[Shop-talk] Question on car rental

[Nick Brearley]

Sorry for the OT but I'd be very grateful for any input on this one.

Been planning a West Coast trip next February. Looking for car rental 
rates National kept on coming up significantly cheaper (~40%), even 
after allowing for unlimited mileage, one way dropoff and various 
insurance gotchas. If anyone has any experience or advice about dealing 
with National I'd be very interested to hear it. Looking at consumer 
websites gives the usual spread from perfect to terrible.

Tenuous Shoptalk link, the car will probably be used for transporting 
sundry bits which will be used in my shop back across the pond.

Thanks

Nick Brearley