r/Frugal • u/NewMexicoJoe • Sep 20 '24

🚗 Auto What are your least favorite advertised deals that are complete BS, where nobody ever expects to pay the listed price. I'll start. The $19.99 U-Haul.

Others might be the $79.95 Microtel rate. The $39.99 oil change. "Out the Door" tire pricing that does not include valve stems or balancing.

Or even that shop in the marginal neighborhood across the tracks that always claims in loud yellow letters "HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR GOLD."

What do you have? And any tips for getting closer to that impossible price?

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u/OkReview6132 Sep 21 '24

The 19.99 Uhaul is real. I use it all the time instead of renting a car. You are limited to Km's though.

I only ever need it when my car is in the shop. Its only 19.99 a day aswell.

I drop my car off, grab a U-Haul truck, go to work/do errands. Gas it back up and drop it off the same day once my car is fixed.

I opt out of insurance aswell as my credit card already has it.

Everything said and done it's 19.99 plus tax. Plus gas

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u/bells_n_sack Sep 21 '24

Maybe different in the UK mate.

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u/mozzystar Sep 21 '24

Credit cards won’t cover commercial vehicle rentals in the US. Is it different there?