Car Rental

Car rental agencies, also called a car hire, are in the business of loaning out vehicles for a daily, weekly, monthly or per-mile rate. Most rental car agencies do the vast majority of their business from their airport offices renting to tourists and business travelers. You might be one of the billions of customers that will rent a car this year-will it be for business, pleasure or both?

Finding a Car Rental
The Internet has completely changed the way car rental companies do business. Consumers can quickly and easily compare rates, car types and availability. Finding a cheap car rental doesn’t take but a few minutes.

To find great rental car deals, start at a travel website like Travelocity or the Yahoo Travel site. Enter your travel dates, the town or airport you’ll need the car rental and the car type or types you’d consider renting.

While you might want be tempted to confirm the cheapest car rentals offered, consider the company you are renting from as well as the rate. Cheap car rentals may be economical but if it’s offered by a company with an abysmal customer service record, your car may be more of a hassle than you can imagine.

Car Rental Discounts
Thousands of car rental discounts can be found online, through organizations you may belong to and coupon books. You can go online and use your favorite search engine to look for “car rental discount” or, instead of “car rental” you can search for a specific rental company, like “Thrifty rent a car discount”.

Rental car coupons are found in Entertainment, Gold C and Values® as well as local newspapers and coupon publications. You may find car rental coupons in ValuePak® coupon mailers, enclosed with your credit card bill or bank statement and if you join their mailing list, you might even find a coupon or two in your email inbox.

Beyond Rent a Car
Car rental companies offer more than just cars and trucks for a stint in a new city. Vehicles with excess miles are usually sold for a low price to the general public. Rental car sales can be cheap for the consumer but be a cautious buyer – these are often used and abused by renters. Consider hiring a mechanic to look over any used car rental before you buy it.

Car rental companies don’t just rent convertibles to honeymooners in Hawaii or Lincoln Town cars to execs in El Paso. You can rent moving vans, GPS navigation systems and even Hummers. It’s all there for the renting.