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Avis Offers a Special California Grand Prix Promotion

2 December 1998

Avis Offers a Special California Grand Prix Promotion
    GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Dec. 1 -- If you plan to visit California
soon, be sure and take advantage of the specially equipped Pontiac Grand Prix
GT Sedan available at Avis Rent A Car.
    Provided in cooperation with General Motors, the Grand Prix GT Sedan comes
with leather seats, a 3.8 liter 200HP V6 engine, automatic temperature
control, six speaker stereo with graphic equalizer and CD player, large
capacity trunk with access for skis through the backseat and many other
features.  These specially equipped cars are available only at California
locations.
    "We are delighted to offer this exciting car to customers renting in
California," said Maria Miller, Avis Senior Vice President of Marketing.
"The specially equipped Grand Prix matches so well with the energy and
lifestyle of California."
    The Grand Prix GT Sedan will be available at the following airport
locations:  Burbank, Los Angeles, Ontario, Orange County/Santa Ana,
Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose.
    This exciting promotion carries with it a special rate of $39 per day with
unlimited mileage.  To qualify for the rate, a Saturday night overstay is
required.  The rate is effective through February 7, 1999, excluding
December 15, 1998 through January 4, 1999.
    To reserve the Grand Prix GT Sedan, customers should call Avis at
800-831-8000 and ask for rate code Y6.
    Avis Rent A Car, Inc., with locations in the United States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands is
one of the leading rental car companies in the world.  Annually, the company
completes approximately 15 million rental transactions with a fleet averaging
approximately 200,000 vehicles, generating over $2.3 billion in total revenue.
    For corporate background information and recent news releases, please log
onto the Avis Web site at http://www.avis.com or call Company News on Call at
800-758-5804, access code #078975.