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Thrifty Car Rental
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03/02/2015 12:48 PM
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I just finished a thorough study on Tripadviser and the reports about Thrifty are not looking very good. Switching to Hertz. I know there are good, honest local companies as well, but the cars we have rented from them have been well worn and sometimes the A/C did not work so we are sticking with Hertz for now. Please let me know if someone has had a bad experience with Hertz. Thanks
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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03/02/2015 12:52 PM
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We are first timers and with all the great advice on this forum, we have chosen Kenny's. Why go with a huge chain, when most of the responses are not great. Kenny's communication were excellent, did the paperwork on email, and he is meeting us at the terminal when are flight arrives, all for $40 a day, NO EXTRAS
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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OK, please re-read their post. They said they were sticking with Hertz "for now" and wanted to know if anyone has had a bad experience with them.
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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OK, people, let's please stick to answering the poster's question--what has been your experience with Hertz. Thanks.
Carol Hill
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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wildbill069 said: Thrifty Dollar and Hertz are one of the same. Just like Avis and Budget are one of the same. Also Alamo National and Enterprise are one of the same.
Kenny's is one of the best on the island And this ONLY applies in the states! People are not comparing apples to apples if they think what happens in the US holds true on SXM. Sticking to the question. Hertz on SXM tried to hose me several years ago. Some people like them. I prefer Kenny's Car Rental.
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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Me, too, twice a year for I can't tell you how long and the man has never let me down yet!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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sxmbeachlover said: I just finished a thorough study on Tripadviser and the reports about Thrifty are not looking very good. Switching to Hertz. I know there are good, honest local companies as well, but the cars we have rented from them have been well worn and sometimes the A/C did not work so we are sticking with Hertz for now. Please let me know if someone has had a bad experience with Hertz. Thanks Thru the years, we have used both AAA & Thrifty, for quite sometime now I have stayed with Thrifty, just easier for pickup & drop off..it's what ever makes you feel comfortable,Mike.
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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Carol_Hill said: OK, people, let's please stick to answering the poster's question--what has been your experience with Hertz. Thanks. Our experience with Hertz has been excellent...year after year! They may be an overseas operation...but they maintain the quality and customer focus of their parent company that caused the big companies I worked for (Litton, Northrop Grumman, etc.) to choose them as the preferred supplier year after year... I recommend them... Just my 2 cents worth...
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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03/03/2015 09:05 AM
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We have been renting from the Dollar / Thrifty location at The Sapphire and have been very satisfied. Newer cars, good condition, excellent service (including airport pickup and drop off), and competitive rates. They have a web site showing available cars and rates, but we contact the manager there ( Leo Jubenot, ljubenot@hotmail.com ) directly whenever we're going to need a rental car on the island. Great guy to do business with, very honest and straighforward, and never any funny business.
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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Our purpose in posting was simply to get learn from all of your experiences. We all know that knowledge is power. We in no way are plugging any company in particular. Thanks for your understanding.
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Re: Thrifty Car Rental
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03/03/2015 10:48 AM
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sxmbeachlover said: I just finished a thorough study on Tripadviser and the reports about Thrifty are not looking very good. Switching to Hertz. I know there are good, honest local companies as well, but the cars we have rented from them have been well worn and sometimes the A/C did not work so we are sticking with Hertz for now. Please let me know if someone has had a bad experience with Hertz. Thanks Personally, I prefer the "well worn" car to a brand new one. The roads in St Martin are barely cow paths. I would prefer a company who isn't going to nickel and dime me for any little ding. We have always rented from local guys and once when the air conditioning was not up to snuff, we simply traded the car for another one. They were absolutely FINE with exchanging the car.
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