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    What To Do If You Put The Wrong Octane Gas In Your Rental Car

    by SharonKurheg December 8, 2021
    by SharonKurheg December 8, 2021

    Every car has a recommended type (octane) of gasoline, commonly known in the U.S. as Regular, Mid-Grade (or Plus) and Premium. Well, there’s diesel too but fortunately, diesel pumps don’t …

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    Numbers Can Lie – Rental Car Companies’ Fuzzy Math

    by joeheg October 24, 2021
    by joeheg October 24, 2021

    If you’re ever rented a car, you’ve undoubtedly heard the pitch about pre-paying for fuel. The agent at the counter warns that unless you return the car with a full …

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    Can You Rent A Car For Someone Else?

    by SharonKurheg September 2, 2021
    by SharonKurheg September 2, 2021

    When Joe and I most recently went to our favorite water park in Texas, we planned it with our “safe COVID buddies,” Samantha and Norman. Sam and Norm live just …

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    5 Photos You Should Always Have When Renting A Car

    by SharonKurheg August 31, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 31, 2021

    A while back, I wrote a post about 8 photos you should always take every time you fly. It garnered some excellent feedback from our readers about things they take …

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    How Far In Advance Can You Make Airline/Hotel/Car Rental Reservations?

    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 28, 2021

    When it comes to future travel, some people are planners. I know we are. We can tell you what and approximately when our longer trips, and some of our shorter …

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    Aftermath Of Man Whose Rental Car Was Repossessed By Avis

    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2021

    Some of you may have read the plight last week of Tarikh Campbell, the Teaneck New Jersey native who had rented an Avis rental car while visiting family back home. …

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    What Kind Of Weird Rental Car Law IS This?

    by SharonKurheg August 3, 2021
    by SharonKurheg August 3, 2021

    When you rent a car, there are many rules made by the rental car companies that have to be followed. What could happen if you return your car late. Minimum …

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    Genius Hack If There Are No (Or Too Costly) Rental Cars

    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2021
    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2021

    One of the rarest commodities in tourist-heavy areas right now is rental cars. The lack of them came about from a perfect storm of several factors: Rental car companies sold …

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    Why I Was Afraid To Use The Best Discount Code I Ever Found

    by joeheg February 25, 2021
    by joeheg February 25, 2021

    While the events in this post happened a while ago, the story’s moral remains the same and it’s worth repeating for those who’ve never seen it before. One of my …

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    My Stupid Mistake Left Me With Points I’m Never Going To Use

    by joeheg January 22, 2021
    by joeheg January 22, 2021

    Sometimes I’m too good about taking my own advice. I’ve written about how everyone should sign up for car rental loyalty programs and I stand by that advice. However, I …

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