Need some help hiring a corvette in florida next month
Need some help hiring a corvette in florida next month
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m3jappa

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6,950 posts

248 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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I wonder if someone may be able to advise.

Got a holiday in florida booked next month, we initially booked a corvette with alamo but have now been told it won't happen (i had a feeling it wouldn't anyway but its a long story).

So what to do?

Need it for 3 weeks, collect at orlando int and drop off miami.

I know hertz do them but have looking at their site it appears theres none left and i have heard they are a bit knackered anyway.

Sure i read somewhere theres another one out there who has them in more discrete colours.

Any ideas appreciated.

Matt Harper

7,050 posts

231 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Avis (not sure they like doing one-way rentals on their Corvettes though).

m3jappa

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6,950 posts

248 months

Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Phoned them up (avis) and managed to get a quote of $2900 which sounds a bit rich for me (20 day rental).

Might just go with the mustang and just try and upgrade to what i can when there.

edition

987 posts

220 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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My hertz vette that I hired for 18 days was very nice. Think it cost me £1000ish?

m3jappa

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6,950 posts

248 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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edition said:
My hertz vette that I hired for 18 days was very nice. Think it cost me £1000ish?
Thanks, maybe i should just get a hertz one. People say that they are not too discreet but tbh i think all the tourists proabably stick out like a sore thumb anyway biglaugh Might give them a try.

Matt..

4,031 posts

219 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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m3jappa said:
Thanks, maybe i should just get a hertz one. People say that they are not too discreet but tbh i think all the tourists proabably stick out like a sore thumb anyway biglaugh Might give them a try.
Hertz doesn't have any for where i'm going. I'm very disappointed! You are lucky if you even have the option biggrin

I have heard some locations have new ones now though. I'm not 100% sure that's true, and they wont be the ZHZ one's, but it has been mentioned on FlyerTalk.

Matt Harper

7,050 posts

231 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Are you arriving at Orlando International (MCO) or Sanford (SFB)?
Hertz and Avis have Corvette at MCO.

m3jappa

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248 months

Wednesday 31st August 2011
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Matt Harper said:
Are you arriving at Orlando International (MCO) or Sanford (SFB)?
Hertz and Avis have Corvette at MCO.
mco

I did speak to avis who quoted $2900 which is a bit much for me tbh frown

I think i may call hertz as i did look on their site a few days back but it said none available iirc (i'm sure that happened).

Avis did say $1400 for a mustang coupe which sounds reasonable and is way cheaper than prices on the website quoted.

Lubermans

201 posts

205 months

Thursday 1st September 2011
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We have just got back from the US and had originally booked the bog standard budget car as it only worked out a few more quid than the flight and hotel on ebookers. On our arrival at the hire desk we enquired about a Mustang and were soon on our way in the soft top V6 for just $10 a day extra (this was with Dollar). Car only had 500 miles on the clock too smile Usually upgrade at the car hire desk for very little - although I guess decent offers do vary by location. I know that some will sniff as it's only the 300hp model and a hairdressers one at that - but couldn't go wrong at that price and it was genuinely fun to press on in it.