Advantage Car Rental??

[crazycatlady]

My best deal on a car rental for later this week is from Advantage. Anyone use them before and recommend or recommend against using them? Btw, they are only about $30 cheaper than Alamo, so do I stick with what I've used or try the unknown?

 

[sympatico]

Advantage is now part of Hertz . I've never used them but nice to know who they're connected to.

 

[tinka-belle]

Advantage is now a subsidiary of Hertz. It's no frills (replaces the Hertz Simply Wheelz product), so no discount codes, coupons, upgrades, miles credit, etc. Just the car rental at the reserved price. I suspect the cars might be a little older or higher milage too, but still backed by Hertz!

The desk and cars are at the airport.

 

[Lewisc]

At one time Advantage offered a small (5-10%) discount to AAA members. I'm not sure if that discount is still in effect.

Advantage doesn't have all the crazy discounts/codes offered by other agencies. The rate they post is close to the "real" rate.

 

[crazycatlady]

Thanks for all the replies! It is nice to know that that they are part of Hertz, which I have rented from before. Still undecided if it is worth the extra $30 to go with Alamo....

 

[mommy*RN]

We used Advantage here in Milwaukee earlier this year and it was no different than any of the "name brand" rental agencies. They tried to push their insurance a bit, but so do all the others. We would definitely try them again, especially for $30. I believe I reserved a mid-size (??) and we got a Nissan Altima and it was in great condition.

 

[gmeh1]

My best deal on a car rental for later this week is from Advantage. Anyone use them before and recommend or recommend against using them? Btw, they are only about $30 cheaper than Alamo, so do I stick with what I've used or try the unknown?

I did a search for Advantage. http://www.rateitall.com/i-22228-advantage-rent-a-car.aspx There is quite a bit of info. on the net.

 

[mmmgood]

I did a search for Advantage. http://www.rateitall.com/i-22228-advantage-rent-a-car.aspx There is quite a bit of info. on the net.

I would put zero value on reviews from that site and most similar sites for car rental. Generally the people who leave car rental reviews on those type of sites are people who had issues.

The Alamo reviews are just as bad:

http://www.rateitall.com/i-7019-alamo.aspx

Although not perfect, I would suggest the JD Power reviews are better as they get the viewpoint of a wider range of renters:

http://www.autorentalnews.com/Blog/Auto-Focus/Story/2010/11/JDPA-Rental-Car-Satisfaction-Study-Behind-the-Numbers.aspx

Advantage scored higher than Budget, Dollar and Thrifty.

 

[AllesonWonderland]

I'm researching Advantage as well for my January trip. You probably saw the banner if you booked through their site, but they are offering a free class upgrade on Oct. rentals using code 1884441. If you stick with them, come back and share how it went!

 

[gmeh1]

I would put zero value on reviews from that site and most similar sites for car rental. Generally the people who leave car rental reviews on those type of sites are people who had issues.

The Alamo reviews are just as bad:

http://www.rateitall.com/i-7019-alamo.aspx

Although not perfect, I would suggest the JD Power reviews are better as they get the viewpoint of a wider range of renters:

http://www.autorentalnews.com/Blog/Auto-Focus/Story/2010/11/JDPA-Rental-Car-Satisfaction-Study-Behind-the-Numbers.aspx

Advantage scored higher than Budget, Dollar and Thrifty.

I only used that particular link because the reviews were more current than the other sites I looked at. Most of the reviews of Alamo from the same site are a bit older and some even before Enterprise took them over. Yes, people post who have issues and naturally they are pretty much one sided. As I told the OP, there is lots of info on this company out on the net.

Personally, for the 30.00 difference, I would go with "the devil I know".

 

[crazycatlady]

Thanks everyone! I think we will try Advantage. Thirty bucks buys a lot of Dole Whips! I will report back.

 

[corster]

Many but not all Hertz CDP codes also work with Advantage... also try code AAA if you're a AAA member