am I crazy??rental run
Dec 20, 2014, 10:58 am
#1
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am I crazy??rental run
I have one more rental needed to get to elite.....an no trips until January.
so tomorrow I am renting a car, and will drop it off shortly after I pick it up...
anyone else doing a "rental run"??
so tomorrow I am renting a car, and will drop it off shortly after I pick it up...
anyone else doing a "rental run"??
Dec 20, 2014, 11:35 am
#2
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Get it on their "Last Minute Specials" code, on a weekend, and get it from a non-airport location. Cost should be minimal and you'll hit the next tier for the next year. Makes sense to me.
1 vote for not crazy, at least in this instance.
1 vote for not crazy, at least in this instance.
Dec 20, 2014, 1:10 pm
#3
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It depends on how one values his time, how cheap rates/fees can be, and expected benefits on next year's rentals. It's not crazy as a foregone conclusion.
Dec 21, 2014, 1:13 am
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I did something similar. Got a rental from NJ to West Palm Beach, then booked a flight from PBI to IAD for $18 on F9. Then I drove the 1400 miles and flew back from PBI the next day. I was 9 days away from Executive and got a cheap Florida drive in rate.
Dec 21, 2014, 12:52 pm
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If you actually use your free days, I'd say go for EE depending on the # of days necessary and rates available. If you often let free days expire, there's not much benefit in EE vs ES. I was going to be one day short of EE and was pondering whether or not a single day rental would be worth it as I've had 12F days expire without being used the last 2 years and I never have a need to do one-ways (outside of stringing 12F and regular days together as I'll be doing next month). I probably would have done the single-day to hit EE (more to get PCAR on ICAR res at TUL than anything else) but they ended up bumping me up based on a CS issue anyway, which negated the need.
Dec 21, 2014, 1:46 pm
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If you actually use your free days, I'd say go for EE depending on the # of days necessary and rates available. If you often let free days expire, there's not much benefit in EE vs ES. I was going to be one day short of EE and was pondering whether or not a single day rental would be worth it as I've had 12F days expire without being used the last 2 years and I never have a need to do one-ways (outside of stringing 12F and regular days together as I'll be doing next month). I probably would have done the single-day to hit EE (more to get PCAR on ICAR res at TUL than anything else) but they ended up bumping me up based on a CS issue anyway, which negated the need.
Dec 22, 2014, 12:47 am
#8
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that's an extreme rental run... the gas and toll cost a lot
Dec 23, 2014, 5:12 am
#9
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Just did a rental run and lucked into a 325i. I was going to just let it sit for an hour but decided to drive around for a bit. The person who checked me back in said 3 other people did the same thing that day as well to hit their status level for the year.
Dec 23, 2014, 1:43 pm
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wow a 325 i...now thats nice!!
Dec 27, 2014, 10:05 am
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Dec 27, 2014, 9:01 pm
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