WTF National Car Rental gouging stranded travelers at Denver for 700 bucks for car rental.

[Eos]

That was Enterprise. They don't even do one way rentals in Oregon.

 

[charrison]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Ramma2
Demand is greater than supply, so the price increases. Is this not what our country's economy is based on?

:roll: supply and demand has nothing to do with car rental.

Sure it does. Given the number of trapped people in denver, the supply of rental cars is not enough to meet the demand for them.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: RaistlinZ
Well, he's renting a car to go from Denver to Salt Lake City. As someone who works for a car rental company myself, that price isn't that bad. Most places don't let their cars go that far for a multitude of reasons (mileage, wear and tear, the cost of getting the car back). Most of that $700 charge is probably in the drop fee.

Really? It costs $470 to go from Vermont to Denver, which is a LOT further than Denver to SLC, and that's for a 6 day rental, not just one day. Guarantee you most of that $700 is them trying to shaft however many customers that they can get away with, and I'm sure it's something that wasn't authorized by National's corporate headquarters.

 

[FilmCamera]

The article the OP linked says nothing about the car rental thing...

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Ramma2
Demand is greater than supply, so the price increases. Is this not what our country's economy is based on?

:roll: supply and demand has nothing to do with car rental.

lol

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Ditto on the reporter not giving a full view of the story. As much as it sucks, the one-way rentals are gonna cost much more. They're not trying to shaft anyone. They're exercising whatever pricing policy matrix that they've come up with. At this time, a one-way car out costs $700. I wager that they're just doing business as usual. Check to see what a round-trip from denver would be?

 

[Eos]

Originally posted by: Hossenfeffer
Ditto on the reporter not giving a full view of the story. As much as it sucks, the one-way rentals are gonna cost much more. They're not trying to shaft anyone. They're exercising whatever pricing policy matrix that they've come up with. At this time, a one-way car out costs $700. I wager that they're just doing business as usual. Check to see what a round-trip from denver would be?

That's a local rental. It does not matter where you go, just that it comes back to the Denver metro.

Between $49.99 and $95.99 for one day starting 26 December. Picking up tomorrow is no change in the price.

 

[Eos]

One way from Denver to Salt Lake picking up tomorrow morning ranges from $435.99 to $476.99. To Los Angeles is the same. Nashville is the same.

 

[erub]

How about this, when I was renting a U-Haul (actually ended up with Budget Rent-a-Truck), it was $400 cheaper for me to pick it up 100 miles further away, drive it to the town where my stuff was stored, then take it on to my next city, then to pick it up int he town where my stuff was stored and drive it 100 less miles.

 

[zoiks]

I've done a one-way rental from San Jose to L.A using Enterprise. The cost was like 70 bucks or so per day.
Purchased my G35 when I was down there and drove it back up here.

 

[auto enthusiast]

Old thread, but a lot of incorrect information. Most large rental companies today are corporate-operated. They do not own specific cars and specialize in one-ways. The cars randomly circulate the country. In many large cities, the rental car parking lots often contain more license plates from more places than from the state itself. The rental clerks say, "The plates don't matter." As one learns in calculus, random fluctuations tend to cancel out, leaving a relatively constant inventory level. Rates reflect mileage and demand. The best rates hence are following the demand, ex smaller city to bigger city, south in winter and north in summer, etc. Reverse peak or flow can be exorbitant to discourage it. Cars are usually not "sent back" unless they came from one of the relatively few remaining independent licensees, which tend to mostly be in small rural cities but also some beach destinations.

Many people reflexively check the discounters exclusively and assume it's always the best deal available. Especially with one-ways, this is short-sighted. Discount brands may not offer one-ways, or are paradoxically more expensive than companies frequently perceived as expensive. Discounters run a higher utilization. That means lower prices for local rentals but also a smaller, less flexible fleet.

 

[CVSiN]

fucking thread Necro from hell.. isn't there a rule about this?

 

[Crusty]

Old thread, but a lot of incorrect information. Most large rental companies today are corporate-operated. They do not own specific cars and specialize in one-ways. The cars randomly circulate the country. In many large cities, the rental car parking lots often contain more license plates from more places than from the state itself. The rental clerks say, "The plates don't matter." As one learns in calculus, random fluctuations tend to cancel out, leaving a relatively constant inventory level. Rates reflect mileage and demand. The best rates hence are following the demand, ex smaller city to bigger city, south in winter and north in summer, etc. Reverse peak or flow can be exorbitant to discourage it. Cars are usually not "sent back" unless they came from one of the relatively few remaining independent licensees, which tend to mostly be in small rural cities but also some beach destinations.

Many people reflexively check the discounters exclusively and assume it's always the best deal in town. Especially with one-ways, this is short-sighted. Discount brands frequently do not offer one-ways, or are paradoxically more expensive than companies frequently perceived as expensive. Discounters run a higher utilization. That means lower prices for local rentals but also a smaller, less flexible fleet.

Which shitty company do you work for?

 

[auto enthusiast]

I have rented cars with every company, many of them one-ways. Isn't this supposed to be a respectful forum? Surely there's a rule about this.

 

[Possessed Freak]

I have rented cars with every company, many of them one-ways. Isn't this supposed to be a respectful forum? Surely there's a rule about this.

I would bet money that you work for a rental company.

 

[NuclearNed]

I have rented cars with every company, many of them one-ways. Isn't this supposed to be a respectful forum? Surely there's a rule about this.

You have 2 posts, both of which are in a necro thread that you brought back, and you want respect. Classic.