Car company airports suggestions Alamo, Enterprise, Budget or Avis?

[Tigger1]

Which company do you like, dislike of Alamo, Enterprise, Budget or Avis?

 

[thanxfornoticin]

I wouldn't avoid any of them. We've had good and bad experiences with all. I'd go for the best price and for the company that allows me to avoid long lines by going directly to my car.

 

[_19disnA]

I mostly use Avis and generally had good luck. Any of the known brands that have those 'clubs' allowing you to go directly to your car and avoid long lines are the ones I would use. To me rental cars are a generic 'commodity' and no one brand has anything any better than any others. Make sure to see which ones have their rental facilities right at the airport since that also saves time in getting to your car. At some airports, ALL of them are off-site at a rental facility (Vegas is one example) since the airport needed the on-site space for expansion several years ago.

Make sure to read reviews for any brand you never heard of since many have dubious ways to charge you more, limited hours of operation, remote off-site locations or non-existent/hard to reach customer service people when you do have a problem.

 

[RedHead0186]

I usually use National. I get Executive Club membership with them through a credit card. Their 'skip the line and pick your car' feature is nice (which you can also get by signing up for Emerald Club, which is free). I've also used Enterprise, though not at MCO.

 

[eticketplease]

This is all a hit or miss even with elite status with Avis and Hertz. My reservations have gotten messed up, but are generally fine.

I also have executive status with national but their rates are usually too high for my liking.

I agree with @_19disnA to make sure the company is on site as even if they mess up it is still saving time as you don’t have to take a shuttle and then find out it is messed up. This also helps a lot with returning the car.

As @thanxfornoticin stated shop around and sign up with a loyalty program that lets even free members skip the line.

You can try auto slash to get rates or AAA Costco as well.