195.
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There's always variations in the car models, even in convertibles. It may say Mustang or similar for Hertz, and the Mustang may be most likely, but you still might get something else.
I rented a convertible from Dollar in MIA several years ago, Chrysler Sebring or similar. When I picked it up, the agent asked what color, nice touch. I said red, natch. :D And he said oh, I should warn you, the red one is an Eclipse. So I got what I thought was the cooler Mitsubishi Eclipse instead. Not sure how much those still show up in the rental fleets, particularly outside of Florida where convertibles are obviously plentiful and in significant demand year-round. But there still might be room for variances. Probably best to try to call and ask the station what they carry for the standard convertible. They might give you more than one car model (though guaranteeing one over another might be tough). PS The IAD Hertz tends to get poor marks for service in discussions I've read here. This may be a reasonable time to look elsewhere.... |
Tried calling them yesterday and it seems to depend on location and vehicle class as to whether the mileage is unlimited or capped at 100 miles per day.
It is actually for a friend of mine birthday so it is all going to be local in town driving.
Originally Posted by crhptic
You could try calling reservations and asking if they have any unlimited-mileage rates for that class of car on those dates. If so, then go about trying to find discount codes which apply to those rates... ;) If not, and the mileage limits are tied to the vehicle class/dates...hope you're not planning on driving a lot!
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Didn't know if there was a coupon that was required with one of those codes that needed to be presented at the time of pickup.
Originally Posted by crhptic
Meaning what, like percentages and dollar amounts, etc? In exact terms, no. I just know they make your total $291 because I tried it on Hertz.com :)
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Thanks for the suggestion! I have called Hertz at IAD and they seem to carry the Jaguar, Audi A4, Sebring, and Mustang convertibles, but they carry more of the Mustang than any of the other models. On the contrary, Budget, which I have rented from before, never had rented from Hertz, solely carries the Sebring, but mileage is unlimited.
Originally Posted by CrazyOne
There's always variations in the car models, even in convertibles. It may say Mustang or similar for Hertz, and the Mustang may be most likely, but you still might get something else.
I rented a convertible from Dollar in MIA several years ago, Chrysler Sebring or similar. When I picked it up, the agent asked what color, nice touch. I said red, natch. :D And he said oh, I should warn you, the red one is an Eclipse. So I got what I thought was the cooler Mitsubishi Eclipse instead. Not sure how much those still show up in the rental fleets, particularly outside of Florida where convertibles are obviously plentiful and in significant demand year-round. But there still might be room for variances. Probably best to try to call and ask the station what they carry for the standard convertible. They might give you more than one car model (though guaranteeing one over another might be tough). PS The IAD Hertz tends to get poor marks for service in discussions I've read here. This may be a reasonable time to look elsewhere.... |
Originally Posted by lawnboy246
Thanks for the suggestion! I have called Hertz at IAD and they seem to carry the Jaguar, Audi A4, Sebring, and Mustang convertibles, but they carry more of the Mustang than any of the other models. On the contrary, Budget, which I have rented from before, never had rented from Hertz, solely carries the Sebring, but mileage is unlimited.
There is a $25 off a weekend rental coupon out there (see the last post or two of the big coupon thread), but I'm not sure if pickup on Thursday night will qualify. It might; I think that varies by location as well. Not sure if this would give a better quote than what you're already getting. Okay, I plugged this in, PC 988735 $25 off weekend rental any car class, plus CDP from AAA (I used my local code, 215). Makes it cheaper than your original quote: 3 Weekend days at 81.89 USD Promotional Coupon: 988735 - Promotional coupon has been deducted from total rental charges . CDP Name: AAA EAST CENTRAL Your rate has been discounted by 10 % Additional Items (included in Approximate Total Charges) TAX 10.00 % Airport concession fee recovery 11.10 % Vehicle license fee recovery 0.93 USD Rate is guaranteed. Total Approximate Charges 276.26 USD |
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