How to Find Cheap Car Rentals

Car rentals can be quite costly, on top of the initial fee to rent the car you are going to have to pay for gas, insurance, upgrades, tax, etc. It goes without saying that a car rental can put a real dent in your wallet. Luckily, there are ways to dramatically lower the cost of your next car rental. Follow the steps below to find out how.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet

1. Use Coupons
   
   There are many coupons available that offer a percentage off your rental car price. You can also find coupons offering things such as free upgrades , and pay for one day get the second day free offers.
   
   For your convenience I have listed a few websites that offer discount codes and coupons for car rentals in my resources section below.
   
   Note: You can find additional coupons by browsing through travel magazines in airports, train/bus terminals, etc.

2. Use Discount Travel Websites
   
   Websites such as Hotwire.com or Travelocity , offer low cost car rentals that you can book online. Simply log on to any online travel discounter and do a search for car rentals for the location and the date you will need the car on.

3. Compare Prices
   
   Look online or pull out your phone book and give a few different car rental companies a call. Comparing prices will ensure that you receive the absolute best deal on your rental car.

4. Discount Offers to Your E-mail
   
   Log on to popular car rental companies such as Avis or Hertz and sign up with their free e-mail newsletter. Most popular car rental companies will send out coupons and free rental car offers to their potential customers that sign up with their mailing list.

Resources

• retailmenot.com
• couponwinner.com
• anycoupons.com

[jrdaustin]

on 7/15/2009 Great resources here. Thanks for the links!