GillR

Hi, we move to toronto July 11th and have decided to rent a car(SUV) for the first month and then buy - can anyone help with possible links and advice?

dbd33

I rent a car for my parents for a month each summer, I do it on Amex so we don't have to take the insurance. They want a large four door with unlimited mileage and I call all the agencies. It's been consistently $1,000 and they've had a Malibu, an Intrepid, some Toyota thing and an LTD. All big cars by UK standards. I've tried all the independents but have found that the chains are cheapest, one year Budget, one year Hertz, etc. I've rented SUVs from Hertz a couple of times and found they ran a little more than twice the cost of a car, I'd need some convincing to pay it again.

Tommy HC

I've done some research online as well, and the cheapest car rentals I came accross were on www.travelocity.ca .
You can compare all the major car rental companies.

Daveyboy_The_Red

not sure of good ones, but definately don't use Europcar!

wizzard

I've always used Discount Car & Truck Rental. It's a Canadian company and they've always had good rates and lot sof locations. I've only rented for a weekend though, not a few weeks so not sure how they compare for longer rentals. When my parenmts fly over with Canadian Affair they book car rental through them and get a discount for buying it with the plane ticket.

Manu

Budget and Avis are both good. As I recall National will price match those guys. I have also heard of them having a weekend special for $33 for three days - but that was in London, ON and may not be everywhere. Worth a try though.

One thing you can do is to use corporate discount codes which can be found http://www.betterbidding.com/index.p...T&f=304&t=238& Try different ones to get the best rate.

Getting rental insurance (if your credit card doesn't cover it) is another thing. The amount the rental car companies charge is absurd ($23 usually per day). Get it through an insurance specialist company. I used Meloche Monnex and got it for $12 per day I think.