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BZN Full Size Rental


goodricb
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I am looking for a Full Size rental car at BZN for 2/17-2/24.

The best I could find was avis for 155, $176 with taxes.

Starting by using Savingsbarn.com, I tried bidding fairly low at 13/day and 14/day ($131 total) with no luck. What is usually a good rule of thumb for rental car bids? I was trying 75% of the best price I could find. for hotels I ususally do 60% of the best price I can find. I have some time and made a back-up reservation.

thoughts? thanks for any help

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I don't think there is a good rule of thumb other than to bid somewhat below your best available alternative rate. In some areas 75% may be an overbid, in others it wouldn't have a chance. (same applies to hotels... i never recommend a standard xx% off of traditional rates... it differs from area to area).

How much would you need to save to make having an opaque purchase make sense? (ie- not choosing rental company, non-refundability, etc)

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  • 2 weeks later...

It changes for rental cars and also the airport. I usually book my rental car after the airline which is almost always non-refundable. The difference in IN terminal and Off terminal can be significant depending on the airport. Though I would guess that if I could save 10% it would still be worth it.

I tried $15/day for a total of $140.10 which was rejected.

I tried $16/day for a total of $148.53 which was rejected.

I suppose I am getting close to my own 90% cut-off of $158.4.

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