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On a recent trip to the airport rental counter I marveled at the ability of the Avis/Budget representative to make me feel like a criminal, a moron, and an irresponsible lout gambling with my life all in the space of about eight minutes. Welcome to modern car rental. More »
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New startup Getaround recently launched a peer-to-peer marketplace that allows users to rent others cars from their iPhone. Their latest initiative? Members can now try out the $108,000 Tesla Roadster for just $25 an hour. (H/t Ethan!) [good.is] More »
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Your guess is as good as ours for why Midway Car Rental used made-into-a-star-by-Gawker Julia Allison as their headliner in their quick flick commercial featuring an Audi R8 and a Ferrari California. Furries, Ferraris and Fameballers, oh my! More »
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In addition to the increased cost of filling them with fuel, car rental rates are rising as rental companies try to squeeze profits out of a shrinking fleet, reports the Detroit News. To help decrease overhead, rental companies have removed 300,000 vehicles from their inventory, despite demand that has remained steady. To generate revenue from a smaller fleet, costs to the consumer have increased — though not as much as they could have thanks to intense competition within the industry. More »
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To some, putting one over on the corporate powers that be is as glorious a pastime as could be imagined, to others it's a felonious pursuit reserved for miscreants. Of course, even those in the second group would pause before defending car rental agencies. For everyone who feel they've been billed unfairly, gotten a piece of crap car they didn't ask for (or no car at all) or dealt with desk agents who don't represent the sunny dispositions of their TV counterparts, this tip is for you. More »
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