First time car bidder

[tpuppie]

I'm about to try and get a car for 6/23-6/30, p/u LAX d/o SNA, must fit 6 pple. I've never tried PL for a car before. Is there a sticky somewhere on this site that will alert me to any fine print I need to know about for car rentals? And bidding strategies? Mostly finding hotel info when I poke around.

The only thing that concerns me is the car capacity--we cannot take any chances with that. Looks like there are some good deals to be had, though, so I hope it can work for us.

TIA!

[thereuare]

Other than a minivan, what car class are you able to accept? What is the best rate you're able to find thru conventional booking channels?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[tpuppie]

Best I've seen is about $650 for the week.

I said minivan b/c we need the room for 6 passengers and any SUV listings with 6 person capacity have been more expensive than minivans. So I assumed that was our best option. We're 2 adults, 4 kids, two of whom are still in carseats.

[thereuare]

Best I've seen is about $650 for the week.

Is this 'all-in' before taxes and fees? If not, what is the total after taxes and fees?

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[tpuppie]

Yes, that's "all in."

[thereuare]

That rate looks pretty good compared to what i'm currently seeing (from the tier1 providers) for these dates.

The above is equivalent to a $80 PRICELINE bid, so i would start at $50 and increase by $5 every 24 hours until you reach a point where you're no longer saving enough to make a non-refundable opaque purchase worthwhile.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help.

[tpuppie]

Just an update: I tried a few days of bids ($50-55-60-65) and then gave up and used my husband's work's code, which was only $70 more for the week than the $65 PL bid would have been if it had been accepted.

Worth a try though.

Thanks.

[yellowdog]

tpuppie

Thanks for the follow-up and closing this thread.

Drive safe.

Yellowdog.