Car Rentals [master thread]
Sep 23, 2011, 3:58 pm
#211
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
Looks like your Alamo is sold out of the $15 rate at the Austin airport this weekend. I just checked next weekend and that $15 rate shows up. Unfortunately it looks like you get zinged with $15 of taxes at the Austin airport, so total is $30. My recommendation would be to try an off airport Hertz location and these codes.
My only problem was the attendant had no idea what I was talking about (not taking the car) and he thought I was trying to use the rental as a parking space since I had driven myself. He kept saying no I couldn't leave my car even if I didn't rent a car.
I finally had to talk to his supervisor who understood what I was getting at even though he was unfamiliar with the Grand Slam. Gonna go back tomorrow and do another one, hopefully they don't freak out again.
Sep 23, 2011, 4:09 pm
#212
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ROC
Programs: Anything CC gives me
Posts: 1,118
I did two Manhattan rentals this week while there on business.
Now I'm back in my suburban home and I thought I'd do some searching for cheap rentals. Turns out there's a Hertz location as part of a gas station nearby I never noticed.
After searching online for some promo codes I did:
CDP: 211762 (Amex Plat)
PC: 162330 (?? No idea what this is, but it's $5 off, seems to work on Saturdays but not Sundays).
That gets the rental down to about $15 base rate, $19 a/i.
Gonna do one on Saturday and see how it goes.
Now I'm back in my suburban home and I thought I'd do some searching for cheap rentals. Turns out there's a Hertz location as part of a gas station nearby I never noticed.
After searching online for some promo codes I did:
CDP: 211762 (Amex Plat)
PC: 162330 (?? No idea what this is, but it's $5 off, seems to work on Saturdays but not Sundays).
That gets the rental down to about $15 base rate, $19 a/i.
Gonna do one on Saturday and see how it goes.
I love FT! I had a Hertz rental using Amex Plat CDP for tmw too but could not find a PC for a one-day weekend. You just saved me 4 dollars per rental! Thanks! Mine came out to be $19 a/i too!
Side note: I do have a Amex Plat card and can use it if I have to, but is it an issue if I don't use it while using the Amex Plat CDP? Any problems with them giving me the same rate or miles posting if I don't use the Amex Plat card with the Amex Plat CDP?
Side note: I do have a Amex Plat card and can use it if I have to, but is it an issue if I don't use it while using the Amex Plat CDP? Any problems with them giving me the same rate or miles posting if I don't use the Amex Plat card with the Amex Plat CDP?
Breakdown:
$22.99/weekend day
-$15 PC: 162330
-$0.88 Amex Plat CDP 11% Discount
+$1.00 Tax
+$0.75 FF Surcharge
= $8.86!
This was at local Hertz HLE.
Last edited by booyaa; Sep 23, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Sep 23, 2011, 5:35 pm
#215
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 494
I have 1000 Gold Plus Points
I have 1000 Gold Plus Points in my Hertz account. How can I use them to get a GS hit?
Should I redeem them and have my Hertz account set to earn US Airways miles instead of Hertz points?
OR
Exchange for FF (US Airways)?
Any help would be appreciated.
TIA.
Should I redeem them and have my Hertz account set to earn US Airways miles instead of Hertz points?
OR
Exchange for FF (US Airways)?
Any help would be appreciated.
TIA.
Sep 23, 2011, 7:39 pm
#218
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 668
Worst case scenario you drive it around the block for 5 minutes, put a dollar of gas in the tank, and return it.
Sep 23, 2011, 7:39 pm
#219
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
Posts: 4,904
Sep 24, 2011, 12:50 am
#220
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
Sep 24, 2011, 8:54 am
#221
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: PHL-adjacent
Programs: AA Executive Platinum (but always US in my heart), HH Diamond
Posts: 3,346
Collegeville, PA - Hertz
I just did my Hertz "rental" this morning. When I went in there, the lady told me that another guy just did the same thing.
I went in yesterday to explain what I was going to do and the woman looked at me like I had three eyes. When I told her that there would likely be others doing the same, she was incredulous. So today when she told me that another guy just did the same, I felt vindicated!
So...
Hi to the FTer who "rented" today at the Collegeville Hertz!
I went in yesterday to explain what I was going to do and the woman looked at me like I had three eyes. When I told her that there would likely be others doing the same, she was incredulous. So today when she told me that another guy just did the same, I felt vindicated!
So...
Hi to the FTer who "rented" today at the Collegeville Hertz!
Sep 24, 2011, 9:59 am
#222
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ROC
Programs: Anything CC gives me
Posts: 1,118
My gf just "picked up" her one-day rental using the AMEX Plat CDP and PC: 162330. Online reservations shows a $5 discount, making it $19 a/i. But when we went in and processed the paperwork, it came out to be $15 off!! That makes its $9 a/i from a $22.99 weekend rate! Thanks DrBob!!
Breakdown:
$22.99/weekend day
-$15 PC: 162330
-$0.88 Amex Plat CDP 11% Discount
+$1.00 Tax
+$0.75 FF Surcharge
= $8.86!
This was at local Hertz HLE.
Breakdown:
$22.99/weekend day
-$15 PC: 162330
-$0.88 Amex Plat CDP 11% Discount
+$1.00 Tax
+$0.75 FF Surcharge
= $8.86!
This was at local Hertz HLE.
Sep 24, 2011, 11:32 am
#223
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 257
I tried to use the hertz employee Cdp 500030 along with the $5 off promotion code. Got it to work the first time, I guess I confused the hertz employee by asking to rent me a car without taking it. The second time, I was asked for my Hertz ID. Will use the Amex cdp from now on.
Sep 24, 2011, 3:30 pm
#224
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: Former long-time US GP; now AA dirt
Posts: 4,904
Love when that happens! Uber-BOOYAA!! ^
