Avis car rental: Base vs Final price

[madelitx]

Going through AARP shows good rates, but these are not final pricing, which will include fees, and ends up being much more than the ones found through Kayak or other OTA (Online Travel Agencies). Check the upper right corner during reservation and you'll see the very small final price. Very easy to miss and you end up thinking you're paying for the price shown at the beginning.

[papawofboo]

What they advertise is no were close to the price you pay. Many, many years ago city's started adding extra taxes to hotel, car and who knows what else. Just last week our mayor presented his budget to city council, yea no tax increase. Back on page 27?, there is an increase of hotel, car and whatever of 1%.

[SpringIsHereVA]

Geez Papaw @papawofboo !!! They really need to stop with the deceit. Anyway, I NO longer rent cars or stay in hotels. Between the bed bugs, road rage and so on = my old a.s stay home and do day trips. So RELAXING.  🙃  Take care, Nicole  👵

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[*** @papawofboo wrote 4/14/25:

What they advertise is no were close to the price you pay. Many, many years ago city's started adding extra taxes to hotel, car and who knows what else. Just last week our mayor presented his budget to city council, yea no tax increase. Back on page 27?, there is an increase of hotel, car and whatever of 1%. ***]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Thanks for posting this @madelitx !!! Take care, Nicole  👵

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[*** @madelitx wrote 4/14/25:

Going through AARP shows good rates, but these are not final pricing, which will include fees, and ends up being much more than the ones found through Kayak or other OTA (Online Travel Agencies). Check the upper right corner during reservation and you'll see the very small final price. Very easy to miss and you end up thinking you're paying for the price shown at the beginning. ***]

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[TracyF215011]

Yeah. We booked a rental car using Budget and AARP and the $234 total turned into $420. At that point, no other rental car companies had a car available due to college graduations, so we were stuck. It's definitely deceptive.

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