uop1497 Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hello, I need to rent a full size car at Buffalo airport from 8/12/08 to 8/19/08. My airplan will land very later, near midnight. I am planning to drive from BUF to Toronto downtown, Canada. Please advise the strategy for bidding in order to get a cheap deal.By the way, I also heard rumor that some car rental company not allow their car to be cross country line. I wonder if it true. If so, how should I deal with that issue if I successfully bid a car deal from PRICELINE. Will I be allow to cancel the bidding for that reason.Your advise is highly appreciated. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Buffalo and Tornoto are within close enough proximity of each other that i think you should be ok, it would be difficult for a car rental company to impose such a restriction being so close to the border. I can't guarantee anything, but i would think you'd be ok and would be able to 'work something out' with PRICELINE should an issue occur. If you're really concerned there are only 4 or 5 car companies that PRICELINE deals with, and you can call them each before bidding to see if any issue driving over the border into Toronto.What is the best rate for this car class thru the Car Rental Checker? What is HOTWIRE's rate? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
uop1497 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 HOTWIRE $33.95 / dayCar rental checker $30.02/day Alamo is the cheapestThe problem is when I call the reservation desk at Buffalo airport, the phone number there is very busy and automatically the system transfer me to central reservation. Therefore, I can not get a straight answer for sure. Link to comment
thereuare Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Alamo has a "Contact Us" form on their website which you can use to ask your question.If you want to bid, given the time before your rental, i would start at $20 and incrase $2 every 72 hours which should get you up to your maximum bid in 2 weeks or so.Please use our Priceline Car Rental link to begin any bidding that you do.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
uop1497 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 As of last week, I bid up to $34 per day , but keep getting rejected. I decided to book a car directly to Hertz. Now I don't have to worry about car rental anymore Link to comment
thereuare Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Glad you found something which works for your needs. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
szymon Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Looks like the total at hertz.com is only $11 more than the PRICELINE total. So definitely a good option.Szymon Link to comment
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