Comments on: Enterprise Orders Cars Without Airbags

By: ordfreqflyer

ordfreqflyer — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:32:18 +0000

Gary,

How many rentals does it take to earn free rental days with Avis corporate awards program? Also, did you get the email from Virgin Atlantic indicating that they are offering triple miles with Avis through Dec 15. Details are sketchy (no minimum rental) so YMMV.

By: nsx at flyertalk.com

nsx at flyertalk.com — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:27:25 +0000

If Enterprise does not prominently disclose this deficiency in the car relative to every other Impala, the lawyers will have an easy time winning much more money on one case than Enterprise saved on 66,000 cars. Enterprise can’t even SELL these cars off without prominent disclosure of the hidden deficiency. What morons.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:18 +0000

@Tim Weston – based primarily on my status I use Avis, I double dip with free rental days from their corporate awards program, and earn 1k Virgin miles even on a 1-day rental.

By: Craig6z

Craig6z — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:56:10 +0000

Who the hell is advising Enterprise on risk management? Sometime soon a client is going to be in a fatal accident in one of their Impalas. A good plaintiff’s attorney will manage to convince a jury that the client would have survived relatively unharmed with if a curtain airbag had deployed.

By: Tim Weston

Tim Weston — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:55:24 +0000

Gary,
If you don’t mind my asking, what’s your rental program of choice?

I need to rent a car soon and I’m not part of any chain’s programs, so I’ve been trying to figure out which is the best.

Thanks!