skanji Posted July 20, 2010 Report Posted July 20, 2010 Need a car that can comfortably fit a family of 4 - mid-size and above is a-ok.I have a costco membership, and it's my first time using PRICELINE and HOTWIRE.Any issues with me being an out of province driver (from Ontario?)My insurance says that they cover me for rentals, so no worries there.So?? Any thoughts folks?
thereuare Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 Welcome to BetterBidding!Are you staying within Canada or will you be driving the car into the US?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
skanji Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Posted July 21, 2010 in Canada...in Calgary 100% of the time.All the prices I'm seeing is in the $600 range, taxes in...Thanks for the welcome - great to be here!
thereuare Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 You shouldn't have any problems that i'm aware of renting, afterall, most car renters are from out of town (and thus the reason why they need to rent a car :) )I'm assuming the $600 quote above includes your Costco discount? HOTWIRE has a mid-size car for your dates for $41/day... $408 all-in which would be a nice savings vs. your quote above. Would this work for you or do you want to try bidding on PRICELINE?Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
skanji Posted July 21, 2010 Author Report Posted July 21, 2010 The $600 doesn't include Costco. How do I use my costco card to get a further discount?If I can get something cheaper via PRICELINE, I'll give it a shot. $408 sounds great all in tho!
thereuare Posted July 21, 2010 Report Posted July 21, 2010 Costco has nothing to do with PRICELINE or HOTWIRE, but you should go to the Costco website to see the best deal that is available there using the coupons/codes set up for their members... then you'll know what price you need to beat via PRICELINE or HOTWIRE. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
skanji Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Posted July 22, 2010 $15/day for a mid-sized car through PRICELINE was rejected (total was about $220US). Will try $20/day tomorrow and re-post here.The cheapest I can currently get is $427.69 (CDN), taxes in for a mid-sized car.
skanji Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Posted July 23, 2010 $20/day was rejected ($245.83US Total)Will try $25 tomorrow. Still have a bit to go to get the $427 CDN mark.
thereuare Posted July 24, 2010 Report Posted July 24, 2010 Thanks for the update and keep us posted.Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
skanji Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Posted July 28, 2010 $25 rejected from PRICELINE?? Wow!Gave up on "name your own price" from priceline. Offered $30.Cheaper to buy through Enterprise directly. Costco discounts need 21 days advance notice (at least right now.)Thanks everyone!
yellowdog Posted July 28, 2010 Report Posted July 28, 2010 skanjiThanks for the follow-up and closing this thread.Please note that we're affiliated with Enterprise and many others. Please use the links at our support pageYellowdog.
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