gotkwah Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 I am trying to rent a car for my trip to orlando on June 22-25. However, I am 22 and PRICELINE wont take my bids. I have even bid a few dollars over their asking price. Any suggestions?Also, I get the following response to many of my bids: "Unfortunately, our Name Your Own Price service was unable to locate an available rental car for the area and dates you selected. However, we have found a broad selection of rental car options below." Does it mean anything specific?Thanks for the help in advance! Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Welcome to BetterBidding!How much have you already bid? What price are you refering to that PRICELINE 'suggested' you bid? (as priceline doesn't typically offer an 'asking' price) What is the rate they're offering thru the 'retail' product once your bid is rejected?Does HOTWIRE show anything thru the 'opaque' service for an under 25 driver... how much?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gotkwah Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 i have placed close to 20 bids on SUV and then economy-full size car, ranging in price from $8-16 for the cars and 22 for the SUV.What i meant by "asking price" is the price they offer you when you do a reg search, before you bid, or the prices they show after you have bid.For example, last night they were asking $9 for an economy car. and i bid $10. they wanted $11 for a midsize, i offered 13.Not sure what you mean by opaque on hotwire. whatever i saw there kept telling me there were surcharges for under 25 drivers. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The prices you're quoting above (and offered thru the 'retail' outlets) are for standard rates... if you reserved those cars there would be an "underage driver fee" added at the rental counter (can be upwards of $10-$25+/day). PRICELINE includes this amount in your bid, so your non-SUV bids already placed woudln't even be enough to cover this fee, let alone the car.I suspect you're going to have to bid much higher to have a chance at winning a PRICELINE car rental bid. What is the best rate you're able to find for a rental including the underage rental fee (if the option to select an underage driver isn't available thru Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, etc, you may have to search directly at Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Thrifty) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gotkwah Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Right now PRICELINE is quoting $8-Economy, $8-Compact, $11-midsize through Payless. HOTWIRE is quoting $16, $17, and $19 for those sizes.I really need a car and it is Thursday, what do you think is a solid bid on the midsize? Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Right now PRICELINE is quoting $8-Economy, $8-Compact, $11-midsize through Payless.This does not, i'm assuming, include the underage driver fee... how much is it with that included?HOTWIRE is quoting $16, $17, and $19 for those sizes.Do these include the underage driver fee? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gotkwah Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 no, Payless wants $14 a day for underage. The HOTWIRE prices do not include them either Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 So it appears that your best deal currently is ~$22 thru PRICELINE and payless, correct?Payless is not a company that PRICELINE deals with on the "opaque/bidding" side of their service, and given the HOTWIRE prices you're quoting, i'm assuming that including the underate drive fee will have those companies more inline with about $33-$35.So go thru PRICELINE and purchasing the Payless offer may be your best deal, but to try and do better, how high would you be willing to bid in order to try to do better than the $22 rate thru payless/PRICELINE?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
gotkwah Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 I got an email from priceline that tells me i should try my bid again. Is that anything special? or is it standard procedure. Link to comment
thereuare Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 They will often email you 72 hours after a rejected bid letting you know that you're eligible to bid again.So it appears that your best deal currently is ~$22 thru PRICELINE and payless, correct?Payless is not a company that PRICELINE deals with on the "opaque/bidding" side of their service, and given the HOTWIRE prices you're quoting, i'm assuming that including the underate drive fee will have those companies more inline with about $33-$35.So go thru PRICELINE and purchasing the Payless offer may be your best deal, but to try and do better, how high would you be willing to bid in order to try to do better than the $22 rate thru payless/PRICELINE?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.Good luck. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
Jason's Storm Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Check advantage rent a car. There is a chance, that they might not charge you extra.~JS Jason's Storm- Making one killer deal after another. With something other than a machete to the head. From the ashes of Friday the 13th Forum, rises Friday the 13th: The Community. A new beginning has arrived. Link to comment
gotkwah Posted July 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 A friend of mine ended up coming with us and had an Avis corporate code that does not charge an underage fee and includes free insurance. The price was slightly higher than normal, but it beat having to pay an underage driver fee by A LOT! Link to comment
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