As noted in the title, my pickup is July 9th at LAX, and I will return the vehicle in 8 days (7/17). I haven't rented at LAX since 2009, when my bid of $21/day for a week was accepted for a full size car. I just finished bidding on a full size, standard size , and compact SUV with Priceline (via the link found at Better Bidding) with no luck. I bid $25 for the full size, $30 for the standard, and $35 for the compact SUV. I don't know if it means anything, but the (negative) response on the $35 bid took twice as long as the other bids. Priceline touts (on the web site) winning bids of $21/day for both the full size car and the compact SUV, when bidding is placed 5-7 days before pickup. Are those prices only for weekend bookings, or should prices in that range be available at some point for a weekly rental, too? [Most locations drop prices on the weekends and raise them for business travelers during the weekdays]. When I was bidding, Priceline implied that a bid in the $50-60 range was likely to be accepted. Well, yeah, since Hotwire will rent a full size car for $44/day for the same time period, and $15/day when I checked on an early June pickup also for 8 days!. Put another way, an I just bidding too far ahead of my trip? Do the rental companies wait to see what the inventory looks like closer to the rental before accepting a lower price? Other than a huge special event in L.A. I don't know about, I'm guessing that Priceline is like Hotwire. Put in dates 45 days in advance and expect a high price. Put in dates ten days from now and the price goes from $44 to $15. I seem to recall advice (maybe on this site, or maybe from elsewhere-I can't remember) to make a regular reservation with a reputable car rental company first (one that the customer can cancel without any penalty of fee) as early as possible. Then, when it gets to within a couple of weeks before traveling, go to Priceline and bid. If they have unsold inventory, that's when they will accept a lower price. Does that advice make sense to people? Or should I expect that I will have to bid over $35 for the vehicles mentioned at LAX in 2011, no matter if I'm bidding 6 weeks out or 6 days out? Thanks for any advice. My inclination is to stay off Priceline for the car until the end of June. Of course, there's no harm in bidding $20 for my full size every day for a month, too, except for the time and effort involved. Naturally, any rebidding will be done using the link found on Better Bidding. :) I will follow up if/when I have anything to report.