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Hot Rental Car Deal From Enterprise
- Thread starter Keltron
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You are refering to 9.99/weekend day compact special they ran for a long time. This one just started a month ago. Old deal had 100 miles/day restriction
Enterprise does push their insurance scam. Just insist on your own. as long as you have insurance and use A Gold card or better, you are fine. If you must you can by CDW for cheaper from Travelguard (9/day)
I had a friend who worked at Enterprise. They wrote him up many times for failing to sell the insurance plan - liability insurance, waivers, claimers, etc. In fact, sometimes they even scare the customer into buying the plan. It's similar to the ESP or PSP plans sold by retail stores like Best Buys. Even if they say "you crash the car with their insurance plan, you can just walk away," that's a total lie because you are liable for civil and criminal damages.
Secrets & Tips:
1. Enterprise does not have unlimited mileage with their specials. It will cost you extra $10.00 or more, and you're limited to a 2000-3000 mile gap before you return it. They say its for car maintenance, but similar companies like Dollar do not have that restriction - unlimited mileage should be unlimted mileage --- not 200 a day or other bs. Enterprise says that its to maintain the value of their fleet for pre-owned sales, but it just may be another way to milk customers for money.
2. If you really rent for them (or from another company) make sure that you walk 360 degrees around the car, and look for any damage, like scratches and dents. Cars from their fleet were usually rented out by someone else on the same day - and then rented to you when it was returned and not inspected carefully. Enterprise likes to blame renters who didn't get their insurance for any damage, such as dents, window dings, emblem damage, etc.. Take photos if you have a camera phone, and show it to them if they blame you.
3. Look at the poor sales force sometimes, they dress all nice - but have to wash the cars by themself sometimes. Imagine having to wear a tie, and then do a car wash. It's a tough job my friend says - and if you fail to meet your quota for the month in insurance sales, you're going to the bottom of the heap; keep it up and you'd be off a job.
4. Even if you deny their insurance coverage plan, be sure that you have some sort of coverage - good or adequate. This is a rental car and should be treated as other people's property. Some people joy ride and mistreat the rental car, driving it in a way that they don't usually drive if it's their own vehicle - like gunning the car, rapid acceleration, etc.. If you damage the car, you will pay the bill.
Have fun renting the car and paying for gas to get anywhere these days! Be careful driving out there.
Secrets & Tips:
1. Enterprise does not have unlimited mileage with their specials. It will cost you extra $10.00 or more, and you're limited to a 2000-3000 mile gap before you return it. They say its for car maintenance, but similar companies like Dollar do not have that restriction - unlimited mileage should be unlimted mileage --- not 200 a day or other bs. Enterprise says that its to maintain the value of their fleet for pre-owned sales, but it just may be another way to milk customers for money.
2. If you really rent for them (or from another company) make sure that you walk 360 degrees around the car, and look for any damage, like scratches and dents. Cars from their fleet were usually rented out by someone else on the same day - and then rented to you when it was returned and not inspected carefully. Enterprise likes to blame renters who didn't get their insurance for any damage, such as dents, window dings, emblem damage, etc.. Take photos if you have a camera phone, and show it to them if they blame you.
3. Look at the poor sales force sometimes, they dress all nice - but have to wash the cars by themself sometimes. Imagine having to wear a tie, and then do a car wash. It's a tough job my friend says - and if you fail to meet your quota for the month in insurance sales, you're going to the bottom of the heap; keep it up and you'd be off a job.
4. Even if you deny their insurance coverage plan, be sure that you have some sort of coverage - good or adequate. This is a rental car and should be treated as other people's property. Some people joy ride and mistreat the rental car, driving it in a way that they don't usually drive if it's their own vehicle - like gunning the car, rapid acceleration, etc.. If you damage the car, you will pay the bill.
Have fun renting the car and paying for gas to get anywhere these days! Be careful driving out there.
Yes, you would have to go out of your way to return the car to Enterprise at there specified mileage for an exchange, or service. If you wanted to drive from LA to SF, that would be at least 2000 miles round-trip. Any miles extra would be charged as a penalty.
I would go with Budget, Dollar, or Alamo and use my Costco or AAA discounts. Ends up cheaper that way.
Rumpltzer
Diamond Member
Yeah, I made the mistake of renting from Enterprise just once when I went home to visit my mom in po-dunk Florida.
They wouldn't let me have the car without buying the insurance. I showed the guy that I had insurance on my truck, and he called my insurance company to confirm. He then pointed out that I was "just a college student" (I was a grad student at the time) and would not be able to pay for their econo-car if I totalled it.
I was pissed. The insurance cost more than the rental. I poured sand into the engine block, drove it at huge RPM, and took it back the next day instead of renting it for a week like I had planned.
They wouldn't let me have the car without buying the insurance. I showed the guy that I had insurance on my truck, and he called my insurance company to confirm. He then pointed out that I was "just a college student" (I was a grad student at the time) and would not be able to pay for their econo-car if I totalled it.
I was pissed. The insurance cost more than the rental. I poured sand into the engine block, drove it at huge RPM, and took it back the next day instead of renting it for a week like I had planned.
Enterprise is the cheapest local to me, and in general has treated me well. What I like to do is schedule a car repair with pickup rental, but to get a good deal did require some negotiation with the manager (Dodge Ram 4 seat pickup for a compact car rate). They do overbook, so don't be late or too early to pick up a car. Also they will pick you up and drop you off without any fuss, and not too much delay.
BTW renting any kind of moving truck in SoCal has gotten a bit insane, with high per mile charges etc.
One single event ruined the unlimited mileage deals, a little race called One Lap of America, where several teams rented unlimited mileage cars for a week and brought them back with like 6k miles on them.
How embarassing you let some counter jockey cow you into buying insurance. Tsk Tsk.
BTW renting any kind of moving truck in SoCal has gotten a bit insane, with high per mile charges etc.
One single event ruined the unlimited mileage deals, a little race called One Lap of America, where several teams rented unlimited mileage cars for a week and brought them back with like 6k miles on them.
How embarassing you let some counter jockey cow you into buying insurance. Tsk Tsk.
Samus
Golden Member
cheapest i can get in chicago (where i live) is $27.00 for a Kia Rio. it has automatic and A/C...and tires, seat, engine, anything else needed for it to move forward and side to side.
i have this city, its a ripoff. even renting a car is a rip off. and now gas is $3.30 a gallon.
i have this city, its a ripoff. even renting a car is a rip off. and now gas is $3.30 a gallon.
mytechmafia
Member
Sweet deal! I just booked a car for my weekend trip for $50 total !!!! Woot!!! Unlimited Miles.
LurkingInNC
Senior member
Don't blame you for being pissed, but how old are you, 10? Don't know how long damage from sand in the block would take to show up, but just hope it was before the car hit it's mileage limit and some poor unsuspecting sap bought it....
If not, by your logic and example, an appropriate response (if he could track you down) would be to burn your house down.
Truck vs rental car, hard call. Traveling in a truck can suck, no locking trunk, not a lot of room inside, and maybe 20 mpg. Say 15 mpg vs 30 in a rental car, and try light driving of 300 miles a day, which is 20 gals vs 10 gals, or $60 vs $30 for just gas. OTOH if you drive 300 miles, sit around there a few days, and 300 back the per day rental is still there, with no gas savings to offset it. Also don't discount the fuss of pick up and drop off, lost time on a travel day, and the potential for snafu.
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