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car rentals and prices
#155613
02/25/2018 01:00 PM
02/25/2018 01:00 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,106 Southport, North Carolina, US
candj
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Starting to plan for our return and was wondering if there are shortages of cars to rent? Are the rental prices more than what they have been in the past? We understand that tourism has been down, but we were wondering if there will be a shortage of rental cars in the near future?
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: candj]
#155620
02/25/2018 04:17 PM
02/25/2018 04:17 PM
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Posts: 579 Michigan
DDnBob
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We are all set with Triple A for March. No problem.
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: WCHam]
#155700
02/27/2018 09:18 PM
02/27/2018 09:18 PM
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Posts: 14,671 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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For whatever it’s worth, we always ask our rental agency for the more ‘lovingly used’ cars whenever possible so the post-Irma look won’t be a problem for us at all, when we finally manage to get back to the island.
In honesty, IMHO, the roads are not great Island-wide and a few of the beach access roads are really the pits, and every so often when we do end up with a brand new rental car I cringe and spend our entire trip worrying about possible dings and dents we might incur not to mention the occasional pothole or unpainted ‘sleeping policeman’ that might be lying in wait for us. Our rental agency always treats us well and I’d hate to be the one to put the first wrinkle in his new car.
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: DDnBob]
#155952
03/03/2018 04:21 PM
03/03/2018 04:21 PM
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Posts: 178 Cinti
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We are all set with Triple A for March. No problem. DDnBob. I would have a backup plan if i were you. I confirmed with Alain Jan 25th for a rental on Feb 28 for 3 wks. He confirmed back to me. I sent him an email one week before arrival (2-21-18) to ask where we would meet for pickup at the airport to take us to pickup the car. I never heard back from him. We looked outside of baggage claim for over 1/2 hr. Asked multiple rental car people about AAA or Alain and no one could help. Don't know what happened to him. Have been using Alain for multiple years. Never happened before. Ended up getting a car from someone else. No email from him wondering where i was. Just an fyi. Good luck.
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Re: car rentals and prices
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#155955
03/03/2018 04:39 PM
03/03/2018 04:39 PM
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Sadly, you are not the first person this has happened to.
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: candj]
#155961
03/03/2018 05:59 PM
03/03/2018 05:59 PM
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Posts: 579 Michigan
DDnBob
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Thank you for the heads up. I emailed down to Alain so will see if I get anything back. It's too bad since we've rented from him for 16 years and always had great service.
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: candj]
#155969
03/03/2018 08:51 PM
03/03/2018 08:51 PM
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Posts: 579 Michigan
DDnBob
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Really hoping this was just a hiccup. Will keep you posted.
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Re: car rentals and prices
[Re: Bdallas]
#156339
03/08/2018 12:10 PM
03/08/2018 12:10 PM
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DDnBob
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An update to our car rental with Alain at Triple AAA. We called and left a message, also emailed him yesterday to confirm our reservation for our trip starting 3/18. We heard back from him this morning and are all set. Hoping for no hiccups.
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