Colorado Springs - Cutter or Jet Center?

RussR

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I will be flying a 182 into COS here in a few weeks. I considered flying into KFLY (Meadowlake) but car rental seemed much less convenient, especially as I will be departing there (and therefore returning the car) on a Sunday. So COS it is.

I have been to Cutter once, and the service was fine. But that was 10 years ago, so my experience is dated.

I called both Cutter and Colorado Jet Center and their prices were pretty much a wash:
Tie-down per night - Cutter - $10, CJC - $6.
Fuel - within a few cents, but Cutter offers a $0.25 discount on weekends
Rental cars - Cutter uses Enterprise, CJC uses Budget, but at the same contract rate (which is actually a couple dollars cheaper than the rental agencies' websites).

Since I will be buying gas on the weekend, the prices come out to effectively identical. A few bucks either way.

So since there isn't a real difference price-wise, any recommendations? Both receive excellent user reviews on airnav.com, even when trying to only consider the single-engine piston reviews.

Should I just flip a coin?
 
Only experience I have in Colorado Springs is I was there once and used Jet Center. Customer wanted dropped off there. I asked for 20 per side of 100LL, and received 100 gallons of 100LL.

They did give me a greatly discounted rate. Otherwise service was good, folks were friendly and one of the linemen took me into town to get a bite to eat. That was in 2012.

I usually use Cutter if I have a choice.
 
Cutter has always given great service...
 
Fearless Tower said:
This. I can't speak for COS specifically, but if there is s Cutter on the field, that is where I go. Cutter is pretty much the Wilson Air of the West.
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Cutter COS has always been helpful. I've used their crew car to take guests to dinner and to take me to a business meeting. I always get what gas I can. Even coming back late from dinner they didn't care.
 
I'd vote Cutter there also FWIW.

Half joking but half not: Anyplace with "jet" in its name, usually doesn't want my business as bad as they want someone else's. Nothing bad about that, it just is.
 
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