[OT] Engine braking

[H. S. Teoh]

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:18:34PM +0200, monarch_dodra wrote:
> On Tuesday, 30 July 2013 at 21:58:04 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> >On 7/30/13 1:01 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >>My only regret was paying for the fuel plan (full tank of gas),
> >>because I underestimated the car's efficiency, when I could've just
> >>let them fill up half the tank at the end for a lower total price
> >>instead.
> >
> >Yah, never do that. Whoever came up with that idea was a marketing
> >genius. Must have made a bunch of extra $ to the rental companies.
> >
> >Andrei
> 
> What exactly is the "fuel plan"? Every time I've ever rented a car,
> it was "here is a car with a full tank. You must return it with a
> full tank. (or pay for the missing fuel)".

Like Andrei said, it's a marketing genius' idea. Basically they say, pay
us a full tank of gas up front, and you can bring the car in without
worrying about filling up at the end. Of course, nobody would fall for
it if they don't also include a discounted gas price for the full tank.
The temptation then becomes trying to run the tank as low as possible
before returning it in order to "get your money's worth".


T

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