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WTF? Why are rental cars so expensive in Houston?

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Aggie95
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I just compared prices in Dallas and Houston for the same week...

Avg price in Houston - $160 per day (mid-size)
Avg price in Dallas - $60 per day

I'm possibly flying in to Houston in a few weeks...these prices are bull****

[This message has been edited by Aggie95 (edited 7/11/2014 10:22p).]
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Diggity
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$160 per day? That sounds a little crazy
redag06
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We have two drop top stadiums to pay for, car rental and hotel tax!
htxag09
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I just compared prices for the same week in August. Dallas was ~$30 and Houston ~$35.

[This message has been edited by htxag09 (edited 7/11/2014 10:59p).]
Jock 07
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I just spent that much on a week long full size rental through hertz a couple of weeks ago in JV. Sucks for you
Aggie09Derek
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Use Uber/Lyft to get around
tpk8775
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Try another location. I rent a full size twice at least twice a month and it's typically $45 per day plus tax and fees.
StillNotAnAggie
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Renting at the airport cost more. Try to get one off site. They are normally cheaper.
aTmLoKi
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Is that for a hovercraft?
htxag09
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FYI, my rates were from IAH. It really depends on what is going on that week(end) and how many cars they still have available. They'll all start around the same price and go up as more cars are being rented....
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$160/day??? You sure about that?
UndergroundAg
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Op maby that was your total....are you an old that needs help navigating the internets?!
Frok
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Reliant or NRG Stadium, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, and BBC Compass Stadium.

All the debt we racked up with our sports teams gets covered by the rental car taxes.
Ducks4brkfast
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Rented a mid size from Enterprise this Wednesday for ~$150/week.
FtBendTxAg
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I rented in Houston the other day for 40 bucks a day for a POS Chevy mini.
JJxvi
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The soccer stadium is not funded by rental/car hotel taxes like the city/county funded stadiums.
fire09
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Paying more than 50 a day for standard size rental cars in Houston is equivalent to burning money.
nkptexan
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rent your car away from the airport. you are paying airport fees and other taxes that you do not have to pay when you lease away from airport. Take a cab to a nearby car rental place. can save 50% or more.
Guitarsoup
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Not buying cars in any city you might need a car.

Poors.
Ag From Birth
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Get an uber/Lyft ride to the enterprise location on 45 just south of the beltway. Got a Buick enclave for $45/day because "it was too nice of a car to leave there over night"
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If you want a free Uber use code AMP4D
Free Lyft: Derek1601

Make sure you out in codes before you request ride (under promotions/payments respectively).


*for new users only
Tagguy
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quote:
I just compared prices in Dallas and Houston for the same week...

Avg price in Houston - $160 per day (mid-size)
Avg price in Dallas - $60 per day

I'm possibly flying in to Houston in a few weeks...these prices are bull****




Midsized what?

You must have been looking at 4 day rentals. I can easily find midsized daily rentals for under $45.

Hell I just looked up Enterprise. Here is the rate for a Premium class with no discounts.


1 Day @ $ 52.94 USD $ 52.94 USD
TEXAS REIMBURSEMENT FEE $ 1.73 USD
Subtotal $ 54.67 USD
HARRIS COUNTY STADIUM TAX $ 2.74 USD
SALES TAX $ 5.46 USD

* Total Charges: $ 62.87 USD

62strat
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As said above, rent locally. I just paid $50 total for a 1.5 day one way rental back to hobby.

From and back to hobby, same company and car was $120 for two days.
CrossBowAg99
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quote:
As said above, rent locally. I just paid $50 total for a 1.5 day one way rental back to hobby.

From and back to hobby, same company and car was $120 for two days.



Damn, you're coming back to town
62strat
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No.. I already left. 1 day of 'feels like 105' was enough for me
retrobeast
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What they need to do is make religious terd Joel Olsten help pay for some of the Houston stadium costs since he is running his scam out of the old Compaq stadium.

Millionaire preacher allowed to have a place that large tax free is a freakin joke.
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