Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

pebblesmax

VALUE FOR MONEY

We didn't get the option last time we picked up at the airport. (May 2012) It was one of the Dollar reps at TI that told me I could request a half full tank.

stoneman

CASINOS

ferf1223 wrote: »

I also think that sometimes the premium/platinum option does work out cheaper than having the pre-paid fuel paid locally on arrival...I've been known to look up gas prices in Vegas, calculate what I think a tank of gas would cost with the current exchange rate and there have been times that it's worked out a fair amount cheaper to actually book the package that includes a tank of fuel than it would be to buy one at current prices.

That is the option we take if it's available. I think it works out at another £20 or so but if you had to pay for a tank at the depot it would cost you £37.00, not to mention that you get an extra driver added. I am with dollar express and have my number added but have never been offered the option, they see on the voucher that I have to prepay and make me stick to it.

stoneman

CASINOS

pebblesmax wrote: »

We didn't get the option last time we picked up at the airport. (May 2012) It was one of the Dollar reps at TI that told me I could request a half full tank.

I will be asking next time!

adrienne1945

HOTELS

The best car hire deal and T & Cs I've so far found are with America Car Rental. Has anybody heard of them or used them?

pebblesmax

VALUE FOR MONEY

stoneman wrote: »

I will be asking next time!

I believe it only works at off airport places.

ratkarth

Does car hire prices go up. Ie worth me booking it now for july

adrienne1945

HOTELS

They seem to me to be similar to flights up and down like yoyos. Sometimes I even get a different prices quoted in the evening compared to the morning

ratkarth

Do restaurant.com still do a code word of the month to get 75 percent off or have they stopped tat?

StuieUK34

i booked my car via 'netflights' for 1 day rental of a mustang, and selected the option to use 'Dollar'.....
I am a Dollar Express member anyway, but when i made my booking, i choose the 'Platinum' option which is another way of saying full tank of fuel and additional drivers

It cost £41 total (booked in Jan 2011, for use in Jun 2011)..
We did a day trip and used about 92% of the fuel, so the way i see it, it worked out a good deal for us!

When we fly to Los Angeles in May, were booking cars with 'Dollar', doing 1 day rentals, and dropping the car off at Vegas airport (hope theres no out of state charge for this!!!!)....
Works out with a full tank for the mustang, it will cost £50....
Happy with that, as i guess it would cost around £40 - £45 to fill up anyway ?

Just to add, i dont use a credit card.... Only Debit cards...
However, i got x2 of the Pre-Paid cards, the FairFX $ and the normal one....
Loaded about £50 onto the normal one, and then under my account details on the dollar site, entered the credit card number....
Because i pre-paid for fuel, and brits dont pay an Excess anyway, i was never asked for a credit card for the 3 rentals i had with Dollar last year (1 at Vegas, 2 at Orlando)

stoneman

CASINOS

It would cost about £32 to fill up 15 gallon tank @$3.41 a gallon