Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I will almost guarantee that the following company will beat the rate and by a significant amount.
I have informed you about the hidden fees that you can possibly avoid in order to receive better rates on rental cars , but I did fail to mention cruise ships for sale 1 simple piece to the puzzle. All rental car companies are competing against one another. If their cars are not being driven by you the consumer, the car is costing the company money ie. payments, insurance, and space that the car is using on their lots. These companies NEED you to be driving and paying for these such costs.
I have recently arrived in Honolulu for an extended period of time. In doing so my girlfriend and I truly needed a rental car in order to escape the city lights, make runs for the beach, eat late night ramen in Chinatown, go to work etc etc etc. However; at first I was terrified to calculate the cost of a rental car, gas, insurance, taxes, and an additional driver.
We needed an economy car for 100 days, with 2 drivers, unlimited miles, and at a fitting cost for the allowance that we had available per my girlfriends working contract. With my first phone calls to the multitude of car rental agencies I was blown away by the figures that they were giving me. I initially toyed with purchasing a car rather than renting for our 100 day stint(initial rental cost $4800). I knew this was unacceptable, and I began negotiating one companies total cost off of the others to gain a satisfactory rate. Initially I began with larger companies (Hertz, Enterprise, National, Budget) all located directly at the airport, and then started to work my way to smaller local companies. Larger companies will allow you to haggle with them for better rates, but even they will hit their minimum allowance by company standards. As much as they want your business; they also know with a nationally cruise ships for sale recognizable name and an airport location; if you don t take their car the next person will. However; by negotiating a larger company s pricing charts down to a minimum; this allows cruise ships for sale you a platform to move away from the airport cruise ships for sale with. Car rental companies at the airport will acquire business due to an ease of access. Where as rental companies (and usually local companies) that are not located directly at the airport have to entice you to come to them.
Utilizing a local company that is not located at an airport offers you the ability to negotiate even further. For one they are not kept to the same standards as a nationally recognizable company. Meaning; they can offer unlimited miles and an additional driver at no additional cost because they are an independent, making independent decisions and are not held accountable for what the Kansas City location is doing compared to the Honolulu location. As well; they are competing against a national conglomerate corporation with a larger financial backing, and need their cars to be driven at all times in order to make their profit.
You may say to yourself, How can the same cars that are located less than 1/2 mile away from one another under a different banner cruise ships for sale have a price difference of $3,000? The easy answer is that we have been careless enough in our research to pay such an exorbitant rate, and now the Car Rental Companies are taking advantage of that laziness.
You may say to yourself, I don t have the time to bicker with a company over the price! If I offer you my condolences would you believe me that in 2 hours I saved $3,000? Do you have the time now?
You may say to yourself, A nationally recognizable company offers more security. Do they? Are you sure? A1 Car Rental offers me the same exact contract, a local customer service, and a local knowledge base.
I will almost guarantee that the following company will beat the rate and by a significant amount. Do not stop there!!! Get a confirmation number for that quote and then move onto the next company until you know you have the best possible rate that the area can provide.
The $3,000 dollars that I now have in my pocket is going to go a long way for my surf, scuba, snorkeling, climbing trips and allow me to indulge in so much local cuisine that I might come home with a little tummy. So the next time you are in need of a rental cruise ships for sale car be fully aware that you are offered a negotiable rate. With a few simple phone calls to local car rental companies the total cost can and will be dropped to allow you more ease in budgeting for the rest of your holiday or stay.
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