Rental cars

[meow meow]

going to the Rockies this summer for a family reunion type trip, plan on flying into Denver, didn't want to drive 10 hours.  looking for rental cars because we're driving out into the mountains, and rental cars out of the airport are all over like $70/day for the most basic AF compact POS car.  Anyone know why rentals are so expensive there?  Other options?  Really don't want to drive 10 hours, but also don't want to pay $500 for a rental car.

[Rage Against the McKee]

going to the Rockies this summer for a family reunion type trip, plan on flying into Denver, didn't want to drive 10 hours.  looking for rental cars because we're driving out into the mountains, and rental cars out of the airport are all over like $70/day for the most basic AF compact POS car.  Anyone know why rentals are so expensive there?  Other options?  Really don't want to drive 10 hours, but also don't want to pay $500 for a rental car.

Try renting a car from Denver, but not out of the airport. If they won't come pick you up, you could just take Uber to the rental company.

[star seed 7]

Tax and spend liberals is my official guess

[Emo EMAW]

Fly to Grand Junction or Aspen or something like that.  You don't want to be going back to Denver on a Sunday afternoon.  You can get pickups (single cab) from Uhaul cheaper but you end up losing if you drive a lot of miles.  Last summer we got a mid-size sedan out of Denver Intl, picked up Friday night, dropped off Sunday afternoon, for $130 out the door. That doesn't seem too bad?

[meow meow]

going to the Rockies this summer for a family reunion type trip, plan on flying into Denver, didn't want to drive 10 hours.  looking for rental cars because we're driving out into the mountains, and rental cars out of the airport are all over like $70/day for the most basic AF compact POS car.  Anyone know why rentals are so expensive there?  Other options?  Really don't want to drive 10 hours, but also don't want to pay $500 for a rental car.

Try renting a car from Denver, but not out of the airport. If they won't come pick you up, you could just take Uber to the rental company.

those are a little cheaper, but not sure if worth the hassle of having to uber to the rental place, think you won't end up saving much to be worth it.  says there's unusually high demand in Denver during the dates I need it, wtf

[Emo EMAW]

What are the dates?

[sys]

i rented in den about a month ago, the price was fine.  you're maybe just hitting a seasonal rape rate or something.


i also rented pretty last minute.  you could recheck with a few days to go and see if you can get a better rate.

[meow meow]

i rented in den about a month ago, the price was fine.  you're maybe just hitting a seasonal rape rate or something.


i also rented pretty last minute.  you could recheck with a few days to go and see if you can get a better rate.

yeah, if I was going in the next week or two it wouldn't be that bad, for some reason the middle of july is like over twice as much everywhere.

[yoga-like_abana]

yeah sounds like you're trying to rent it out to far in advance.. also make sure through a credit card or your insurance company you have a use of non owned car on one of them.

[Emo EMAW]

Weird that the best time to be in the mountains is the most expensive time to rent a car.   

[HerrSonntag]

you should check if your employer has a rental car discount code you can use

also, check this out:
https://www.avis.com/car-rental/html/bridge/corp/coupons/leisure_pass.html

[mhkpasa]

a $9 day pass will get you from DIA to Union Station on the new light rail, if rental rates are cheaper away from the airport.

[pissclams]

you should check if your employer has a rental car discount code you can use

ya

[Mikeyis4dcats]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

[Skipper44]

i rented in den about a month ago, the price was fine.  you're maybe just hitting a seasonal rape rate or something.


i also rented pretty last minute.  you could recheck with a few days to go and see if you can get a better rate.

yeah, if I was going in the next week or two it wouldn't be that bad, for some reason the middle of july is like over twice as much everywhere.

my experience has been you usually get the best rates around 10 days to 3 days before the pickup date and then the last 48 hours it goes the other way. 

This is in FL but I usually reserve the best deal on the minimum acceptable size vehicle (the midsize SUVs are typically the best 3 months out for some reason) when I buy the plane tickets and then start checking 2 weeks away for a better deal as you can always cancel the higher $ reservation.

My other protip is make sure you join whatever free express or gold club you need to skip the counter, typically there is a guy in the garage telling you where to get your car and if he sees you have a family he might get you a bigger vehicle than you reserved. My last trip with the kids at FLL I reserved a full size and the guy sent to an isle with the loaded up Caravan that had a DVD and I still paid the same price.

[Emo EMAW]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

[Mikeyis4dcats]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

[Emo EMAW]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

Would I have to join their rewards program or something? 

[Mikeyis4dcats]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

Would I have to join their rewards program or something?

you probably would want to sign up, but it's free.   But not required.  The next batch expires 6/30, then 9/30 after that for most of them.

[Cartierfor3]

this seems like a lot of work to avoid just driving there yourself

[Emo EMAW]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

Would I have to join their rewards program or something?

you probably would want to sign up, but it's free.   But not required.  The next batch expires 6/30, then 9/30 after that for most of them.

Can I get a SUV or pickup?  Up charge?  I need 5 or 6 days early September. 

[Mikeyis4dcats]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

Would I have to join their rewards program or something?

you probably would want to sign up, but it's free.   But not required.  The next batch expires 6/30, then 9/30 after that for most of them.

Can I get a SUV or pickup?  Up charge?  I need 5 or 6 days early September.

compact through premium

here's an example
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-week-7-days-Hertz-Reward-Program-Free-Day-Coupons-Certificates-Vouchers-/262305628808?hash=item3d12a24288:g:DoIAAMXQVT9Sp6Bz

[Mikeyis4dcats]

buy Hertz free rental certificates off ebay for about $25-35/day.  All you pay are the taxes.

Non-transferable?

technically, but they get used all the time.   I've sold 19 this year.

Would I have to join their rewards program or something?

you probably would want to sign up, but it's free.   But not required.  The next batch expires 6/30, then 9/30 after that for most of them.

Can I get a SUV or pickup?  Up charge?  I need 5 or 6 days early September.

I assume like with any rental you can pay the fee to upgrade, but I've not done it while using one.   I'm not too picky about rental cars so long as I get full size or above.

[mocat]

so it's $250 for a 7-day rental, plus $19 shipping, plus all the normal taxes, which is like $20/day?? wow what a bargain

[pissclams]

wacky is on vacation, mocat