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Save Me Money: Rental car tips

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by TIM ROBINSON / KING5 News

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 8:53 AM

Updated Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:47 AM

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When you want to rent a car, there are a handful of tips to keep in mind, according to Budget Travel Magazine.

One tip is to join the loyalty programs. Besides possibly getting lower prices, you'll possibly get upgrades and cars you wouldn't normally get.

Whatever kind of car you do get, you might want to skip the rental agency web site. Instead, try travel web sites.

Try the little guys. That is, you don't have to go straight to, say, Hertz. Instead, maybe try "Rent a Wreck.” Our comparison found a full-size SUV at Rent a Wreck for $64.99 a day, compared to Hertz, which offered most SUVs for $140 a day and up (although, on the day we checked, they had a Chevy Blazer SUV for $91 a day).

And when you go to pick up that SUV – or whatever kind of vehicle it is – you might want to consider not getting the car at the airport. Airport taxes can add up to 10-percent to the cost.

Lastly, browse the web site http://www.Best-Car-Rental-Tips.com

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bricsa09 said on November 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM

My secret-package deal folks ignore-rentalcars.com If traveling to a region or are undecided, go there *B4* you make your air reservations. The best: free to reserve can add coupon codes! Sign up for express check in. Every week or so, re-check the rates, as they fluctuate, often by $100s. Cancel the higher priced 1s. Ex: we were traveling to New England-loads of airport choices. I checked rental cars at all the distance to where we were staying utilized my favorite sites to get a handle on air rates. With NE, it was cheaper and non-stop to Boston, but was somewhat further to where we were staying, i.e. you'd spend less time in the air but more time in the rental car driving to where we were staying (not to forget it's a much more congested airport and city than the other choices), plus the rental car cost was almost 2x that of one of most of the smaller cities under consideration. Add air car, and the smaller city offered a lower cost and a shorter, less-stressful drive!