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- From: ekaas@cs.sfu.ca (Erik Kaas)
- Subject: Re: [USA] Renting a car when you're under 25 yrs old...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.175034.4561@cs.sfu.ca>
- Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <1993Jan26.155250.10546@lth.se>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:50:34 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.155250.10546@lth.se> kurt@dna.lth.se (Kurt Swanson) writes:
- >I wish to rent a car in Chicago at a time when I'll be 24 11/12...
- >I've heard that the rental companies charge an exorbitantly higher
- >rate for those under 25. Is this true? Is there any way to "get
- >around" this? Are there any reputable companies that don't do this?
- >Is this unfair age discrimination?
-
- This is true :-(
-
- I called last week to rent a car in L.A., and the big companies (Avis, Hertz,
- Budget) told me they don't rent cars to people younger than 25.
-
- There are two companies that do rent cars: Thrifty and General (at least in
- L.A.), but you'll have to pay $10 (Thrifty) or $5 (General) PER DAY extra when
- you're 24.
-
- Good luck,
-
- Erik KK
- (hoping to be 25 soon, so I don't have to pay these f*^%$#$%n' $10 anymore)
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