Return tank full or empty?

[Wongadotcom]

whats the current fuel price per gallon in petrol stations compared to Alamo garage?, do they base it on how big the fuel tank is, having a Full size SUV so could be a fair difference

[ELLENUT]

Originally Posted by ozzyowl1

I return full, I hate driving with a near empty tank and would just worry about running out! I top up way before drop off though, 10 miles from a full tank still shows as full.

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[mick]

Originally Posted by Wongadotcom

whats the current fuel price per gallon in petrol stations compared to Alamo garage?, do they base it on how big the fuel tank is, having a Full size SUV so could be a fair difference

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This site tells you the current gas prices around MCO but you won't know what Alamo, for example, charge until you get to the barrier.


CORRECTION - this was a link to the Gas Buddy site but wouldn't open when I tried it

There is some science to how they charge you but is it based on you taking a full size car which, on average my be a 15 gallon tank or specifically a Ford Fusion which may be a 15.5 gallon tank. No idea really.

Don't forget though in any calculation to remember that a US gallon is only 80% of an Imperial gallon.

Mick


PS Have a safe flight - you can come back on here tomorrow and tell us.

[Wongadotcom]

OK so a ford Expedition takes 19 US gallons so average price around Tampa is $2.50 so $47.50, if they charge anywhere around that i'll say yes!

[Ridersmom]

Alamo is quite reasonable with fuel charges. I have picked up a car at my local airport and found the prepay price to be below what gas is selling for in the area. I have also not been able to return full and the charge is not much more than the usual cost.

Other agencies may gouge you. I have paid up to $10./gallon with Dollar when the average price has been below three. I only would rent from dollar in a pinch.

Different returns seem to have different attitudes about what constitutes full. I have rented, not prepaid but not put gas in (only drove maybe 60 miles) and not been charged.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Always pre pay and then take it back empty.

The only exception being is if we grab a cheeky week. Then I don't take that option and instead fill up at the Speedway garage in WDW.

Cannot be doing with the hassle of looking for fuel

[Suffolk dad]

Always pre pay and return empty.

Generally our last couple of hours in Florida is spent manically running around the malls and/or outlets buying the things my wife and daughter have spent 3 weeks umming and aaahing over buying but not deciding they need until we're leaving the villa, and swapping things that they have bought in the wrong size and/or colour.

Once that;s done we're generally running the risk of being late to the airport, so the thought of then having to find a reasonably priced gas station within 10 miles of the airport is a no-no for me.

[Welshjim22]

With Alamo I have never found the return empty charge to be high enough for me to consider filling up on last day, better things to do.

[nanu]

Usually prepay and take back empty. A few years ago with Avis, we asked the lady on the barrier to add the fuel and she said she had but I wasn't convinced as I couldn't see it anywhere on the paperwork. Called into a local branch to check and they told me it hadn't been added and was too late to add. It was a good job I checked, as if we had taken it back empty, we would have paid $10 a gallon instead of the $2ish it was at the time. We did fill up at the Wawa on the 192 and was still showing as full when we got to the airport.

[Lisbon]

We always take ours back full , we use the garage near publix by exit 2 of the 417.

Only ever taken it back empty once and I seemed to spend the last couple of days working out if I had enough petrol to get back to the airport but not enough for the rental company to profit
Rob