spender

I'm off to sunny California soon and was wondering if any of our American friends can offer some advice on car rental.
Best company, best prices etc?
Any one that rents out 'muscle cars' for a day or two!!!!!!

All advice welcome from fellow Scooby owners.

Ta

Spender

Scooby Dooby Blue

If you know anyone that works for BT, get their EIN from them and that'll get you 10% discount from Hertz.

I dunno about hiring "muscle cars" but you can usually get a V6 convertible for a little bit extra.

Remember and haggle the price though, under no circumstances pay the quoted daily rate.

Y'all have a nice day now y'hear

steve McCulloch

Avis is reasonably good - I go regularly to LA

If you have a Delta card or use another US Carrier you can state your a member and most places will give you a circa 20% discount - better to be a member just for this - go to any Delta desk and they should give you a member no till you get your proper card.....

As for muscle cars - well you can get a basic Mustang from Avis - dont know about specialists...

Haggle with the big companies - usually pretty difficult
But you dont have to take out the various types of insurance - but I would - they drive like nutters - especially down to San Diego

Oh - and California is expensive for hiring cars and dearer on fuel and just about everything... else

cullenj

I've been having a look at hire cars and u can get a V6 mustang or camaro for about an extra tenner a day. Havn't seen anything a lot more interesting tho.
cheers
James

Hol

iTrader: (1)

Did you know that they dont have roundabouts?

British invention!. Bloody Typical!

NotoriousREV

A tip for those of you going on package holidays that include free car rental: be at the back of the queue, they will hopefully have run out of the basic car and upgrade you FOC, although they will ask you if you'd like to upgrade for an extra $x per day, jut say no then laugh when they give you the keys to a better car anyway.

simon_prickett

The turning circle on the Mustang is crap - you have been warned...

You could try Rent A Wreck (yes they do exist!).

Simon.

timbo2000

There's a coincidence.

I'm gonna need to rent a car in San Francisco and drop it off in Seattle. Was going to arrange it when I get there in a months time or so.

Any recommendations/advice?

Mungo

Now there's a real coincidence - I'm going to need to rent a car in Seattle and drop it on in San Francisco, in September!

D Noble

i did the whole rent a typical american car thing a couple of years ago,got a mustang convertable from herz,not much more than the basic cost (they cost about 10k over there!!) hired it in san diago,and drove to las vagas/grand canyon/arizona then back to SD,great fun and only cost £12 to fill it up!!

like nike say"just do it"

regards
dave