Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Adventures in Car Rental
I'll be driving down to Santa Cruz next month for the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers' Conference, so last night I did some comparison shopping for rental cars. Result: I saved about $80 renting directly from Budget, rather than going through Travelocity and Expedia.
The base price at Budget for eight days of mid-size sedan rental was $220 as opposed to $280 at the travel sites. The price dropped down to just over $200 after hunting down a coupon code that would work at the Eugene locations. (This took quite awhile because their website doesn't tell you a coupon isn't valid at a location until you try to complete the rental transaction.) Thanks for the 10% discount Tom Joyner. Should I ever start listening to morning radio online (not that I listen offline, either), I'll be sure to give you a listen.
The base price at Budget for eight days of mid-size sedan rental was $220 as opposed to $280 at the travel sites. The price dropped down to just over $200 after hunting down a coupon code that would work at the Eugene locations. (This took quite awhile because their website doesn't tell you a coupon isn't valid at a location until you try to complete the rental transaction.) Thanks for the 10% discount Tom Joyner. Should I ever start listening to morning radio online (not that I listen offline, either), I'll be sure to give you a listen.
Mikesell
