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V.cheap car rental for the states!!

  • 19-05-2008 6:50pm
    #1
    Four of a kind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭


    Im heading to Vegas in August and doing a 3 week road trip through california. Will pick up car in Vegas and drop off in San Fran. I got a quote of €212 for a sebring convertible for the 3 weeks. This includes everything.....one way fee's, taxes, insurance. It does not include the tank of petrol you pay before you leave.

    the company I went through were www.argusrentals.com
    I rang after I got the quote emailed to me and the lady said that it must have been an online error. She punched in the same dates and drop off's as I did and the quote came to €898 for the same sebring convertible.

    So I said what do I do with the email quote I was given and she said that if I went ahead and booked it online using the link from the email that I would have to get the car at the price I was quoted!

    So I went ahead and did exactly that. I then rang up after to confirm my booking and the cost was €212 for the 3 weeks!! The company is Alamo that I'll be renting off.

    Has anyone else had this happen to them? I can't believe my luck.


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  • #2
    jjbrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭jjbrien


    Four of a kind wrote: »
    Im heading to Vegas in August and doing a 3 week road trip through california. Will pick up car in Vegas and drop off in San Fran. I got a quote of €212 for a sebring convertible for the 3 weeks. This includes everything.....one way fee's, taxes, insurance. It does not include the tank of petrol you pay before you leave.

    the company I went through were www.argusrentals.com
    I rang after I got the quote emailed to me and the lady said that it must have been an online error. She punched in the same dates and drop off's as I did and the quote came to €898 for the same sebring convertible.

    So I said what do I do with the email quote I was given and she said that if I went ahead and booked it online using the link from the email that I would have to get the car at the price I was quoted!

    So I went ahead and did exactly that. I then rang up after to confirm my booking and the cost was €212 for the 3 weeks!! The company is Alamo that I'll be renting off.

    Has anyone else had this happen to them? I can't believe my luck.

    Had this happen as well got a quote for 800 euro for 2 weeks picking up in Buffalo and dropping off at Boston. Got a quote of avis for 150 euro. So I did it with them.


  • #3
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Nice one :)

    I'm reneting from Phoniex to San Fran this July for €430 for 11 days. My original quote was €800 until I came here and got a hint check out Thrifty who had 40% off PLUS they work through Dollar rentals who don't change one-way drop fees between NV/AZ and CA.


  • #4
    Four of a kind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Four of a kind


    unbelievable how the rates can change so dramatically is'nt it though! It would make you think that there was something up with the offer. Well I thought that when I saw the quote originally. :)

    But I ain't complaining!


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