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Car Hire in USA

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  • 02-06-2007 5:35pm
    #1
    The Yipper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Headin' over to New York in July and would appreciate help in finding the CHEAPEST Car Hire place available.
    I've tried looking on line, but the list is endless, and the prices are a bit on the high side.
    Any thoughts???:o


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    #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Try Enterprise Rent-A-Car if you haven't already.


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    #3
    DonJose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,470 ✭✭✭DonJose


    Budget.com or Dollar.com are pretty cheap.


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    #4
    The Yipper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 115 ✭✭The Yipper


    Cheers guys...I'll have a look and let you know how i get on>


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    #5
    BigTommyBomb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭BigTommyBomb


    rentawreck are the cheapest if you don't need to be driving around in a brand new car.


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Make sure you are using a credit card to pay and that the card belongs to the named driver. I ran into a bit of a problem with that - I was paying on my card but my friend (cardless) was driving and it was a no-go in all companies.


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    Dr. Seuss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 153 ✭✭Dr. Seuss


    Ruu wrote:
    Try Enterprise Rent-A-Car if you haven't already.
    Agreed. And they usually have good specials too. I got a brand new Dodge Stratus for $9.99 per day plus insurance.


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    nialler
    Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭nialler


    i've recently used carhire3000.ie and found yhem to be cheapest


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    ds20prefecture
    Registered Users Posts: 1,765 ✭✭✭ds20prefecture


    I used Thrifty last time in chicago.

    In general watch out for being sold too much insurance - it can double or triple the cost of hire.

    Unless you're planning on driving to Niagara falls or something you're probably better off without a car in the tri-state area. If you're staying in Manhattan the parking costs are fairly steep.


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    Head The Wall
    Registered Users Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭Head The Wall


    Don't rent from any of the crowds at the airport, go to one of their local offices.You'll get a lot better prices there.


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    ds20prefecture
    Registered Users Posts: 1,765 ✭✭✭ds20prefecture


    FOrgot to add - once budget have your email address, so does every spam jockey in the world. I never once received spam on my private address and made the mistake of booking a car with them using that one. the next morning there were 170 mails in my inbox telling me how small my appendage was.

    And I don't even drive a BMW!


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    ianbrennan2000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 85 ✭✭ianbrennan2000


    i second carhire3000.ie

    have just booked dodge charger for two weeks in florida came in over €200 cheaper than any of the others dollar,budget etc


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