pitflyer said:I'm not sure why you'd give away free cars when you have such low inventory.
pitflyer said:I dumped Hertz after 9 straight years last year
Question asked and answered by yourself.
Trying to bring people back.

Plus, not many will rent just for one day.

I can also confirm the a) confusion by employees and b) final price ($3.50) after returning the car. Everything went smoothly and was able to flog a Ford Fusion for a day for the price of a quarter pounder with cheese. I've got another reservation coming up in a couple of weeks and am looking forward to another free joy ride.

Thanks OP! My car needs a break!

Yushin said:rahugupt said:Totally free Weekend Day From Hertz - No Minimum rental requirements - Pay just taxes.

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Terms and Conditions: Advance reservations required. Blackouts may apply. Subject to availability, this offer is redeemable at participating Hertz locations in the U.S. (excluding , NY Metro area, Florida and Hawaii). This offer applies to minimum one day weekend rental (weekend defined as pick-up noon Thursday through Noon Sunday), has no cash value, may not be used with Tour Rates or Insurance Replacement Rates and cannot be combined with any other certificate, voucher, offer or promotion. The Free Day value applies to weekend rental time and mileage charges of economy through full-size class vehicles. Hertz age, driver, credit and weekend rate qualifications for the renting location apply and the car must be returned to that location. Taxes, tax reimbursement, age differential charges, upsell charges, fees and optional service charges, such as refueling, are not included. Discounts apply to time and mileage charges only. One redemption per customer per month. Offer valid for vehicle pickup through 3-31-09.

Checked this offer on Hertz.com today and apparantly Hertz changed the T&C for this offer:

"Terms and Conditions: Advance reservations required. Blackouts may apply. Subject to availability, this offer is redeemable at Hertz participating airport locations in the U.S. (excluding Hawaii). This offer applies to minimum one day weekend rental, has no cash value, may not be used with Tour Rates or Insurance Replacement Rates and cannot be combined with any other certificate, voucher, offer or promotion. The free day value applies to weekend rental time and mileage charges of economy through full-size class vehicles. Hertz age, driver, credit and weekend rate qualifications for the renting location apply. Taxes, tax reimbursement, age differential charges, fees and optional service charges, such as refueling, are not included. Discounts apply to time and mileage charges only. Offer valid for vehicle pickup through 3-31-09."

Most notably the phrase "One redemption per customer per month" has disappeared.

Sounds to me, that now you can redeem this offer more than once per month?

Just checked a few minutes ago and it's back in there:

Terms and Conditions: Advance reservations required. Blackouts may apply. Subject to availability, this offer is redeemable at participating Hertz locations in the U.S. (excluding , NY Metro area, Florida and Hawaii). This offer applies to minimum one day weekend rental (weekend defined as pick-up noon Thursday through Noon Sunday), has no cash value, may not be used with Tour Rates or Insurance Replacement Rates and cannot be combined with any other certificate, voucher, offer or promotion. The Free Day value applies to weekend rental time and mileage charges of economy through full-size class vehicles. Hertz age, driver, credit and weekend rate qualifications for the renting location apply and the car must be returned to that location. Taxes, tax reimbursement, age differential charges, upsell charges, fees and optional service charges, such as refueling, are not included. Discounts apply to time and mileage charges only. One redemption per customer per month. Offer valid for vehicle pickup through 3-31-09.

hmmm I tried Hertz and the cost was 221.76 USD using (PC # 127595) for mid-size car & 175.68 USD using (PC # 104182). Went to Hotwire to compare, their price is $235 90 so I'd say shop around (this quote was for Christmas day 8pm-Sun 8pm; impromptu trip; headed to Tahoe

Thanks OP! Worked for FWA (Fort Wayne) this weekend!!

midmod said:Just booked 2 weekend days using above link and total for each came to $7.50 with taxes. This is insane. I think you're limited to driving to yours and adjacent states, but since Texas is 25% larger than France this isn't a big constraint for me.

Oh please, another reason for me to not like Texas people, comments like this.

This might prove to be useful - I just got into an accident. While it was the other guy's fault, I'm all for paying as little as I can out of my own pocket. But if it's dead...sucks.

Midmod - Just booked 2 weekend days using above link and total for each came to $7.50 with taxes. This is insane. I think you're limited to driving to yours and adjacent states, but since Texas is 25% larger than France this isn't a big constraint for me.

Can you please tell me which location in Texas worked for you while booking. I tried to book in Houston but not able to get the deal price.
Thanks

Just booked another day for $4 total. The first was under my wife's name, this one is for me. However, I wonder how they are going to track the one redemption per month? For those that use Gold service I guess it could be easy, but for others, are they probably keying on driver's license? I doubt their reservation system is smart enough to know that someone is not eligible to use the promotion again. And what does 'month' mean -- calendar month, or once every 30 days?

I wonder if that's in there just as a way out if someone goes crazy and they really don't enforce it.