Is Reno Completely Insane!?
Feb 26, 2004 | 7:17 am
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Is Reno Completely Insane!?
I have a meeting in mid-March in San Francisco and thought that it would be nice to fly into Reno spend the night there and take a drive over the mountains the following morning.
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.
Feb 26, 2004 | 7:48 am
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If you have a important meeting in SF, driving from Reno is not a good idea to start with. You can still see lots of snow over Donner pass on I-80 in March.
I have no idea about why the tax and fees are so high in Reno, but that's becoming more and more common in lots of cities. One example is Houston, where I live. They put on many fees to fund all the new stadiums built here in the past 5 years.
I have no idea about why the tax and fees are so high in Reno, but that's becoming more and more common in lots of cities. One example is Houston, where I live. They put on many fees to fund all the new stadiums built here in the past 5 years.
Feb 26, 2004 | 10:12 am
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Feb 26, 2004 | 10:36 am
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No new stadiums in Washoe county AFAIK. I think the car rental tax is to soak tourists to plug budgetary deficits and give a break to casino owners.
used to be a whole load of user taxes and a car use tax about the same +/- 1-2% as the state sales tax. Wonder what it is up to these days?
used to be a whole load of user taxes and a car use tax about the same +/- 1-2% as the state sales tax. Wonder what it is up to these days?
Feb 26, 2004 | 6:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by csb:
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.</font>
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.</font>
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Feb 27, 2004 | 11:50 am
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I actually like Reno quite a bit and would *in spite of the oneway rental issue (use Budget)* wholeheartedly endorse your plan were it not for the MORNING meeting. Forget about the snow; you're likely to catch traffic in 3 separate places, the last of which (Bay Bridge maze) is unbearable these days with the construction.
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Feb 27, 2004 | 9:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rkkwan:
You can still see lots of snow over Donner pass on I-80 in March.
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You can still see lots of snow over Donner pass on I-80 in March.
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Just ask the Donner party.
Feb 27, 2004 | 10:19 pm
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Take Amtrak's "California Zephyr" from Reno to Emeryville? I hope someone has lots and lots of spare time. First, you need to hope if the train will arrive more or less on time from Chicago, which clearly is a huge "IF".
And then, get this - it takes 9 and a half hours to run about 220 miles; and this is downhill nevertheless. I am not kidding. Amtrak #5 is scheduled to leave Reno at 9:39am, and arrive Emeryville at 5:09pm. That's like an average of 25MPH.
And then, get this - it takes 9 and a half hours to run about 220 miles; and this is downhill nevertheless. I am not kidding. Amtrak #5 is scheduled to leave Reno at 9:39am, and arrive Emeryville at 5:09pm. That's like an average of 25MPH.
Feb 28, 2004 | 5:39 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by csb:
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.</font>
The combined fees, charges and taxes on rental cars out of Reno amounted to over 50% of the base rate. This is ridiculous. I just booked a flight into SFO instead. Great way to drive people away.</font>
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Feb 28, 2004 | 11:58 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MisterNice:
I dont know where you are flying from but usually flights to SFO are far cheaper than flights to RNO.
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I dont know where you are flying from but usually flights to SFO are far cheaper than flights to RNO.
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Does RNO (and LAS) still have the advantage of no Saturday night stay required for the cheapest tickets?