Comments on: $10 Weekend Rates at Alamo http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/01/02/10-weekend-rates-at-alamo/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 26 May 2012 19:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Johnnie http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/01/02/10-weekend-rates-at-alamo/comment-page-1/#comment-49598 Johnnie Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:56:44 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=3742#comment-49598 Just thought you would like to see how a $30 Alamo rental = a $50 rental. The fees in Chicago are on an entirely different level........... Base Rate - Premium (USD) (3) Day Rate ($10.00/day) $30.00 Contract I.D. 7014691 Guaranteed Base Rate Included Unlimited Miles Included Subtotal..............................................$30.00 Taxes, Surcharges and Fees Customer Facility Charge 3.75/day $11.25 Lessor Tax 2.75 Usd/rental $2.75 Auto Renting Occupation Tax 5 % (5.0%) $1.50 Mpea Tax (6.0%) $1.80 Mass Transit Tax 1 % Chicago (1.0%) $0.30 Chicago Tran Tax (8.0%) $2.40 Subtotal..............................................$20.00 Estimated Total.......................................$50.00 That's about, oh, 66% Tax!!!! Just thought you would like to see how a $30 Alamo rental = a $50 rental. The fees in Chicago are on an entirely different level………..

Base Rate – Premium (USD)
(3) Day Rate ($10.00/day) $30.00

Contract I.D. 7014691
Guaranteed Base Rate Included
Unlimited Miles Included

Subtotal……………………………………….$30.00

Taxes, Surcharges and Fees
Customer Facility Charge 3.75/day $11.25
Lessor Tax 2.75 Usd/rental $2.75
Auto Renting Occupation Tax 5 % (5.0%) $1.50
Mpea Tax (6.0%) $1.80
Mass Transit Tax 1 % Chicago (1.0%) $0.30
Chicago Tran Tax (8.0%) $2.40

Subtotal……………………………………….$20.00

Estimated Total…………………………………$50.00

That’s about, oh, 66% Tax!!!!

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