Payless Car Rental vs Avis Rent A Car Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Payless Car Rental vs Avis 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
Avis Rent A Car Franchise
Investment $217,900 - $6,300,000$575,500 - $1,608,400
Franchise Fee $15,000 - $500,000N/A
Royalty Fee 4-5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1971-
Year Franchised 1971-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee $2.5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Payless Car Rental Franchise
Avis Rent A Car Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Payless Car Rental Franchise
    Avis 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
    Avis 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
    Avis Rent A Car Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion YesYes

    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 Avis Rent A Car

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    Avis Rent a Car service is at customer’s disposal in order to meet a wide range of needs, such as business trips, weekends, holidays, monthly rentals for companies or private customers.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of an Avis Franchise, assuming that you finance 100% of your rental car fleet, ranges from $575,500 to $1,608,400 for an Avis Franchise with a 30-car fleet and a territory of 55,000 people. This includes the Initial License Purchase Fee of up to $50,000 for a territory with a population of 55,000