How to get a deal at Enterprise on a rental...

mechmike0034 · 03-14-2007, 09:42 AM

This article (allegedly written by a former Enterprise employee) gives a few tips. Some of them require a little deception on the part of the renter, and YMMV for certain, but I thought the article overall was worth posting.

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A former manager in the Enterprise fleet sales division has a guilty conscience to unload at your feet. 9 tips, 5 pages of insider info about how the car rental game really works. Car rental insurance is a scam, but you can flip the script and use if to your advantage. Prices are liquid, and depending on the day of the week and how you butter your agent in certain ways, you can get a good deal. Despite the commercial with the brown-paper-wrapped car, Enterprise employees hate picking you up and dropping you off.

Don't use the tips that require lying. They're just there so you know how the game works.

ShawnLee · 03-14-2007, 09:56 AM

Great tips! thanks Mike! I know I'm gonna use some of these, though I wouldn't be surprised if Enterprise changes policy accordingly.

Markel · 03-14-2007, 11:09 AM

I can't access the article from work, but a while ago I got a nice upgrade at Enterprise (from a full sized car to a Nissan Armada) by having a free upgrade coupon from a previous (work-paid) rental.

renovation · 03-14-2007, 02:05 PM

great to know as 80%of the time i rent from enterprize !

DarkFury · 03-14-2007, 02:48 PM

Sweet Info.... Thanks MM34!

gear02 · 03-14-2007, 03:03 PM

Hmm...note to self: don't use enterprise. I don't want to play these silly games.

I wonder what happens if you try to reserve one online. Will it be cheaper than what they'll quote you?

Thesifer · 03-14-2007, 03:03 PM

I still can't believe Enterprise doesn't offer a Military Discount. They were founded by a Navy Pilot!

Anywho, I could see some of these working, others won't always work. Anytime I try and use something someone says to try, it ends up backfiring.

JaQnAbOx · 03-17-2007, 11:14 AM

Another tip.... Call in 1 day in advance...make a reservation for a compact/economy car and say you are going to pick it up in the early morning. Dont pick up your until the afternoon. If you are lucky, they should have given away all the compact/economy cars and have trucks/suvs/luxury cars available. They should honor the price they quoted for the compact cars. Ive done this about 10 times for my last job. I would say 25% of the time they have a compact in stock.... 50% they upgrade me for free and 25% they drive me to another location to pick up a compact.

Thesifer · 03-17-2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JaQnAbOx

Another tip.... Call in 1 day in advance...make a reservation for a compact/economy car and say you are going to pick it up in the early morning. Dont pick up your until the afternoon. If you are lucky, they should have given away all the compact/economy cars and have trucks/suvs/luxury cars available. They should honor the price they quoted for the compact cars. Ive done this about 10 times for my last job. I would say 25% of the time they have a compact in stock.... 50% they upgrade me for free and 25% they drive me to another location to pick up a compact.

Driving to another location would kind of suck!

Napoleon54 · 03-18-2007, 12:12 PM

Wow, this guy certainly has a beef with his former employer.

Good tips, thanks!

Napoleon54 · 03-18-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thesifer

I still can't believe Enterprise doesn't offer a Military Discount.

That's something I dislike about a lot of military people: the sense of entitlement.

ShawnLee · 03-18-2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleon54

That's something I dislike about a lot of military people: the sense of entitlement.

Is it just me or did that just come out of left field?

MikeD · 03-18-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Napoleon54

That's something I dislike about a lot of military people: the sense of entitlement.

I don't think he sounded like he was entitled to a discount. Sounded like it would be nice, considering that many businesses do it...and also the nature of the jobs that military personnel perform.

Also, it would make sense for a discount to be in place if the company was in fact founded by a former Navy pilot.

aznaphrodite · 03-20-2007, 02:08 PM

Thanks for sharing this!

03-14-2007, 11:09 AM	#3
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	I can't access the article from work, but a while ago I got a nice upgrade at Enterprise (from a full sized car to a Nissan Armada) by having a free upgrade coupon from a previous (work-paid) rental. __________________ stay low... keep moving...

03-14-2007, 02:05 PM	#4
renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	great to know as 80%of the time i rent from enterprize ! __________________ You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail

03-14-2007, 02:48 PM	#5
DarkFury Secretary of the Navy Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Chillin' N Da 'Hood Posts: 34,997	Sweet Info.... Thanks MM34! __________________ DarkFury's Pimptopia - Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game! Home of the Original OG Pimp (accept NO imitations)

03-14-2007, 03:03 PM	#7
Thesifer Vice Admiral Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,338	I still can't believe Enterprise doesn't offer a Military Discount. They were founded by a Navy Pilot! Anywho, I could see some of these working, others won't always work. Anytime I try and use something someone says to try, it ends up backfiring. __________________

03-17-2007, 11:14 AM	#8
JaQnAbOx Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Baldwin Park, CA Posts: 699	Another tip.... Call in 1 day in advance...make a reservation for a compact/economy car and say you are going to pick it up in the early morning. Dont pick up your until the afternoon. If you are lucky, they should have given away all the compact/economy cars and have trucks/suvs/luxury cars available. They should honor the price they quoted for the compact cars. Ive done this about 10 times for my last job. I would say 25% of the time they have a compact in stock.... 50% they upgrade me for free and 25% they drive me to another location to pick up a compact. __________________

03-14-2007, 03:03 PM	#6
gear02 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,223	Hmm...note to self: don't use enterprise. I don't want to play these silly games. I wonder what happens if you try to reserve one online. Will it be cheaper than what they'll quote you?

03-18-2007, 12:12 PM	#10
Napoleon54 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: floating inside of a giant egg made of stars Posts: 4,861	Wow, this guy certainly has a beef with his former employer. Good tips, thanks! __________________ There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and attempting to make them equal. - Friedrich Hayek

03-20-2007, 02:08 PM	#14
aznaphrodite Lieutenant Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 650	Thanks for sharing this! __________________ Rebecca ladyrebecca.com/moonprincess.com/popples.org

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