Rental Cars

I’ll admit it.  I’ve returned a car without refueling it.  Sometimes I’ve been shocked at my credit card bill.  Other times, pleasantly surprised. It turns out that car rental places really, really vary in what they charge to refill your car. (One car rental place waived my refueling fee when …

I rent cars pretty often and I usually rent the smallest size possible.  They are the cheapest, I tend to pack light, and hey–small cars are easier to parallel park.  Of course, when the rental car companies want to upgrade me to a muscle car, who am I to say …

On my recent trip to San Francisco, I rented from my usual place, Alamo, and drove off.  As I picked up everyone else, I suddenly remembered something.  The Golden Gate Bridge does not take cash and my car didn’t have a Toll Pass. Luckily, there’s a solution for that. You are …

A reader just commented that they were unable to find Expedia’s no-deductible rental insurance on their website–and it appears they’ve gotten rid of that benefit.  In May, I wrote about their new no-deductible option.  Apparently, it ended up being short-lived (for whatever reason). Now, while the rental insurance is the …

I’ll admit it.  I’ve returned a car without refueling it.  Sometimes I’ve been shocked at my credit card bill.  Other times, pleasantly surprised. It turns out that car rental places really, really vary in what they charge to refill your car. (One car rental place waived my refueling fee when …

I just wrote about Expedia’s new $0 deductible cheap collision rental car coverage. And watching an episode of Mythbusters reminded me of why it was so important. This wasn’t the overall point of the episode–but during it, when parking, a lot of their subjects tapped the car next to them …

The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card’s huge benefit is that it acts as primary collision coverage when you are renting a car. I got into a car accident tested it out for you guys and found out the process works pretty smoothly.  (Note, at the time of the article, Chase was …

I hear a lot of love for Avis, Silvercar and National.  But despite my status with National, Alamo is actually my favorite rental car company.  And here’s why. 1. They tend to have cheaper rates than most of the big players. Advantage might have better rates than Alamo, but for …

When you are an Emerald Member with National, it’s really nice–you can just go to the lot and pick your car on a standard rental. But this isn’t true when you rent through a third-party discount site like Hotwire or Priceline.  You can’t just walk out on the lot and get …