Dead and Gone

I'm going to the US in June can anyone recommend a decent place to high a car for 10 days from? (Will be Las Vegas)

any help most welcome

dave cos4x4

iTrader: (5)

Hi mate,

mum and dad are always going over and if you have not got fly drive they always say don't hire one at the airport,way too expensive.

Get a taxi out of there and go to one down the road,there are plenty around and you will get a car a lot cheaper.

You taking a trip to the grand canyon, .

Seen the pics when parents went on the helicoper trip,amazing!!


Have a good trip.

AdsCapri2

went to vegas aswell but drove from hollywood did canyon and hoover dam. If you have to get a car id use hertz decewnt company and some interesting hire cars if budget extends we had a mustang and it wernt a bog standard one but a GT i was 12 though and thought it was the bollocks.

Youll have a spiffing time no matter what though hav a gd one

Kevin Atkins

Just returned from the US, got the car from " Dollar Rental " very good price. Booked it all online.


Kev

Iain Mac

Normally cheaper (with the multinationals anyway) to book online and pay before you go.

I used to work for Hertz so I'm a bit biased towards them but I've also used Dollar and Alamo.

Doesn't count for much but in one three-week trip Alamo had to swap me into replacement cars twice - the first one turned out to have a missing seatbelt (7 seat minivan, and no way to tie the baby seat down), and the second broke down in Philadelphia.

Moose 130

Hertz, book a 2 door coupe and you'll probably end up with a '05 mustang.

St3V3_C

http://www.dreamcarrentals.com/index.php

JulianHJ

I've worked for a couple of the largest multi-nationals. I can second booking online, in advance, and not from an airport office.

Dead and Gone

I like the Dodge viper was quoted £300 for two week car hire of a convertable... any good?

I'm planning on doing all the sites! though the hotel has a flat screen PC in the room with high speed internet... oh no the misses won't be happy

Anonymous

All the car/harley hire companies ive used in the states are all SO professional compared to over here, its easy as anything to rent a car and the prices are really good (especially with the exchange rate as it is at the moment) you can also normally pick up from one place and drop off at another which is sometimes useful.

I'd just stuck to the big names like hertz that you can easily arrange online.

DanS

I'm going to the states in a few weeks and will also need a car to get around. Is the legal age to drive abroud different from Europe (21) ?

Anonymous

legal age to drive is as low as 16 IIRC (varies from state to state thoguh i think?), but you will struggle to hire a car if you are under 25 and i dont think you will manage it at all if you are under 21, if you do it will be really expensive i should think

DanS

I'm 22 but its not a major problem as two of my mates who are going are over 25. More sleep for me then

Anonymous

Good job you are over 21 mate, or you wouldnt get a drink anywhere, they are REALLY strict on the dirnking laws over there.

I took cally over for her 19th birthday (4 years ago) and they wouldnt serve me without id and i was 26 at the time!

DanS

Yup my cousin who lives in New York warned me about this. Bit gutted for my mate who is 20 tbh Cant wait to get out there though. Going to Chicago first to watch england vs USA then flying to new york to watch england vs columbia

Is it best to pre-book internal flights or would i get a better deal out there?

Anonymous

Not sure on internal flights as if i wanted to go anywhere i just hired a car but i was only normally going a few hundred miles at most, they do one way rentals though which is cool, but the speeding fine wasnt, lol.

If he is 20 then he wont be allowed into most places that sell alcohol in the evening in the first place, thats what we found anyway.

BigNige

I bookl through

Www.alamo.com

You choose that yoiur booking from the UK and it will automatically give you full insurance cover

If you go to the desk at an airport etc they will SELL you everything even if you dont need it and you will say NO NO NO and you may not have enough cover

I have booked a 7 Seater minibus for 10 days in Florida for £320 in September

FULLY INSURED ETC

Heres a quote for a 2 door convertible for June 10th for 10 days

Step 3: Select rental options and calculate total Base Rate - Convertible (USD)
(3) Time & Distance ($64.21/Day) $192.64
(1) Time & Distance ($385.83/Week) $385.83
Upfront Fuel ($2.64/gal) $42.24
Rate/Product Code KN
Contract I.D. 5007173
Inclusive Rate Items
Collision Damage Waiver Full Included
Extended Protection Included
Customer Facility Chrg 3.00usd/day Included
Concession Recoupment Fee 10 % Included
License Recovery Surcharge 4% Included
Tax/tax Recoupment (5.140%) $19.31
Gvt Svc Fee (6.0%) $24.22
Guaranteed Base Rate Included
Unlimited Miles Included

For information on coverage products, ex:Collision Damage Waiver(CDW) click here
For your convenience Upfront Fuel
The total upfront fuel charge reflected is an estimate based on
the current prices and maximum tank size for the car class reserved.
This charge may change at time of rental.

Subtotal $664.24

Primary Driver Of age primary driver (25 or older)
Underage primary driver (age 21 - 24) ($20.00/day) $0.00
For Information on age requirements and exceptions, click here.
Subtotal $0.00
Additional Drivers 0 1 2 Number of additional drivers($0.00/Day) $0.00
For Information on additional drivers, click here.
For Information on age requirements and exceptions, click here.
Subtotal $0.00
Additional Items 0 1 2 Booster Seat( $8.00/Day) $0.00
0 1 2 Child/toddler Seat( $8.00/Day) $0.00
0 1 2 Infant Seat( $8.00/Day) $0.00
Subtotal $0.00
Taxes, Surcharges and Fees Concession Recoupment Fee 10 % $4.22
Tax/tax Recoupment (5.140%) $0.22
Subtotal $4.44

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Calculate Estimated Total Estimated Total $668.68


Estimated Total in GBP £353.30

Estimated charges are confirmed based on the information you have provided; only taxes, fees, and surcharges are subject to change.


Nige

Dead and Gone

anyone booked via http://www.uscarhire.co.uk/ they seem to be the cheapest... including full cover and full tank of "gas"

RichardPON

Very cool

Fastmaul

Yeah very!! where are they going to play?? is it in Giant stadium?? that's like 15-20 mins from me

Deffo stick with the name car rentals and like Chip said, anyone under 21 and they're almost 90% certain they won't get into a pub.

DanS

Yeah Giants stadium and not sure of the other one but both look huge!! Luckly the england fans section is near the front as a didn't fancy watching the game half a mile from the pitch

cfoster

I think generally if your under 25 / over 21 the car hire prices are about $17 a day more (with Dollar).

I used dollar and ordered the cheapest / smallest one when i booked the holiday. As we all know they never 'actually' have small cars over there so I got 2 upgrades for free saving about £75!!!! Got some Sebring thing which werent too bad!

Chris