SEA Seattle Compact Avis

[Colfax]

$7 is not a typo. First bid was accepted for this 3-day weekend stay, Thursday to Sunday.

HOTWIRE had a compact for $8.95 and I decided to try even lower.

Total with taxes/fees was $49.48.

Savings aren't that much as conventional rates are VERY low in Seattle this weekend---Alamo was lowest at $57.74 with taxes. Avis $59.61.

Bid was placed through BetterBidding's PRICELINE link.

[thereuare]

NICE deal.

Thanks for the post and for using our PRICELINE link. :)

[Colfax]

Avis was out of compacts AND intermediates. I got upgraded to a standard, a Pontiac Grand Prix. I'm not wild about the car but at $7/day it's sure a good deal!

[thereuare]

... but probably better than most compacts and intermediates.

[Colfax]

I never drove a Grand Prix before and I didn't like it. Seat was too low for me and I couldn't figure out the controls. First thing the next morning I drove to Avis in Downtown Seattle and traded back down to the compact I'd originally reserved. (Airport was still out of compacts.)

It turns out Grand Prix is a fullsize at Avis, not standard. They'd upgraded me three classes! I exchanged the 12mpg Grand Prix with 28G for a 25mpg Cobalt with 2G, plus a sunroof and XM satellite radio. It was actually sunny in Seattle weekend and I got to enjoy the sunroof. Having a compact made parking Downtown and on Capitol Hill easier too.

At the Avis downtown I overheard another customer with the same situation as me: reserved a compact at the airport, got a big car, drove Downtown to trade for a compact.