Comments on: Do car renters really prefer a hybrid? Survey says …

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:29:17 +0000

Hello Christopher,
Thank you for your post.
We agree that price might play an important factor in the customers’ decision to rent a car. That’s why it is important to teach them the advantage of choosing the hybrid over an other car, not just because of the discount. In our post: http://foxrentacarblog.com/2009/09/fox-goes-green-the-hybrid-as-a-rental-choice/, we inform them about the reason behind offering the hybrid : a green driving!
Thanks again for sharing.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:27:55 +0000

I did the same as Aaron. I rented the Prius for a couple of trips which involved 250+ miles of driving each time. I didn’t save money, but I did get a good feel for how the car handles in various conditions.

By: Dom

Dom — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:58:19 +0000

I was disappointed to learn that my local Enterprise didn’t have a hybrid I could rent the past three times I’ve rented from them. I’m considering taking my business elsewhere.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:00:46 +0000

I recently rented a Prius and paid the premium to do so. Why? I am considering buying one and wanted to drive one around for a couple of days first.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:27:40 +0000

I can understand this argument if someone is accustomed to renting a less-costly economy or compact car (which I’m looking at a $10 price difference as I type this). But what about the folks who have always been willing to pay more for larger cars or SUVs? And I know plenty of people who have been willing to pay top dollar for new technologies. I guess what I have trouble understanding is why does it seem (to me, anyway) that people are apprehensive about the hybrid technology? Does it have to do with the size of the car?

By: Skip

Skip — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:58:44 +0000

Chris is right on the money here. Adding $24 a day to a rental cost wipes out any money savings. Gas could rise to back to $4.50 a gallon (like it did here in Oregon, which sports the 7th-highest gas prices in the country) but no one is going to burn through $24 of gas daily–certainly not while driving a hybrid vehicle.