urso_polar Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 hi, I want to rent an economy car from the myrtle beach airport for the week 4/22 -- 4/28. How much should I expect to pay in taxes & misc charges ? At what $ amount should I start bidding? thanks MarkFrom savings barn price checker - the best deal was from dollar rental car.Weekly Total $130.46 $191.86 Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 HOTWIRE has both an Ecomony Car and a Compact Car at the same price, $17/day, which comes to $151 all-in.If you want to try to beat this on priceline, i would start at $11/day and increase each day by $1-$2 unitl you equal the HOTWIRE rate, at which point you can just take the HOTWIRE offer.Any questions feel free to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
urso_polar Posted January 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 hi, thanksBelow is what i found on hotwire7 Rental days:$13.95 Daily rate:$97.65 Subtotal:Tax recovery$56.68 charges and fees:$154.33 Total cost:If I can get a daily priceline rate of $11, Would it be correct to assume the charges & feeswould also be about $56 ? or can I hope for less ?Also is it too early to start bidding ?thanks mark Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 The taxes should be the same for each, but the fees that each charges will be different.Priceline will show you the total amount before you place you bid, so you can confirm that if accepted it would still be your 'best deal'. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
urso_polar Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Through savingsbarn, I tried a few low ball bids, $8, $9, & $10 for an economy car. All rejected, I will wait a couple weeks to try again at $10 and higher. I will keep better bidding advised, thanks again Mark Link to comment
urso_polar Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Winning bid placed through Savingsbarn.comEconomy car 4/22---4/28 myrtle beachYour Offer Price: $10.00 (per day) Total Rental Days: 7 days(6 days and 10 1/2 hours) Subtotal: $70.00 Taxes and Fees: $58.65 Total Charges: $128.65 Lowest Published Price: $166.99 Total Savings:* $38.34 (You saved 23%) Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Congratulations on your win!Looks like a great deal. Can you please add a reply with the car rental company which accepted your bid and we'll add this information to the topic title.Thanks for using the SavingsBarn.com PRICELINE links to begin your bidding.Have a good trip. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
urso_polar Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 The rental car company is Alamo.I reran Car Rental CheckerA month ago, - the best deal was from dollar rental car.Weekly Total$130.46 $191.86Today, - the best deal is again from dollar rental car.Weekly Total $93.98 $146.05The price decline is why today the $10 bid succeeded & a month ago , it didn't. The economy is in a recession.Thanks again for your help & your site.Mark Link to comment
thereuare Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thank you for the follow-up. 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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