"I listen to the radio weather reports all day," said Mr. Patrone of Dollar Rent-a-Car.

Dollar Rent-A-Car recently became the fifth car rental partner in Delta Air Lines' frequent-flier program, SkyMiles, (800) 323-2323.

Dan Levitan, formerly of Dollar Rent-a-Car, was executive vice president.

He has appeared in commercials for Coca-Cola, Coors beer and Dollar Rent-a-Car.

To the Editor: I'm writing to tell you about a small-scale scam recently perpetrated on me in Hawaii by Dollar Rent-a-Car.

Renting a car is an option (our car rental from Dollar Rent-a-Car was $55 a day, plus $11 in insurance and $7 in taxes), though driving is tricky.

Dollar Rent-A-Car, according to Emily Gill, a spokeswoman, adds the 50 cents as a "frequent flier tax recovery surcharge" to each rental involving mileage.

Stick feels curtailed by his lack of wheels, so I reserved an economy Dodge Neon at the airport office of Dollar Rent-a-Car for $22 a day.

Dollar Rent-A-Car has become the first major car rental company to begin operations on Lanai, west of Maui.

He founded Dollar Rent-A-Car in 1966.