atangel
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join:2002-02-18
Bronx, NY
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July 22nd, @05:54PM
| reply to ArgyleDSL
Re: Difference between national car rental companies?
Hertz is so premium, they hate New Yorkers! Read on.
Avis has a great check in service if you sign up for their preferred service (key waiting for me and my name on a board and all checked through/in already when I get there)
While I can't speak for all, and it depends on what you want to do, but Hertz is one that does NOT honor its web price if you live in a borough. The prices are for Manhattan. You will pay more for rental because they believe drivers from the boroughs are more often involved in accidents. My feeling is that is what insurance is for, so it is a hidden tax IMHO.
I have not rented from them since, not privately and not from work.
This article is from 1992, and I haven't had anything to do with them since. They obviously DO want to drive renters to competitors.
»query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h···64958260
Some clarifications about laws in NYC
»www.oag.state.ny.us/consumer/tip···tal.html
Ahhh, this link say both Hertz and Dollar slight NYC residents (and lets not forget, NYC is made up of 5 boroughs, not one):
»www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006···arently/
I use Enterprise often non work rentals. The staff really seem to like their jobs, but check the fine print. Some rentals come with mileage restrictions (and they will generally give you more if you just ask at the counter) and some come unlimited (I think if you stay in the tri-state area, but ask to find out for sure)
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| I'll never rent from Hertz again either.
I got a minivan online, came to the airport, got the key or paperwork. Went to the lot a few blocks away from the airport where cars are kept. I walked around the lot looking for the van for a little bit and was unsure which one it was so I went into the office at the lot. It was an office for their gold members or something like that. The lady pretty much yelled at me to get the hell out of there after asking if I was a member. I would have threw the key at her but the rental wasnt for me  |
