How to Pick a Rental Car Company
There are so many rental car companies around that it may seem difficult to decide which one you should use. If you need to rent a car, you should take time to research your options before you make a reservation.
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Think about location before anything else. The location of a rental car company should be your first consideration. You want a company that has an office near the place that you will be traveling.
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Find out what models each company has in their fleet of cars. Most rental car agencies separate their cars into different classes: economy, intermediate, luxury and full-size vehicles.
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Look for a company that offers specials. For example, Enterprise offers 50 percent off of vehicles that are rented during the weekend.
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Rent a car from a company that has special features in their vehicles. You may wish to choose a rental car company, like Thrifty, that has GPS installed in many of their cars.
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Use an online travel site to compare prices (see Resources below). These websites allow you to compare prices of all rental car agencies found in a specific location.
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Tips & Warnings
You need to check with each rental car company to see if you can reserve a certain type of car in their fleet.
Ask each rental car company what type of insurance comes with each vehicle. Pick the company with the most comprehensive insurance plan.
