Jerseyguy Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Looking to rent a car from January 28-February 3, 2013 out of MCO. Have $3 a day for 6 days rental bonus cash Lowest rate is $210 weekly rate with Thrifty (ironically premium car).Is $12+3=$15 a day too little for a compact car. Thats a 50% discount off of Thifty.Does it make sense to bid low for awhile while I have time?Jason Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Is $12+3=$15 a day too little for a compact car....Does it make sense to bid low for awhile while I have time?At current rates i'm guessing that $15/day would be too low, but you could of course continue to bid low and slowly increase as your pick-up date gets closer.HOWEVER, i would book the Thrifty rate as a back-up in order to protect yourself from rates moving higher from here. If you do book a back-up please use the board's link to Thrifty or any of the other links in our Support Page.Also, a reminder that you can still use bonus money along with the board's link as follows:1) use a link on the board to access PRICELINE2) go to the MY PROFILE >> MY REWARDS link at the top right of their home page3) use the bonus money link in the MY REWARDS section of your profile (not a link from an email) and bid as usualThank you. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Jerseyguy Posted December 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Bid $12+3 for compact= Rejected Bid $14+3 fpr Full Size=RejectedQuestion: Why does it only show $12 and $14 for my bids on the rejection page? Its almost like I'm not getting credit for the bonus. Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Question: Why does it only show $12 and $14 for my bids on the rejection page? Its almost like I'm not getting credit for the bonus.PRICELINE is showing the amount of your bid price... not including any add-on bonus they are including. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Jerseyguy Posted December 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Thifty is now down to $151+tax (About $200 all-in) or Sixt at $111 (About $160 all-in). Been being rejected up to $17 a day. I have to stop now till I get paid again as Christmas is getting more expensive then I thought. Do you want to close this and start a new one or should I come back after the new year when I get paid and post here? Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Please continue this thread once you're ready to bid again.Please remember to use the requested PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin all of your bidding, searches and travel purchases.Thanks. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Jerseyguy Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Started bidding again and got it for $15+$3 bonus cash= $18 total per day. I was expecting to get it lower but I did save $58.58 over my Thifty Rental and while I could have gotten a similar price with Sixt, I avoid the shuttle ride and Sixt being a off brand. USED the PRICELINE link. Rental company is Budget and a Compact CarOffer Price SummaryBonus Cash Per Day:$3.00 (per day) Your Offer Price Per Day:$15.00 (per day) Total Offer Price with Bonus:$18.00 (per day)Total Charges to Your Credit CardYour Offer Price:$15.00 (per day)Total Rental Days:6 days(5 days and 14 1/2 hours)Subtotal:$90.00Taxes and Fees: $63.12Total Charges:$153.12 Link to comment
thereuare Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Congratulations on your success! Glad to see you were ultimately successful and received a nice deal relative to your back-up reservation.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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