Has anyone tried any of these Miami car rental companies?

[thickey]

Rent-A-Wreck.
U-Save.
Global Rent A Car (InterAmerican).
Miami Beach Rent A Car (Exotic Car Rentals).

These all appear to be much cheaper than the "name brand" rental companies.
Anyone with experience with any of the above?

Thanks in advance.
Tim

 

[Sea Six]

I've rented cars from companies like these in the past. They aren't new cars - many of them were formerly owned by the big companies. They are about 3 years old or so, have some miles on them, but are not bad. Cars are built so much better these days than they were decades ago - even a rental car that's 3 years old isn't quite ready for the junk heap. When I rented from these companies the rental I got was still much nicer than what I had back home, and I always thought I got a pretty good deal. I rented these cars when I really didn't expect to need the car for much once I got where I was going. Worst case, they always offer a free replacement if anything goes wrong. How many of us have daily drivers with less than 10,000 miles? So, if you rent a car with 20,000 on it, is it really that bad? Not really.....

 

[Laurie]

Have you checked out Fox Rent-a-Car? I believe they have a Miami location. We just used them out of Seattle and had a good experience. Their rates were about a third of other prices we came up with for our dates ($79/wk as opposed to $200-something, and got a 2008 car).

 

[thickey]

Any other experience with any of these companies?