Reader Chris forwards us the confirmation e-mail he received for a car rental at the Abu Dhabi airport, booked on Orbitz. I’m not sure which amuses me most: the base rate, or the extra-hour charge.
Makes the drop charge look like a great deal!
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Car Information
Trip Name: Abu Dhabi 06/23/10
Driver: ****************
Rental car company: Budget
Confirmation number: (redacted)
Car type: Midsize Sport
Pick-up date: Wed, Jun 23, 2010 9:00 AM GST
Drop-off date: Fri, Jun 25, 2010 7:00 PM GST
Pick-up location:
Budget
Arrivals Hall Terminal 1
Dubai
UE
Drop-off location: Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi
AE
Base rate $29,999.97
Taxes and fees $27.00
DROP CHARGE @ 27.00 USD
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Total car rental estimate $30,026.90 USD*
Amount paid at reservation $0.00 USD
Amount due upon rental $30,026.90 USD
Base rate and taxes and fees
Unless otherwise specified, all costs are provided in US dollars.
* This amount is based on information available at the time of reservation.
Mileage and rates**
Unlimited
Daily base rate: $9,999.99*
extra hour: $3,333.34
extra day: $9,999.99
Minimum rental: 3 days
Maximum rental: 4 days
Thanks, Chris!
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July 6th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I dont know what car he was renting but he could have bought one, used it for 2 days and then sold it, even if he lost 50% to depreciation he still would have come out ahead!
July 6th, 2010 at 7:05 am
Is he renting a Murcielago?
July 6th, 2010 at 9:18 am
I don’t think he rented it and it doesn’t seem the rental company actually wants to rent it anyway.
July 7th, 2010 at 10:30 am
At that price, it’d better come with its own driver!!!
July 19th, 2010 at 1:13 am
Would love to know what he was hiring… admittedly, we never use Budget, but we’ve been using Europcar since we moved to the UAE in 1998, first Abu Dhabi, and then Dubai, and we pay around 110 AED or approx US$ 35 a day for an economy sized sedan, which they generally upgrade to a mid-size for us.