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The Rental Car Apocalypse

YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,846
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edited May 2022 in Tug Tavern
I drove down the CA wine country instead of flying into SFO to not deal with this bullshit.

https://thepointsguy.com/news/state-of-rental-car-industry/
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,134
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    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?
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    YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,846
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    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    I just Uber to the Westin Peach Tree. Easy walk over to pre plunger tailgate.
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    RatherBeBrewingRatherBeBrewing Member Posts: 1,557
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    I had to book my rental for October in Hawaii, I hear it’s a great time to escape the ravages of WiFi, back in April. Some friend of a friend that works for a rental company told us to do it that far in advance. It might have been cheaper to buy a used car there, or just Uber everywhere.
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    whatshouldicareaboutwhatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 12,431
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    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    I just Uber to the Westin Peach Tree. Easy walk over to pre plunger tailgate.
    Why not use MARTA?
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    BearsWiinBearsWiin Member Posts: 4,947
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    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018
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    dncdnc Member Posts: 56,614
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    How long has this shit been going on? First I knew of it was when we had to put a vehicle in the shop back in March and couldn't find a rental anywhere in the city of Memphis the whole week it was being worked on. Wild shit.
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    YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 33,846
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    BearsWiin said:

    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018

    That’s not what I’m hearing now outta HI
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    BearsWiinBearsWiin Member Posts: 4,947
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    YellowSnow said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018

    That’s not what I’m hearing now outta HI
    I booked my rental March 25, picked up the car April 26

    Maui was crowdeder than I thought it would be, but not like years past. Things are definitely ramping up there tho, lots more people there in April than in March from that the natives said
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,134
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    whatshouldicareabout said:

    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    I just Uber to the Westin Peach Tree. Easy walk over to pre plunger tailgate.
    Why not use MARTA?
    Public transportation?


    Thats for the little people
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    RatherBeBrewingRatherBeBrewing Member Posts: 1,557
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    BearsWiin said:

    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018

    Same car, same time frame in October. One is Oahu, one is Maui. I should note that the prices aren’t quite accurate, it’s of course higher when you actually pay.





    The person who told us to make sure we have our rental is a friend of my lady, who works for the car rental company. Last time she hooked up a sweet employee discount, they no longer do that. In addition to that, if we were picking up the car just for some days and where we did last time (Office in a hotel in Waikiki) the drop off time is now 5PM. I’m actually surprised that Maui isn’t jacked up more, you absolutely need a car there compared to Oahu.

    Did you rent from the guy in the article who claims he didn’t jack up prices due to demand? https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2021/04/want-to-rent-a-car-itll-cost-you/
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    BearsWiinBearsWiin Member Posts: 4,947
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    YellowSnow said:

    BearsWiin said:

    YellowSnow said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018

    That’s not what I’m hearing now outta HI
    I booked my rental March 25, picked up the car April 26

    Maui was crowdeder than I thought it would be, but not like years past. Things are definitely ramping up there tho, lots more people there in April than in March from that the natives said
    You seem to be a lucky guy in life. Nothing’s changed with you.
    Not lucky, fortunate. Luck is what happens to you
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    BearsWiinBearsWiin Member Posts: 4,947
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    RatherBeBrewing said:

    BearsWiin said:

    I had no trouble booking a car rental four weeks in advance of last week's trip to Maui, and price was just about what we paid in 2018

    Same car, same time frame in October. One is Oahu, one is Maui. I should note that the prices aren’t quite accurate, it’s of course higher when you actually pay.





    The person who told us to make sure we have our rental is a friend of my lady, who works for the car rental company. Last time she hooked up a sweet employee discount, they no longer do that. In addition to that, if we were picking up the car just for some days and where we did last time (Office in a hotel in Waikiki) the drop off time is now 5PM. I’m actually surprised that Maui isn’t jacked up more, you absolutely need a car there compared to Oahu.

    Did you rent from the guy in the article who claims he didn’t jack up prices due to demand? https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2021/04/want-to-rent-a-car-itll-cost-you/
    I compared direct quotes from the big companies to what I could get through Costco. Costco was significantly cheaper
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    dncdnc Member Posts: 56,614
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    1to392831weretaken said:

    whatshouldicareabout said:

    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    We've only just begun on unintended consequences

    However in 2016 when I flew into Atlanta I canceled my rental and took Uber from the airport

    Why pay to park a rental?

    I just Uber to the Westin Peach Tree. Easy walk over to pre plunger tailgate.
    Why not use MARTA?













    First thing I thought of when I saw MARTA as well.

    Well played sir.
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    RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 101,134
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    LesGrossman said:


    One of my all time favorite scenes as a Seinfeld fag
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    creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 22,740
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    Car rental synonymous with vacation and business travel. Luxury and business, relates to money and social class.

    I'll allow it.

    Plus, I'm about to book a car rental for 3 wks. Fingers crossed.
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    dnc said:

    LesGrossman said:


    @Swaye, can you confirm what the most important part of the reservation is please?
    Racist IMO
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