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Do You Make These Car Rental Mistakes?

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"Do You Make These Car Rental Mistakes?"

- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA - Marketing Manager,
DigiLectual Inc. ==> http://www.cheap--car-rentals.com/

© DigiLectual Inc. 2004

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Cheap car rental deals are spread all over the web. But
not all are good deals. There's a few thing you must look
out for... or your cheap car rental deal might work out a
lot more expensive than you planned !

Here's some things you mustn't do :

* Forget to check the car's condition

When you pickup the car, be sure to check it carefully.
Some companies will blame pre-existing scratches & dents on
you. They know it needs fixing, and wait for a sucker to
pay for it. This is less likely with the big, reputable
companies, but can be avoided with these tips.

Check it over with the delivery guy, or when you go to pick
it up. If you have a digital camera or camcorder, which
you probably do if you're going on vacation, then give them
a quick run over the car. Then you can prove the exact
condition of the car when you first took it.

* Don't use the Internet to check for best deals

Of course you'll check for deals on the Internet ! That's
probably where you're reading this article. But there's
still people who don't check, and just take the first
offline offer they see. Check online, and use one of the
search engines that scans lots of different car rental
offers.

* Don't check Offline too

Even though the Internet is probably the best place for car
rental deals, it's worth checking offline too. I found
when searching for Hotel deals, I often get the best deals
by calling ahead and negotiating with the receptionist
(it's hard to negotiate with a web page). Yet, with
Airline tickets the best deals are usually online, and the
telephone/walk-in prices are higher and can't be
negotiated.

But with car rentals, if you want to cover all your bases,
be sure to check online and offline. Your local car rental
dealer might have a special offer he's forgotten to update
on the web site, or maybe someone's just cancelled a
booking and you can take it cheap at short notice.

* Don't carefully check the terms of your car rental deal

Make sure you've got unlimited mileage if you want to drive
a long way. Some deals have a mileage allowance, after
which you get charged high dollar per extra mile. Unlimited
works out best most times.

Check the terms to see if you need to return the car gas
tank full or nearly empty. I once made the mistake of
returning it full when I didn't need to - the car rental
company refused to refund the cost.

* Fail to clean the car if you genuinely do get it dirty

It's okay to return it dusty from driving a couple hundred
miles, but if your kid sicks inside, or someone spills
coffee, or drops a burger & fries, then clean it up ! If
you don't the car rental company will add an extra cleaning
charge onto your credit card.

Follow these tips and you'll have a relaxed and stress free
car rental experience, all ready to enjoy your vacation or
business trip.

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- by Neil Stelling B.Sc, MBA - Marketing Manager,
DigiLectual Inc. ==> http://www.cheap--car-rentals.com/

© DigiLectual Inc. 2004

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