Car Rental Made Easy

Just about every household has one car per home, so it comes as no surprise that the car rental industry is also thriving. You may need to contemplate car rental when your are away from home, such as holidays or business trips; or when your car is in the repair shop for an extended period of time.  These days there are lots of choices about vendors and deals.

I like to start with the majors, and Avis is certainly amongst those.  It is a major car rental company that was founded in 1946 in Detroit by Warren Avis. Their corporate motto is “we try harder” which has become very true since they are the second largest car rental company in the world. Avis has over five thousand branches worldwide and can cater to your spending needs with a nice vehicle to drive off the lot in.

Another major player, albeit a later comer is Budget rent a car.  This fine company was founded in nineteen fifty-eight in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. In nineteen sixty the company was moved to Chicago, Illinois. More recently in the year two thousand and two the company was sold to Cendant Corporation which also owns Avis. The merge with the second largest car rental business was a booming success with the general public. It is suggested that you make reservations with Budget rent a car for the easiest and cheapest rates in this highly competitive business.

A little later down the timeline Alamo rent a car was founded and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This car rental chain was founded in nineteen seventy-four and specializes in general motors automobiles. The type of car you will rent depends on the style. Economy cars include the Chevrolet Aveo. Compact car rentals include the Chevrolet Cavalier or Cobalt. Mid-sized would be a Pontiac G6, while a full sized Alamo car rental would be the Chevrolet Impala. Luxury is, of course, the Cadillac while the convertible is a Chrysler Sebring or similar. The only SUV available is the Chevrolet Trailblazer. If you want a minivan you can choose either the Chevrolet Uplander or the Astro.

Another of my favourites is the National car rental company owned by Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc. which is the same company that owns Alamo rent a car. This company caters to the Emerald Club which has been around since nineteen eighty-seven and distributes rental vehicles over the internet all around the world.

There are lots of other good car rental companies you can choose from include Dollar, Thrifty, Auto Europe, Hertz, Europcar, Enterprise and Rent-A-Wreck.

I find that cheaper prices usually means a reduction in type and availability of vehicles, but these days with telephone and internet bookings available its pretty easy to find what you want at the price you want it.

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