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- From: owen@ducvax.auburn.edu
- Subject: Re: Alamo Car Rental immoral practices
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.084758.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 13:47:58 GMT
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- In article <BxMqxr.K10@NeoSoft.com>, mmarolda@NeoSoft.com (Mike Marolda) writes:
- > I had reserved a subcompact are at Alamo car rental last weekend. When I went
- > to pick up the car, the sales person tried to talk me into spending a
- > couple more bucks for a larger, more comfortable car. Well, I passed
- > on the offer, but when I went to the parking lot to get the car...
- > it was the car he tried to talk me into!
- >
- > Has this occured to anyone else? Is this legal?
- >
- > Mike Marolda (mmarolda@neosoft.com)
- > --
- Yep. I had a reservation at the Alamo off SFO about 4 or 5 years ago.
- I don't remember the class, but it was for something smallish. They
- tried to sell me an upgrade, which I refused. When I went to pick
- up the car, it was a Buick (I can't remember the model, but it's the
- absolute top-of-the line Buick) with, get this, 8 miles on it! Right
- off the truck. I would say dig in your heels when Alamo gets aggressive
- about upgrades, because they're probably going to have to give you
- what they're trying to sell you anyway.
-
- I doubt seriously if this is illegal.
-
- Larry Owen
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-