[surefire99]

I would like to rent a convertible for 6 days in Maui in late October 26th - November 1st, so just over 6 days.. What is a realistic price to bid/win on priceline? I have searched the site and found limited wins listed but those I have seen are around the mid $30's... I was hoping that being its late october and off season we might have more luck getting it for closer to 25 as we are on a tight budget..

any help is appreciated!

[yellowdog]

What is the best conventional rate you can find?

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[surefire99]

Cheapest I have seen is around $400/week with taxes for the convertible rental... so around $42-45/day

[thereuare]

It's not clear from your post... have you already tried bidding and have been turned down OR have you not yet placed any bids?

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[surefire99]

Sorry - I have not yet tried bidding as I have 2 months before I leave... but I would like to start at a realistic amount - I know its hard to predict what the winning bid is. I just wasn't able to find too many other winning priceline bids to get an idea of what to expect...

[Dman]

surefire99, on Aug 12 2010, 11:26 AM, said:

Sorry - I have not yet tried bidding as I have 2 months before I leave... but I would like to start at a realistic amount - I know its hard to predict what the winning bid is. I just wasn't able to find too many other winning priceline bids to get an idea of what to expect...

Since you have plenty of time, why not just start low, like $22 a day, and up the bid by a couple of bucks each time every couple of days.
I have often gotten cars for significantly below the price where PL says you have a good chance. While I have not tried getting a convertible, I have very often gotten a plain compact car for bids of $11 when Priceline told me I had little chance, and $20 would give me a good chance, and $22 a great chance. The fact is, Priceline wants you to bid higher than their minimum price, because that's where they make their profits. It really just depends upon the inventory position of the car rental companies. If they have a glut on convertibles for your particular dates, you'd be pleasantly surprised at how low a bid that they will accept.

[Counselor4444]

You should also check Enterprise's website and price it there. We are wanted a 2:30pm pickup and a drop off at 2:30pm 4 days later. The rental was like $65/day. Then I went back and chose a 1:30pm pickup and a 1:30pm drop off on the same days (yes, only 1 hour different) and the rental was $41/day. So, we reserved the convertible through Enterprise's site (which is cancellable) and are continuing to look at priceline (but not success so far) My point: fiddle with the the time you pickup and drop off the car. You may see a big difference in price. And Enterprise has the best prices retail wise. If you have a AAA or Costco discount, it's even less.

[thereuare]

I'd start at $22 and increase $3/day every 24 hours.

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[surefire99]

Thanks for your help.
I tried my first bid at $23/day - rejected

I used the PRICELINE link listed above.. I will update on my progress (and hopefully success) shortly
I was able to find a deal through Enterprise for $341/week (with all taxes, etc) for a Jeep - which is ok - but still ALOT higher than my budget allows.

[yellowdog]

surefire99

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