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Exotic car rental cost, explained
Every line on the quote and whether it is worth paying: the rate by marque and model, how the figure changes with the length and the date, the security deposit, mileage and the fees on top, and how to pay less.
A quote for an exotic has more lines than a quote for a hatchback, and every one of them has a reason. The day rate is the car; the length changes it, because a week is priced as a block on most of the fleet and a single day is not; the date changes it, because a Saturday in season and a Tuesday in February are not the same Saturday; and underneath sits a refundable hold that is released when the car comes back as it left.
The live figures are on the pages that sell: the price list for the whole fleet, and each car’s own page for its rate, its block prices and its deposit. This hub does the explaining those pages do not have room for — what the deposit is and when it comes back, what a mileage allowance actually buys on Los Angeles roads, where a cheap headline rate gets its money back, and how the bill for a Lamborghini or a Rolls-Royce is put together line by line.
The questions below are the ones people put to Google before they book. The ones with an article are answered; the ones without are on the writing list.
How a quote is built, and what "cheap" means
The bill by marque: Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce
By length: a day, a weekend, a week, a month
The security deposit: amount, hold versus charge, release
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How you pay and when you are charged
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Mileage allowance and the fees on top
Paying less: deals, discounts, the chain-upgrade alternative
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Is it worth it: renting against buying or leasing
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