Discount car rentals are so hard to come by, and in recent times, discount car rentals simply mean you pay less for something less, and lets face it, sometimes when you pay less for a car rental, you end up with something that looks more like a farmer’s truck than a car. It’s hard to come up with a budget friendly rental, so how do you get a discount car rental these days? Here are some tips for getting the best deal on car rentals.

1.A good thing to remember is to fill your tank up with gas just before you drop it off or the rental agency will charge you a premium price for gas when they fill the tank up.

2.To get the discount on a car rental, make early reservations,as some car rental companies give discounts or free upgrades for customers who reserve their cars early.

3.When you’re planning to use your rental car for more than five days, or longer, ask the rental car company if you can get discount car rentals for a weekly rate, most companies offer discounts for the sixth and seventh day for weekly rentals.

4.See if any special prices are available for fly-drive or fly-stay-fly packages. Most travel agencies and hotels will offer these programs for a lower rate, so you end up getting discounts across the board.

5.See if the next car rental agency you go to accepts frequent flyer miles to get a discount or if they give discounts to specific airlines frequent fliers.

6.One way to get a discount car rental or maybe just the best deal for your money is to look for sites or rental car firms that accepts a packaged rate. This is when you indicate the money you’re willing to spend for the car rental, most rental car companies will give you the program that has the biggest discount car rental and the best deal for you, of course it pays to know if the company has a history of fraud,because you can never be too careful,and  check out the car before you reserve it.

7.Don't be afraid to ask for the best deal possible if you're a frequent and loyal customer of a particular car rental agency.

8.Turn to the Internet for your best car rental discounts. Most car rentals offer their best deals on the Internet, so check out all the rates for car rentals online first.

9.To get a discount car rental upgrade, try going to pick up your car just as the shop is opening, there’ll be a shortage of the economy cars, and you’ll probably get a free upgrade when they can’t give you the car you reserved.

If you follow these guidelines, you'll always get a good deal on your car rentals.