Hertz discounts - strange variations

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Warks

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Am trying to book a two week hire of a standard car (Commodore) out of ADL. I'm a Five Star Rewards member and when I just try and book under that banner without any discount codes the cost is $675. Then I found a 10% discount for weekly hire so I tried that through the link on the page. Now it's $720? Some discount.

I did a Hertz survey last week and they gave me a PC (code) for my next rental. Of course it wouldn't accept that one.

There's a webpage with a heap of codes to use - it's currently down, or might be down for good - but I've used some of them before to compare and they also vary widely.

Went over to Avis and they want $813 - they never offer any discounts even though I've rented from them for years. Can I get a worldwide discount code for Avis and use that? Does it make any difference?

I tend to stick with these two companies for my hires. I've got some great deals in the past going through third party sites but this time I'm not getting as good a price as the one I mentioned first. Am sure there's always a better price out there.
 
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21 Sept to 4 Oct.

Getting $426 using the Virgin Guest CDP (1878136) at the Airport, $366 downtown, I would be catching a cab!

Payment Method Pay Later
Discounts
CDP Name : VIRGIN GUEST RATE PH
CDP Rate : Your rate has been discounted by 15 %
Rate Details
1 week at 132.94 AUD 132.94 AUD
6 extra days at 18.99 AUD 113.94 AUD
Included
Taxes
Vehicle registration recovery
Admin Recovery
Unlimited Free Kilometers Included
Not Included
ACCIDENT EXCESS REDUCTION
MAXIMUM COVER
FUEL
Young Driver Surcharge
Additional Driver Fee
Vehicle Subtotal366.21 AUD
Total Approximate Charge366.21 AUD
 
Getting $426 using the Virgin Guest CDP (1878136) at the Airport, $366 downtown, I would be catching a cab!

Payment Method Pay Later
Discounts
CDP Name : VIRGIN GUEST RATE PH
CDP Rate : Your rate has been discounted by 15 %
Rate Details
1 week at 132.94 AUD 132.94 AUD
6 extra days at 18.99 AUD 113.94 AUD
Included
Taxes
Vehicle registration recovery
Admin Recovery
Unlimited Free Kilometers Included
Not Included
ACCIDENT EXCESS REDUCTION
MAXIMUM COVER
FUEL
Young Driver Surcharge
Additional Driver Fee
Vehicle Subtotal366.21 AUD
Total Approximate Charge366.21 AUD

I just tried that CDP on the Hertz site and got $675 again. What am I doing wrong?

Agree about the airport - a taxi into town isn't that much in Adelaide.
 
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