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Old May 5th 04, 06:08 PM
Kyler Laird
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"G.R. Patterson III" writes:

It's hard for me to imagine that you'll save significant money over
simply getting a car from Enterprise at HND by renting from Hertz
and paying for a ride to LAS, but...


I've found that the difference between rentals at small airports and airports large
enough to have a car rental desk is often as much as $10/day. No big deal if you're
renting for a day, but if you're staying a week, it can add up.


At =$70 it doesn't cover the hassle of an hour (probably two) of
shuttling around Las Vegas (for me).

The most ridiculous
deal I found was at TYS a few years ago. If you rented a car at the FBO, it was
$6/day more than renting the same car at the main terminal. The main terminal is
maybe 200 yards away - an easy walk.


Yeah, I've been surprised at the variability but I'm typically happy to
pay an extra $6/$12/.. to get the car from the FBO if that means that
it's waiting for me at the plane (especially after hours) instead of
down the road and locked out of the ramp. Supporting an FBO isn't the
worst thing I've done with my money.

And then there are the times when the FBO has sent us home with a car to
keep overnight at no charge (Bode, AEG) or we've been able to extend the
car rental for a few extra hours at no charge (Million Air, MRY). The
service we get from FBOs who handle rental cars more than makes up for a
slight increase in cost.

--kyler