Need the cheapest car rental at Tampa airport or nearby

[elevensecondv6]

Hello:

This site has been a great help to me in the past so I am going to try this again.I need the cheapest car rental at Tampa airport or nearby.Will need it for 3 weeks.What's the best strategy I should try??

Here is what I found out so far.With the car rental checker the price was $127.00 a week or $507.00 total.

With hotwire it was $18.33 a day or $536.73 total.

Thanks in advance.

[thereuare]

What are the actual dates of your rental?

[elevensecondv6]

Oct.20th to Nov.10th

Thanks

[thereuare]

Since you have some time, i would start by trying to bid $11... if that is rjected, increase $2 every 72 hours. (stopping at $17 if you make it that high)

Keep up updated.

[elevensecondv6]

Will do.I will keep you posted.I tried up to $15.00 today and was rejected again by Priceline.

Thanks again.

[thereuare]

Whichever company offered the lowest rate thru the Car Rental Checker i would book them as a back-up while you continue to bid... i have seen rates jump on me while i was 'watching' and given there is typically no cancellations fee when booking direct with the rental agency, i would do that to protect yourself from any rate increases. Please be sure to check our Support Page (left side middle of the page) to see if we have a link to the rental agency.

[elevensecondv6]

Called Thrifty and Dollar tonight.Thrifty quoted $478.65 with a Sams Club discount.Dollar quoted $464.10 with no discount.I asked her if they took Sams Club,AAA or Cosco.She said they used to take AAA but didn't anymore.She said she couldn't tell me what they accepted for discounts.Kinda like I had to guess until I hit on something.If I could find out what they accept I could save a little more I'm sure.I went ahead and reserved both for back-ups just in case.I will keep you posted on my progress.

Thanks again

[elevensecondv6]

Still trying.

[elevensecondv6]

Still trying to bid on Priceline but no luck yet.