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Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 14:50:10

More specifically, anyone rented from Avis or Enterprise at Denver International Airport?

Have flown into DEN several times and always rented with Hertz due to getting great rates with a company CDP code. Now that Hertz's rates aren't that great and the threat of having the UVeye add damage fees for getting the car dirty I'm looking for a new rental company.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/hertz-ai-uveye-scanner-digital-repair-estimate-technology

Enterprise blows Avis away in Google review star rating (4.5 to 2.8), but Avis is a bit less expensive.

Maybe the Google rating is telling me everything I need to know.

Recently rented several times from Sixt. It's been a great experience. Hail to our German overlords*

Posted by ibdoc <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ibdoc' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 23, 2025, 8:56:12, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

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Whichever has skip the counter*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 23, 2025, 3:09:47, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

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Skip the Counter is my least favorite Batman villain*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 23, 2025, 8:05:04, in reply to "Whichever has skip the counter*"

strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime

but my famous Sesame Street character*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 23, 2025, 8:47:46, in reply to "Skip the Counter is my least favorite Batman villain*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I just used Avis last month at Denver. It was perfectly cromulent.

Posted by illinibone <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinibone' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 19:41:36, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

All rental car facilities at Denver are far away from the terminal.

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Yeah. I've probably rented with Hertz there 5-6 times.*

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 21:46:37, in reply to "I just used Avis last month at Denver. It was perfectly cromulent."

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All rental car facilities at Denver are far away from the terminal.

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IMO, Hertz, Avis and Enterprise are the best 3

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 16:43:50, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

and kind of interchangeable.

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IDK... anybody rating car rental companies generally has nothing good to say...

Posted by uofi1998 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=uofi1998' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:28:31, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

...I've used a lot of the different brands... as far as the combo of price & convenience goes, I've been loyal to Budget (Avis) for the better part of 15 years...

...but as far as pure service and ease of process goes, National is my favorite.

Hertz falls in the middle of both...

You hear me talking, hillbilly boy?

I've always been a National guy, which is just Enterprise... but nicer.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:16:57, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

Our company gets Executive level just for joining, so you get the higher end emerald aisle, and honestly it's just so easy to get a car. You walk in, grab any car you want from the right aisle, and go.

I really like National's aisle, but can't justify them being double what Avis is*

Posted by illinibone <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinibone' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 19:53:20, in reply to "I've always been a National guy, which is just Enterprise... but nicer."

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I think I get a good deal thru work.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 19:53:55, in reply to "I really like National's aisle, but can't justify them being double what Avis is*"

We used to but National became our secondary in the last year or two, and Avis our primary.*

Posted by illinibone <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinibone' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 20:03:35, in reply to "I think I get a good deal thru work."

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Whatever you decide,!be sure to do a thorough video walk-around on the vehicle…

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:09:56, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

…annotating any and all scratches, scuffs, and dents of even the smallest visible size

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(for rent)

I use Avis, but only because I have presidents club through a credit card

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:02:41, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

I don’t know what it’s like without that, but it’s pretty straightforward and easy with it. I don’t even have to talk to anyone when I pick up the car. That might be true for everyone I truly have no idea.

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Both Enterprise and Hertz have that as long as you join their loyalty program

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:10:21, in reply to "I use Avis, but only because I have presidents club through a credit card"

In both of their cases, your tier influences the kinds of cars they give you. But any idiot can just pick a car in the "pick a car" section of the lot.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Then yeah they’re all the same. Just pick the cheapest if you’re not a loyalty person*

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:16:40, in reply to "Both Enterprise and Hertz have that as long as you join their loyalty program"

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In both of their cases, your tier influences the kinds of cars they give you. But any idiot can just pick a car in the "pick a car" section of the lot.

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I rented from Avis by Willis Tower last week*

Posted by JeffFrank <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JeffFrank' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:08:07, in reply to "I use Avis, but only because I have presidents club through a credit card"

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Are you driving from there to Yellowstone?*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:01:11, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

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No. Just RMNP*

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:02:03, in reply to "Are you driving from there to Yellowstone?*"

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I try to use Enterprise because 1) the Taylor family does a ton of good in and around St. Louis, and

Posted by ghost_of_clt <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ghost_of_clt' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:00:08, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

2) they've quickly helped fix any travel snags

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N U D E S I N B I O

I’ve used all 4 of the ones Costco Travel supports at Denver International.

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 14:59:33, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

Just pick the cheapest one of Budget, Avis, Alamo, or Enterprise in the vehicle / class I’m looking for at the time.

Haven’t noticed any big difference in them to be honest.
Just make sure you sign up for their free loyalty programs and skip the counter.

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I really liked Enterprise with fmrATLCo used them. But they switched to Hertz and NewATLCo uses them

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 14:57:23, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

^ likes paying for normal wear and tear damage plus bogus admin fee ^

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:00:55, in reply to "I really liked Enterprise with fmrATLCo used them. But they switched to Hertz and NewATLCo uses them"

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too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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Dude they didn't even try to get me with that in Mexico.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:03:58, in reply to "^ likes paying for normal wear and tear damage plus bogus admin fee ^"

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too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Well, yeah. The use of the ai scanner isn't deployed there

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:47:59, in reply to "Dude they didn't even try to get me with that in Mexico.*"

Not the same case for rentals at ATL, IAH, BNA, BOS, MDW, CLT, TPA, PHX, AUS and CMH.

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too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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Interesting. I’m renting at IAH in 2 weeks. Should be an interesting test run.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 19:53:30, in reply to "Well, yeah. The use of the ai scanner isn't deployed there "

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Not the same case for rentals at ATL, IAH, BNA, BOS, MDW, CLT, TPA, PHX, AUS and CMH.

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too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I've never had an issue with Hertz (yet)...

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 15:00:22, in reply to "I really liked Enterprise with fmrATLCo used them. But they switched to Hertz and NewATLCo uses them"

and usually at DEN we get a much better/bigger car than we reserve.

Supposedly DEN doesn't have the UVeye yet, but we're not renting for 2 months so it could be installed by then. Sounds like a royal PITA.

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too. Hertz is fine and has gotten significantly better in those seven years.

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I usually use Avis and haven't had any issues

Posted by Dilbert <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Dilbert' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 14:52:25, in reply to "Car Rental Company - Avis or Enterprise?"

But rentals are usually on business trips with corporate rate code.

I, too, am avoiding Hertz over this use of ai

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Oddly, I got way better rates from Enterprise when I removed mrs. Effin's work CDP code.

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 22, 2025, 14:56:13, in reply to "I usually use Avis and haven't had any issues"

My AARP membership still gets me $25 cheaper rates at Avis on a Toyota RAV4 vs the Enterprise Nissan Rouge.

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But rentals are usually on business trips with corporate rate code.

I, too, am avoiding Hertz over this use of ai

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