FLL-->TPA Ft Lauderdale to Tampa Compact Alamo

[whammy1]

Hi all, this was a tough auction. I am picking up the car at FLL and dropping it off at TPA for a total of 13 days over Christmas. After reviewing the message boards I decided to start my bidding at $12 a day. On the second day, PRICELINE indicated the "Good chance" price of $17 but I didn't take it as I thought it was too high at the time. I stuck to the Betterbidding process of raising my bid $1 at a time. Over the following two weeks my bid had gotten as high as $21 a day with the "Good chance" level up to $36. For some reason yesterday I put in a price of $17 and they accepted the price! I do not know why it happened this way but I would assume that the rental companies have certain sales at different times and I must have hit the sale yesterday. Either way, I am extremely happy with the price considering when I checked my Preferred rate at Avis was $642 for the same rental. Therefore, I won for $17 a day a 13 day Compact rental with Alamo picking up at FLL on Dec. 16 and dropping off at TPA Dec 29 for $372. The breakdown is $221 for the rental and a whopping $151 in taxes and fees. Thank you Betterbidding and members for helping me save a huge $270!!!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your win!

Glad to hear you're happy with the results and that the information on the board was helpful in your bidding.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

Have a good trip.

[Colfax]

Several months ago Priceline started offering "Name Your Own Price" bidding for one-way rentals between select cities. Yours is the first report I've seen of a winning bid on a one-way rental, whammy1.

[szymon]

The title says Avis, shouldn't it say Alamo :)

Enjoy your rental,

Szymon

[thereuare]

FIXED... thanks for the correction.