How to Drive a Better Deal on a Rental Car
When you’re busy, you sometimes don’t want to put the extra effort into finding the best deal. That’s how I was feeling recently when I booked a trip back to Detroit for a wedding. The airline offered extra miles for reserving a car through them, so I just clicked on the link to the rental agencies. I chose the least expensive car for the week, and after all the taxes and fees were added, the rate was a little more than $300. And that was for the smallest car.
Fortunately, the newsletter Consumer Reports Money Advisor came the following week with an article about bargains on rental cars. Why not spend another 15 to 20 minutes shopping one of the lesser known sites for rentals such as CarRentalExpress.com and CarRentals.com. The upshot: I booked the same size rental car, for the same 7-day period, with a pick-up at the terminal (not off site), for $100 less!
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Known as The Savvy Consumer, Chris Bjorklund has been a Consumer Advocate for over 35 years. She has worked with KPIX-TV, KGO, The Better Business Bureau, Consumer Reports, and as an Investigator for the Consumer Fraud Unit of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Chris puts her incredible consumer experience to work for you!
