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The prices seem pretty hight to me, certainly not cheaper than the national brands. If you rent the car for just 1 or 2 days, its pretty comparable to the nati
by gregkerzhner 7y ago
The prices seem pretty hight to me, certainly not cheaper than the national brands.
If you rent the car for just 1 or 2 days, its pretty comparable to the national brands (but certainly not 30% cheaper). The cheapest car they offer is $45 per day, while the national brands seem to be about $55 per day or $90 for 2 days (in the city itself. Airports are much cheaper).
Any periods longer than that and the pricing breaks down. For a rental of 1 week, you can get a car from Alamo for $200 in downtown SF, but its $315 from carve.
Also, I've rented a lot of cars in my life, and the quoted price is always what I pay. They try to upsell you on two things - the insurance, and the prepaid gas, but as long as you say no to them, you shouldn't be charged any more than the quoted price.
That being said, depending on how smooth the pickup service was, I would consider using this. The worst part about renting a car is going to the office, watching someone type into a computer for 15 minutes (what are they typing for so long anyways?), and trying to upsell you on a bunch of crap. If I don't have to deal with that, and the price was comparable, I would certainly go for it.
2 questions
1. how do you handle paying for gas?
2. are there any mileage limits?
- amosgewirtz 7y agoWe're definitely trying to make pick up and drop off as seamless as possible--literally just call the Uber, get to the lot, show the attendant your reservation, and drive off. The rental car branch experience you're mentioning is an experience we think we can beat for sure. On price, typically the cheapest cars they're offering are slightly lower end than our cheapest, though we're definitely trying to add some more budget cars to our service. Also, as our insurance costs go down, we'll be able to lower prices--maybe not massively, but I think it will certainly make our service an easier sell. Re: mileage limits, we don't have any. With gas, we give it to customers on a full tank and ask that they return it full.
- hef19898 7y agoWouldn't unlimited mileage have direct negative impact on resell value of the cars, forcing dealerships to factor that in and increase rental prices?