Payless Car Rental vs Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Payless Car Rental vs Autohire Rent-A-Car including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Payless Car Rental Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
Investment $217,900 - $6,300,000$85,000 - $150,000
Franchise Fee $15,000 - $500,000$35,000
Royalty Fee 4-5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19711978
Year Franchised 19712000
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee $2.5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Payless Car Rental Franchise
Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Payless Car Rental Franchise
    Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Payless Car Rental Franchise
    Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
    Training Ongoing training available as needed-
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing National media-
    Operations 47% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 20

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Payless Car Rental Franchise
    Autohire Rent-A-Car Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion NoYes
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Payless Car Rental

    Payless Car Rental was established in 1971 in Spokane, Washington, by Les Netterstrom and his wife, Dusty. By 1982, their small two-location car rental business had grown to almost 100 franchises and one corporate-owned location. In 1983, the 150-location company changed its name to Payless Car Rental System Inc. In 1989, Netterstrom sold the company to a Taiwanese investment group. Eighty percent of the privately held company's franchise units are conversions; 47 percent of the franchisees own multiple locations.

    About Autohire Rent-A-Car

    Join the fastest growing Canadian Car Rental team in Ontario, looking to expand across Canada. We are one of the few car rental companies that are still franchising. All of our locations are franchises and benefit from
    24/7 Support. We provide classroom and on-site location training up to 8 weeks as well as monthly workshops. Our team must have a high regard for excellent customer service and respect for all team members. Excellent franchise locations and protected territories available.