Car Rental and Travel Blog

Gas rewards – hot air or hard cold cash?! At the gas station, spending on gas, snack bars and washer fluid may not be the biggest expenditures for Canadians, but they are some of the most regular. Use the right credit card, and you can make a handsome return on your gas spending and save […]

Has your car been in storage over the last few months because of the Covid-19 lockdown? Millions of Canadians have parked their cars for extended periods of time because they no longer need to commute. Thing is cars don’t like to sit still for long periods of time. The battery, fuel lines, rubber bushings and […]

Cars with diesel engines are nowhere near as popular in Canada (or North America) as they are in Europe. Are we missing a trick by not considering diesel cars and trucks? Theoretically, diesel engines, with their superior fuel economy and highway ability, should be perfect for Canadian roads. If you think of diesel engines as […]

In Toronto, the only thing that’s more annoying than having to shovel off snow throughout the winter season is finding affordable parking spaces, which this problem persists throughout the year! The city has witnessed a sharp rise in population ever since the 1950s and has since emerged as the country’s financial capital. This has naturally […]

Need a big box on wheels for not much money? That’s easy. At Advantage Car and Truck Rental, the truck rental rate of one truck can be less than the price of the Starbucks coffees you buy for your friends/employees who help you haul! Incredibly low prices with the promise of a clean, well-maintained truck. […]

“Don’t be gentle, it’s a rental.” Actually, the vast majority of our customers prefer vehicles with efficient, low-polluting engines that don’t guzzle gas. In fact, we have found that in the last year or so, car rental customers prefer vehicles that are easy on the gas. With Earthy Day fast approaching, on 22 April 2020, […]

Rushing at 5 pm from work to pick up your rental car before the office closes? Worse still, you’ve booked using a car-sharing app, and when you reach the location in the cold and rain, you realize that the interiors are filthy… or someone’s stolen the fob that lets you out of the private parking […]

Less than $50. That’s how much it costs to rent a fully kitted-out sedan like the Honda Civic for one full day from Advantage Car Rental. With rates as affordable as that, is it any wonder long-term car rental has taken off in recent years? Cheap monthly car rentals have become extremely popular in recent times. […]

If you live in a big city, cheap car rental can save you a lot of money. We’ve seen a trend in Toronto of millennials and Gen Z foregoing car ownership. Instead, they are relying on rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft, using public transport and renting cars when they need to. Here are some […]

Shopping for a used car can be quite challenging, especially considering how big an expenditure it can be. Sometimes you can easily end up with a faulty vehicle (a ‘lemon’), no matter how knowledgeable you are with cars. The whole process might seem overwhelming at first, but when done right, buying used can prove to […]