LAX Los Angeles Fullsize National

[Hailey]

Good day.

I usually use PRICELINE, however because of the lack of time (renting for tomorrow) and my bids not being accepted ($15 for a standard, $17 for a full size), I opted to do the following:

1. Make a reservation through Thrifty that I can cancel (1 week @ $130.90/week with Unlimited Miles)

Estimated Mandatory Charges

Rental Time Charge $130.90

APT CONC RECOV FEE (11.11pct) $14.78

Customer Facility Charge ($10.00 per rental) $10.00

STATE TAX (9.75pct) $14.42

TOURISM SURCHARGE (3.5pct) $4.58

Vehicle License Fee ($0.31 per day) $2.17

Total Estimated Mandatory Charges $176.85

Estimated Grand Total $176.85

2. Try using Hotwire or the other car rental consolidators to compare prices and get a higher level chain (e.g. Hertz, Avis, National)

I ended up with the following rental through HOTWIRE:

Car rental

Car daily rate - Hotwire hot Rate: $19.95

Rental days:6

Subtotal:$119.70

Tax recovery charges and fees:$53.18

Total price:$172.88

Total charges to your credit card $172.8

What was notable about this rental was two things:

1. I booked this rental on 6/13/10 at 5pm (less than 24 hours before pickup). I am surprised I was able to get this rate for this car at such short notice.

2. I was originally offered $23 per day from HOTWIRE, and then left the window open, returned about 30min to 1hr later and when I reloaded the same offer had gone down to $20 per day.

I hope this information is helpful.

[AaronJB]

Congratulations on your success. :)

Excellent LAX rental deal, and thank you for offering the additional information about your purchase.

Thank you for sharing your result with the board and please use the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.