22 Oct 08 Car Rental Techniques: Cheap Car Rental

In today’s world of competitive marketing and cutthroat competition, a customer can’t really predict whether the deal he/she is closing will benefit her or not, most of the time most, consumers, just go on with the deal just to avoid all the hassle of inquiring for more economic alternatives, or discounts. This also applies to car rentals, nowadays, it’s hard to call anything a cheap car rental, with the inflation rate of products, continuing gas price increase it’s hard to keep product prices down, so here are a few tips to keep your car rentals cheap, even if every other factor is making it expensive.

1.Reserve your cheap car rental internet sites instead of over the counter ones. Internet sites, offer internet only discounts which could very beneficial for you, cheap car rentals can be achieved by being witty, put discounts like these to your advantage and you’re sure to save a lot.

2.One way to get cheap car rentals is to try to get the most out of your rental. Most car rentals require you to fill the tank when you return it, so on your way to returning the rented car, fill it up with the cheapest type of gas you could find, you’ll save more than when they make you pay for the gas at an inflated rate.

3.If you can, always rent at only one Car Company, companies give you cheap car rentals for frequently renting their cars, discounts, coupons and sometimes even miles.

4.Ask the car rentals if you can exchange your flyers miles for car rental miles. This is especially useful when your flyer’s miles is about to expire, instead of just letting it go to waste, get a cheap car rental for it.

5.For a cheap car rental, try to make reservations as early as possible, car rental; companies give discounts for customers who reserve early.

6.To get your rental cheaper, pick up your car early in the morning, just as the shop is opening, so that there will be a shortage on the cheap car rentals, at this point, the renters may give you a free or a marked down upgrade.

7.Look for packages like hotels and rental packages or if you want a cheaper car rental find a package that includes air fare, car rental and hotel stay, these packages give you great discounts on all three, so if you’re planning to do all, I suggest you get a package deal to get the most out of your money.

8.To get a cheap car rental at your own, price, find rent-at-your-own-price internet sites that look for the best possible deal with the budget that you’ve given them, but be careful with this, review the company’s history first before you get into it, or make sure that there are no other cheaper means before you close the deal, remember, once you make a reservation, you can’t cancel it.

9.If you’re going to use the car for more than five days try to find weekly rates from car rentals, with weekly rates, the sixth and seventh day are almost always discounted, so look for this when you’re out for a cheap car rental.

10.Instead of picking up your rental at the airport, save money by picking it up at the shop, this’ll reduce airport surcharges.

Reader's Comments

1. Frank | 22 Oct 2008 4:20 pm

   great techniques! thanks! Especially 6 and 7

   “To get your rental cheaper, pick up your car early in the morning, just as the shop is opening, so that there will be a shortage on the cheap car rentals, at this point, the renters may give you a free or a marked down upgrade.” –

   thanks for that!

2. James Freeman | 22 Oct 2008 4:22 pm

   Very useful tips, thanks, Zakk!

3. Chris | 23 Oct 2008 9:11 am

   Yeah! I was searching for such techniques! Thanks! I’m going to travel through Europe, and I need such tips! Thanks, bro!

4. Timbo | 23 Oct 2008 9:16 am

   Timbo says he loves your website! Timbo likes such articles! Tips 5-7 are z best!

5. Maria Jorje | 23 Oct 2008 3:32 pm

   I took a car last year, when I visited Belize, that’s in Central America, huh, well, I overpaid for sure… Thanks for these techniques, will use them next time, huh. Thanks!

6. made west marketing | 24 Oct 2008 11:02 am

   bring me more such articles!!! These are z best cauz they are useful! And that’s very important for everyone. thanks. All tipz are great!

7. Jerry | 27 Oct 2008 3:33 pm

   I never rent a car, cause I’m afraid of insurance-scam…

8. Zakk Boner | 28 Oct 2008 6:18 pm

   to Maria Jorje:

   Belize is a wounderful place, it’s sad I’ve never been there… hope, someday

   to Jerry:

   Yeah, there are car insurance scams… My friend took a car while visiting Italy, he was scammed this way

9. Michaela | 30 Oct 2008 3:42 pm

   I like cars, always take convertibles on vacations – really enjoy them! My husband is mad on having sex in car, damn, like it too!

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11. Richard A. | 20 Nov 2008 2:47 pm

    I took a lambo for $500/day few days ago. Is it too expensive?

12. Zakk Boner | 20 Nov 2008 5:35 pm

    to Richard A.:

    Actually $500 per day is a regular price for cars like Lambo…

13. Cindy | 26 Jan 2009 1:13 am

    Thanks for the tips!

14. Paula | 03 Feb 2009 9:47 am

    When searching for internet car rental specials, you can also try to check car rental rates using a discount code. There are hundreds of membership programs and professional associations that offer car rental discount codes to their members. You can find a list of car rental discount codes for 8 major car rental companies, at http://www.best-car-rental-tips.com/discount-codes.html

15. Kmac | 26 Feb 2009 4:06 pm

    To be honest the discount is only ever as good as the company. Make sure you do the research on the company you plan to rent from first.

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