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Hey,

Does anyone have advice for the best way to get a cheap car rental from the airport to be used only a couple - three hrs? I need to get one this Friday.

Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.

wb

Geez, I don't know, this is really the toughest question I've looked at today...hmmm, maybe the space shuttle offers a discount? In three hours, you can be in Ohio, or maybe even having dinner with Dorothy in Kansas? :biglaugh:

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Is that for real $128.00?

I just rented a midsize car for all of last weekend (Friday to Monday) from Enterprise for $59.00

There is a place (Zipcar) that does rent cars by the hour, but I have no idea of their rates or how it actually works. Ive seen the cars driving around with the Zipcar.com logo on them.

Maybe try them

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ZIPCAR LINK

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I've run into something like that too for prices - over $100/day for a Chevy Cobalt or similar little death trap from rental companies in O'Hare International (Chicago) but found a rental company - ACE - that was a lot cheaper and had a free shuttle service to and from the airport. I checked PriceLine and about three or four other major travel meta deals but no luck... ACE was as good as it got at about $48/day.

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All of the suggestions sound great. Once I fly in, I'll need to drive from the airport to another city about 2 hours away to meet my brother. He has a car that he'll let me borrow for that week so I won't need the rental car after that.

I'll check into everything suggested.

Is it because of the 4th being a holiday? I've never run into this before.

Thanks everyone, so much!

wb

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Depends where -- I used to go to Phoenix every six weeks -- there and back in the same day--

Dollar rented me there little car for 29.00

It is the dropping it off in a different location that is giving you the steep price

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Depends where -- I used to go to Phoenix every six weeks -- there and back in the same day--

Dollar rented me there little car for 29.00

It is the dropping it off in a different location that is giving you the steep price

ouch. yeah, that's what's probably doing it...have never checked into dropping off at another location/city b4.

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Checked out the price for an Enterprise two miles from the airport and their price for 5 days for an economy car was $184. I though tthat was a great price considering the airport's price for the same time period was $375.

So, thanks Chas! this was for the last leg of the trip so I'd drop it back at the airport.

But, I may cancel the trip because of umpteen complications even though it is unrefundable.

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The car rental business is having a tough time now, as is just about every trade that caters to the tourist market.

They're desperate to do any business at all, so I'd suggest doing a little comparative shopping, and then make the different companies fight for your business.

First get a quote from Brand X car rentals, then call up Brand Y and tell them what rate X is willing to give you and ask if they can beat that. Then call up Brand Z and tell them what Brand Y was willing to do for you and can they beat that.

Give that one or two goes around and you eventually will end up with about as cheap a rate as you're gonna get...

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