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Old 05-26-2006   #8 (permalink)
dznygrl
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Re: 25 yeas and under car rental tips

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Originally Posted by Cosmicwaves
I'm not positive, but I think Enterprise is pretty reasonable with their "under 25 fee."
Yes, I was going to suggest Enterprise. They only charge $10 per day for under-25 drivers. It is the most reasonable surcharge I have been able to find. Almost every other company charges $20+ per day.

Note though that Enterprise airport locations are FAR cheaper than their random city locations, so if you can rent from an airport it will probably save you a lot of money!

Be sure to contact a company directly if you are booking online. I tried to secure a car rental through a company in Orlando (I believe it was called Eagle?), but even after my reservation was made I felt very concerned...it had never mentioned an under-25 surcharge, and that made me nervous! I was afraid I was going to show up to pick up my car and my bill was going to be sky-high! So I e-mailed the company president directly and explained the situation. He thanked me for noticing that his website did NOT factor in under-25 surcharges, and gave me a very large discount on my reservation for bringing it up. We didn't end up going on the trip but...I was still glad I did it.
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