Toby Posted July 10, 2008 Report Posted July 10, 2008 Full size - $25/day -- Rejected. Before bidding, PL's recommendation was $46-48, which is not much less than I would pay with a regular reservation through Hertz. Any suggestions?
thereuare Posted July 11, 2008 Report Posted July 11, 2008 You an ignore PRICELINE's "suggested" price.However, using the Car Rental Price Checker best rate i'm seeing thru Hertz is $587 total for this rental. There are some "no name" companies at $370 total and HOTWIRE will give you a namebrand for $398 total.How high are you willing to to for this rental? What is the "all-in" price for the Hertz rental you're refering to? (i assume you're using a discount code?)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
Toby Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Posted July 11, 2008 I did use the above link to get to PRICELINE. The all-in price from Hertz is $428 (Costco rate). As I have Hertz Gold status, it isn't worth the trouble to go through Priceline unless I can save at least $75 - $100. As I've seen successful bids in the high-teens (abeit for different dates), $25 didn't seem unreasonable. Perhaps I should wait until closer to my travel date, then up the bid to $30?
thereuare Posted July 11, 2008 Report Posted July 11, 2008 Perhaps I should wait until closer to my travel date, then up the bid to $30?I would sooner bid half as soon as you intend, at say $28, then up your bid to $30 in the timeframe you currently intend. So as an example if you intended to bid again in a week at $30, i'd sooner bid $28 in 3 days and then try $30 4 days after that.which is not much less than I would pay with a regular reservation through HertzKeep in mind that your "regular reservation" is with a membership discount code, and you should bid accordingly (ie- not too high)... but the car rental companies are basing their PRICELINE and HOTWIRE rates on 'regular' pricing.Thank you for using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Toby Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Posted July 21, 2008 $31 rejected. Gave up and went with HOTWIRE (using your link) - $33.95/day + fees = $304.90 (Budget)
thereuare Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Congratulations on your success!Glad to see you utilize both services and go with the one which offered the best deal for these dates.Thank you for sharing your results and for using our HOTWIRE link to begin your purchase.Have a good trip. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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