Cheap Auto Rental Tips

By Jonathan Wills

In today's world of competitive marketing and cutthroat competition, a customer can't really predict whether the deal he/she is closing will benefit her or not, most of the time most, consumers, just go on with the deal just to avoid all the hassle of inquiring for more economic alternatives, or discounts.

This also applies to car rentals, nowadays, it's hard to call anything a cheap car rental, with the inflation rate of products, continuing gas price increase it's hard to keep product prices down, so here are a few tips to keep your car rentals cheap, even if every other factor is making it expensive.

1.Reserve your cheap car rental internet sites instead of over the counter ones. Internet sites, offer internet only discounts which could very beneficial for you, cheap car rentals can be achieved by being witty, put discounts like these to your advantage and you're sure to save a lot.

2. An important tip is for you to fill up your own tank just before returning your rental car. The gas provided by the automobile rental site is extremely expensive and you'll wind up paying two to three times the cost of the gas you'd pay just by topping off the tank on your vehicle just before sending the vehicle back.

3.If you can, always rent at only one Car Company, companies give you cheap car rentals for frequently renting their cars, discounts, coupons and sometimes even miles.

4. See if it is possible to exchange frequent flyer miles with automobile rental miles. It's an especially good deal when your frequent flyer miles are about to expire and you don't have enough miles for a flight.

5. Be sure to make your reservations as far in advance of your need as is possible. This is because many companies give discounts for those people who reserve a car far out in advance of their need.

6. Go to the rental place to pick up your car as early in the am as possible. This will give you the greatest likelihood of being able to get an upgrade for free. This is because the rentals from the previous day haven't arrived yet so there is going to be a shortage of economy cars, to your advantage.

7. Think about all of the fly/drive/stay packages available through the Internet or through travel agencies. You'll find that the automobile rental is a lot cheaper by doing it this way and you'll actually get discounts on all three aspects of your vacation.

8.To get a cheap car rental at your own, price, find rent-at-your-own-price internet sites that look for the best possible deal with the budget that you've given them, but be careful with this, review the company's history first before you get into it, or make sure that there are no other cheaper means before you close the deal, remember, once you make a reservation, you can't cancel it.

9.If you're going to use the car for more than five days try to find weekly rates from car rentals, with weekly rates, the sixth and seventh day are almost always discounted, so look for this when you're out for a cheap car rental.

10.Instead of picking up your rental at the airport, save money by picking it up at the shop, this'll reduce airport surcharges. - 31515

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