WilliamK Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Following offers were all declined:$15 Full$16 Standard$17 Mid$18 Premium$19 Luxury$20 Midsized SUV$21 Standard SUV$22 Fullsized SUVUsed the PRICELINE link to make my offer. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thank you for sharing your bidding history, although sorry to hear that your bids weren't accepted. Please let us know if you have any questions.Thank you for using the site's HOTWIRE or PRICELINE links to start your purchases and searches. Link to comment
WilliamK Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 The next day, the following offers were also all declined:$19 Full$21 Standard$23 Mid$25 Premium$27 Luxury$28 Midsized SUV$29 Standard SUV$30 Fullsized SUVUsed the PRICELINE link to make my offer. Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 TWO SUGGESTIONS:1) is it possible to pick up the car on 9/23 (typically after 12:00 noon) as this will often turn this into a weekend rental instead of a midweek rental... the former being much cheaper.2) If you can't pick the car up one day later, you may also want to try bidding this as a 5 day rental (extend your drop-off time by 2+ hours from the hour you listed as picking up the car) as this should trigger a weekly rate instead of nightly rates... even though an extra day could end up being cheaper (don't forget to adjust your bid price downward if you're targeting a specific price point since you'll now being paying for an additional day)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 Link to comment
WilliamK Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 The next day, the following offers were also all declined:$25 Mid$26 Standard$27 Full$28 Premium$29 Luxury$30 Midsized SUVUsed the PRICELINE link to make my offer. Link to comment
WilliamK Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I then changed the drop off to be one day later and lowered my offer price and it was accepted:$21 Mid (5 days)BudgetTotal Rental Days: 5 days(4 days and 13 1/2 hours)Subtotal: $105.00Taxes and Fees: $54.87Total Charges: $159.87It was reported by priceline to be a 29% savings, so it appears I overbid. This worked out to a four day rate of $26.25 per day. After winning, I checked hotwire, and it gave $22/day for 5 days versus the $30/day for 4 I originally looked up there. Funny how an extra day's rental makes the total rental cost less!Used the PRICELINE link to make my offer. Link to comment
thereuare Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Congratulations on your win!While perhaps not the absolute low, glad to see you received a nice deal and some savings on this rental.Thank you for sharing your win and using the PRICELINE links on the board to begin your bidding.Have a great trip! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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