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Renting a car while under 21?

Xodus989

Xodus989

Well-Known Member
I'm trying to find a car to rent, and it's hell being 19 and trying to find one. I'm planning on driving out to phoenix from sunday night to wed night, and I want to rent a car to do it. I've found one place that will do it for 280 total, but I have to have my own insurance...

Anyone know anywhere else I can get a rental being 19? My record is perfectly clean, never even been stopped. Never been in an accident, I'm CEVOII (evoc) certified... Should it really be this hard? So yeah, if anyone knows other places, or has any hooks ups, could you let me know? Thanks, TJ

BTW, the place I found was Atwest.
 
beejay31000

beejay31000

BULLWINKLE
do you not have insurance?? why not get it.....being under 25 rental cars are almost impossible to get....and when you can get them they are expensive as hell, and the insurance they require is much higher standards than most peolpe have. y not jsut drive your car??
 
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sdsubzero4

Spring Valley, CA
Most car rental company will charge you a under 25 premium on top of the regular daily rate. But if you have to rent a car, have you tried the bigger companies, like Alamo, Budget, Hertz? They usually have no problem renting cars to under 21.

If not, then you may have to go to places like rent a wreck or something similar.
 
wickedstangs

wickedstangs

Chula Vista, CA
Staff member
Administrator
Xodus989 said:
I'm trying to find a car to rent, and it's hell being 19 and trying to find one. I'm planning on driving out to phoenix from sunday night to wed night, and I want to rent a car to do it. I've found one place that will do it for 280 total, but I have to have my own insurance...

Anyone know anywhere else I can get a rental being 19? My record is perfectly clean, never even been stopped. Never been in an accident, I'm CEVOII (evoc) certified... Should it really be this hard? So yeah, if anyone knows other places, or has any hooks ups, could you let me know? Thanks, TJ

BTW, the place I found was Atwest.
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At 19 you should'nt be renting a car.. Just stay home and pretend:)
 
boostedmach

boostedmach

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Iv never had a problem, some charge under 25 fee others dont. I prob helps im in the military tho. Join the military then you can rent what ever you want...lol
 
beejay31000

beejay31000

BULLWINKLE
you guys must be lucky. when i was 20 i tried to rent a car when mine was in the shop. it was going to be really expensive and they said i had to have some "super" insurance policy. way more than the coverage i had at the time. this was in FL, but i thought it would be consistant throughout the country
 
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sdsubzero4

Spring Valley, CA
I never had a problem renting from any company when I was in the military and under 21. They just charged me the under 25 fees. But like Boosted said, maybe because I was in the military. Can't really tell ya. But its pretty much up to each individual company and their rental policy regarding renting to under 25 and under 21.
 
Xodus989

Xodus989

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I do have my insurance, but I need have full coverage, and right now I only have liability because the cars I do have, It's not worth the extra cost for full coverage. Danny, yeah, they usually have no problem renting to 18+ if in military. I'm going to be calling up a few of the bigger places tonight and see what they say.
 
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Wicked Stangs Chick

Well-Known Member
I have much experience in renting cars ! It seems a decade ago no one under 25 could rent a car but things have indeed change :)

Enterprise, Budget and Hertz do rent cars to people under 25 there are a few stipulations though....

If you do not have a credit card you have to put down a deposit (which is for ANYONE without a credit card) this deposit is used for the balance at the end of the trip and if anything is left from the deposit it is then refunded to you.

And you also can only rent the "economy", "compact" and "standard" classes, you can not rent the convertibles, SUV's, vans, etc.

With those rental agencies listed above you do not even need your own insurance. You purchase their insurance which is anywhere from $8-$15 dollars a day.
 
Xodus989

Xodus989

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Just got back from Phoenix... :p

I got stopped on the 8 right before yuma for 92 in a 70. Officer walked up to my door, noticed my jacket. Asked where I worked. I told him, he then asked for just my license, gave it to him. And he said you're going to learn something today. A lot of officer don't like to ticket paramedics. Have a nice day. And handed back the license. Didn't run me, or check insurance / regs or anything! I was surprised!
 
spdpilot

spdpilot

Well-Known Member
sdsubzero4 said:
Most car rental company will charge you a under 25 premium on top of the regular daily rate. But if you have to rent a car, have you tried the bigger companies, like Alamo, Budget, Hertz? They usually have no problem renting cars to under 21.

If not, then you may have to go to places like rent a wreck or something similar.
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I didn't know the rented Horse and Buggies back in the day!:lol:
 
yosemiddysam

yosemiddysam

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Donator
Xodus989 said:
Just got back from Phoenix... :p

I got stopped on the 8 right before yuma for 92 in a 70. Officer walked up to my door, noticed my jacket. Asked where I worked. I told him, he then asked for just my license, gave it to him. And he said you're going to learn something today. A lot of officer don't like to ticket paramedics. Have a nice day. And handed back the license. Didn't run me, or check insurance / regs or anything! I was surprised!
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Maybe this is the reason it is so expensive to rent a car while under 25........:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
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