LAX Car Rental Experience

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This was the weirdest car rental experience I have ever had.  A few months ago I reserved an economy car for two weeks with Enterprise and of course the cost for 14 days came to $1100.  This is the most I have been quoted for 14 days to rent a Mitsubishi Mirage(the tiny car with a 3 cylinder engine).  A week before I left I checked with Hertz and found out a Mini SUV would only cost $521 for 14 days.  So I went with the Mini SUV(a Kia Sorrento).  Even with high gas prices renting the larger vehicle ended up much cheaper than renting the smaller vehicle.  My guess is most people do not want larger vehicles.  The average price for gas in Southern California was about $5 per gallon.  

 

If anyone has a USA trip planned in the near future and you need to rent a car you might want to consider a larger vehicle.