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Car/Car rental: Alamo
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  • cjg1
  • Updated By cjg1 on January 26, 2009
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    This was our second car rental of the trip...a bit more money but still a deal at $37. The people at Alamo are friendly and even provided some maps of the area.

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  • OrlandoBR
  • By OrlandoBR on February 20, 2003
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  • Why do they always have to be white?? - Miami
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    by OrlandoBR
    Miami is a modern city from the automobile era. Nothing is near anything else, and public transportation is not useful at all. A car here will make the difference between a great trip or a limited, frustrated one.

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    Car/Car rental: If you fly into MIA your best...
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  • asantetravel
  • By asantetravel on September 8, 2002
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  • If you fly into MIA your best bet is one of the bus services which charge a set fee for specific zones. If you'll stay close to the airport - catch a cab.
    Unfortunately our city doesn’t have a really convenient transportation system. You really need to have a car in Miami. So a rental car or someone to drive you around is a must!

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    Car/Car rental: RENT A CAR!!!! We...
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  • donovanel
  • By donovanel on August 25, 2002
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  • RENT A CAR!!!! We unfortunately did not and it was a HUGE mistake. We ended up taking cabs everywhere which was not only a pain in the ass, but costly too. The minimum we paid to go anywhere was $10 and most of the time it was between $20-30. With the amount of money we blew on cabs, we could have easily rented a car for the days we were in Miami. Mental note for next time I guess!!

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    Car/Car rental: Miami is divided into 4...
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  • stopatnothin
  • By stopatnothin on August 25, 2002
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  • Car/Car rental - Miami
    by stopatnothin
    Miami is divided into 4 sections: Northeast , Northwest , Southeast and Southwest . Flagler Street divides the city north-south , while Miami Avenue is the east-west divider . When driving in Miami you can use Biscayne Bay as a guide . The bay is on the right if you are headed north , on the left if you are going south . If you are going east , you cannot miss it .

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    Car/Car rental: Getting around doesn't have to...
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  • lar-n-me
  • Updated By lar-n-me on April 18, 2004
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  • Car/Car rental - Miami
    by lar-n-me
    Getting around doesn't have to mean how you get there,...but what you see,...RIGHT????

    Drive yourself if possible.

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    Car/Car rental: The 2week old car that arrived to deliver
    josephljtwrk
  • Updated By josephljtwrk on September 29, 2005
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  • Our uncle was so extremely excited about his 2 week old new Toyatoa SUV. He gave us the presentation and all of the frills, amenities, and discoveries. He explained the digital receiveer, the On star navigation system, and its rack and pinnion stering. Something I got to have and something I really need.

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    Car/Car rental: Alamo
    mafootje
  • By mafootje on August 8, 2006
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  • Because we planned on driving around Florida a car would be handy. After comparing prices directly from Alamo with the prices from a dutch travel agent Aireka a few years ago i learned renting directly from Alamo is more expensive. So every trip to the states i pre-rent the car at http://www.aireka.nl.

    I had good experiences with Alamo, forgetten key, flat tire they resolved these problems quickly. Even when your far away from the rental station just be shure to take the 24 hour support number with you.

    From the airport in Miami the offer free shuttle service to the station just walk out of the arrivals door and wait for the bus. Alamo is open 24 hours / 365 days.

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  • Phone: (305)633-6076
  • Website: www.alamo.com
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    Car/Car rental: RENT A CAR
  • Updated By leovy on August 25, 2002
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  • EVERYTHING IS FARAWAY HERE, THE BUSES ARE LATE AND THE METRORAIL ONLY GOES TO A FEW PLACES, AGAIN, RENT A CAR, PARKING IS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE, EXCEPT FOR THE BEACH.

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    Car/Car rental: Road rules
  • By Splint on December 17, 2006
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  • For the folks from otside the US, this is how the street numbering system works. Streets run East/West, Avenues run North/South. The location prefix before the number (NW, NE etc.) is designated by the location relative to the Centeral Business District. A line north/south and another line east/west is drawn intersecting at the centre of town (right near Central Station where the Buses, Trains and Metro Mover all stop), the streets and avenues are all numbered from that point. The first street north of town centre is 1st st, if the location is west of centre it will be NW 1st st. If east then NE 1st st. The first street south of town centre is 1st st and if it's west of town centre the SW 1st st, if east the SE 1st st. The same principal applies for avenues, the first avenue either side if the center line is 1st Av, the direction designation is relative to the intersection at the centre of town. It's a good system and makes navigating far easier than in other countries where there is only a name for each street.
    Another point of interest is that in off peak times traffic lights at some intersections flash amber while the lights for the intersecting street flash red. This means the vehicles on the amber flashing road can drive straight through the intersection as if the light were green and the vehicles with the red flashig traffic light must treat the light as a give way sign. A great system.

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