Car Rental Question

[meagan9848]

Posted: 6/19/06 at 12:57am

This is about as far off topic as it gets, but here goes...

I just booked a car rental from carrentalexpress.com for $22 for a week. This rate is clearly wrong, because if I added an extra day, it quotes "1 week @ 204.00 and 1 extra day at $40" so my question is, when I show up at the rental agency with my confirmation, can they tell me my rate is not valid?

[zzannahk]

Posted: 6/19/06 at 1:02am

most chains, enterprise and avis, will honor rates with a printed copy of your confirmation. my aunt made a car rental res, but for some reason the confirmation they sent was pounds, not dollars, but they honored, the amount in dollars so she saved a lot of money.

[meagan9848]

Posted: 6/20/06 at 12:56am

Thanks for your replies.

This is what the reservation says:

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Rental Location Orlando International Airport
Return Location Orlando International Airport
Pickup Time Mon Jan 01, 2007 @ 09:00 am
Dropoff Time Sun Jan 07, 2007 @ 05:00 pm
Vehicle Standard Convertible
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Credit Card Type Visa
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1 week @ $ 22.00 = $ 22.00
Rental Rate Charges = $ 22.00
Surcharges = $ 14.00
Subtotal = $ 36.00
Miles Included = unlimited mi
Vehicle License Fee = $ 13.93
Airport Access Fee = $ 3.13
Sales Tax = $ 2.54
Estimated Total = $ 55.60

All rates in US Dollars
Extra miles = $ 0.00 / mile

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[Elphaba]

Posted: 6/20/06 at 2:16am

how funny, our annual sales conference is in orland from Jan 3 through Jan 6.

sure looks to me like that's a week for $22

I would say go for it, BUT.......I just hope if they don't honor it they still have cars.
A convertable for $22?????? Yikes

[meagan9848]

Posted: 6/20/06 at 3:03am

Yeah, I'm not gonna lie, I'm a bit nervous. There are 6 of us going down, but renting two of these $22/week buggies was cheaper than 1 minivan, especially since we have to pay under 25 fees. The only substancial problem will be if they have absolutely no cars, and we have no way to get from Orlando to the curise terminal at Port Canaveral :-o

Thanks for your help