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14 May 23, 02:42 AM |
#621
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Aug 09
Location: Lincoln
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Maybe not as much use as others as this wasn’t in Orlando but…
Pickup location: Ronald Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC Class booked: Intermediate car (ICAR) Class received: Intermediate SUV (IFDR) Rental company: Alamo Booked a saloon car for a day so we could see the wider region (specifically Shenandoah National Park) but they had none and was offered either a Kia Soul or a Jeep Compass. Obviously we took the Jeep 😉. It was almost brand new. 198 miles on the clock and still had that new car smell. Overall a great car for a great day.
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1 Jun 23, 09:02 PM |
#622
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Imagineer
Join Date: Sep 21
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14 days full size SUV through Dutch Alamo partner
$620, around £495 payable on return. Pick up and return MCO, picked up from A side Jeep Wagoneer 8 seater with under 500 miles on the clock Edit… Final price charged on credit card £493.24 Plenty of legroom for second and third row passengers Loads of luggage space, second and third row seats are electric fold/raise from buttons in the rear panel Edited at 12:54 PM. |
5 Jun 23, 08:47 PM |
#623
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Proud to wear my Ears
Join Date: May 18
Location: Grimsby
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7 days via Alamo NL collected and returned to MLB. £260 for 1 week.
Class booked Standard pick up F150 or similar Class taken "premium" pick up? F150 V8 Lariat edition Beautiful truck, 5200 miles on the clock on collection, android auto, car play, active navigation subscription, not checked for Xm / sirius as we're Spotify people Totally in love with the vehicle, road presence is king! No idiots trying to bully in front of me on the freeways ! |
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7 Jun 23, 02:25 PM |
#624
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Very Serious Dibber
Join Date: Mar 12
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No internal shots unfortunately. Dodge Ram 1500 But amazing to drive in LA, hired from Andy, kept an eye on price and came in cheaper than a compact! So good to be able to look over the roof of a Range Rover. from Thrifty, no hard sell @ LAX it had dome 56k miles
This is a comparison, to a Prius on the left No tonneau covers on any pick ups usually |
7 Jun 23, 02:38 PM |
#625
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Proud to wear my Ears
Join Date: Jan 19
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Pickup location: MCO
Class booked: W Class Std SUV Class received: W Class Std SUV Rental company: Avis I got a Toyota 4Runner. Could have had something else, but the kids wanted a blue car so we went with the 4Runner. One of the worst cars I’ve ever driven. Never again! We barely drove anywhere as on property so I didn’t bother changing it. If we were elsewhere and driving more, I definitely would have. Edited at 02:42 PM. |
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10 Jun 23, 01:15 AM |
#626
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Trying for More Ears
Join Date: May 17
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Place you picked the car up from:- MCO
Catergory of car hired:- P6 Large Elite SUV - QX80 or similar Make of car you got:- Suburban Premier Hire car company used:- Hertz Cost:- £575 12 days We usually book a Surburban but it was either more money or not available so went with the QX80 to see if they were as bad as I remember. Anyway as a Hertz gold member name and bay number on the board and got there to find a fairly new surburban (6k miles) so was more than happy with what I think was technically a downgrade |
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10 Jun 23, 03:10 PM |
#627
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Proud to wear my Ears
Join Date: Mar 18
Location: North West
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Place you picked the car up from:- MCO
Catergory of car hired:- Convertible (Mustang or Similar) Make of car you got:- Ford Mustang Hire car company used:- Alamo Cost:- Originally £303 after car issues £263 Booked the Gold package. Picked up without issues at the B side, offered a choice of colours between Black and Red, cars were locked and keys were at the desk strangely. Car was tidy inside and out with no damage, sadly it had issues with the wheels being out of balance and it shook at highway speed, back to Alamo and swapped out with an apology and a credit on the bill. |
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19 Jun 23, 03:45 PM |
#628
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Proud to wear my Ears
Join Date: Mar 18
Location: North West
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Place you picked the car up from:- MCO Catergory of car hired:- Convertible (Mustang or Similar) Make of car you got:- Ford Mustang Hire car company used:- Alamo This was the second convertible we had as we needed to swap out before our drive down to the Keys. Had a higher mileage but given the first car went back almost empty I got a free tank of fuel and the guys in the garage knocked $50 off the rental cost. Did the job for our trip into the keys, did wind up with a slow puncture but can’t be sure whether it was before or after we collected. Definitely can’t recommend using the rear two seats though, there was very little space with two adults in the front seats. Boot space can be an issue depending on your bag sizes, we wound up using the back seat for a case. Edited at 03:47 PM. |
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20 Jun 23, 01:28 AM |
#629
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Excited about Disney
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Place you picked the car up from:- MLB
Category of car hired:- Midsize SUV Make of car you got:- GMC Acadia (Standard SUV I think), 11k miles Hire car company used:- Alamo (NL Partners site) Cost:- Was £622 when first booked in Jan, down to £438 (14 days hire) after rebooking 6 weeks prior to departure. Edited at 01:29 AM. |
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9 Jul 23, 01:30 PM |
#630
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Earning More Ears
Join Date: Apr 16
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Place you picked the car up from:- MCO (B side)
Category of car hired:- Full Size SUV Make of car you got:- Ford Expedition (2022 - 12,000 miles) Hire car company used:- Alamo (Brits) Cost - £572 - 13 nights Fuel Cost option - $3.29/gal - Total cost - $85.16 MPG over 1100 miles - 17.1 Picked up on morning of 25th June. Visited A and B garages before talking to staff at B. Was offered keys to two Expeditions and told to choose whichever one I wanted, and if I wanted neither, they would look for something else for me. Expedition "Limited" specification included heated/cooled seats, panoramic sunroof, radar cruise control, Bang & Olufsen stereo. Car also had Carplay/Android Auto EDIT - typo in price of hire - changed from £472 to £572 and updated to reflect it was an Alamo Brits booking. When I originally started looking in Dec '22, price for a full size SUV was over £1,000 for all hire companies. First actual Alamo booking was in Jan for £839, amended on 9th Mar for £684, final amend on 30th Mar for £572. Best price for me was therefore 12 weeks out. I was checking most days and that price of £572 was available for less than 24hrs. Edited at 09:59 AM. |
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alamo, avis, avis preffered, budget, car hire, compact, dollar, full size, hertz, intermediate, midsize, mini van, sixt, standard, suv, thrifty |
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