Car Hire Maui

[joey2]

Iv noticed at $23 win by another member.

Should I bid that amount or are their bidding stategys that should be followed.

Thanks

[eraserxxx]

August is pretty far away. Why dont you start lower (even lets say at $17) and increment by $1 each bid until you win? At least then you'll know that you got the best rate you could, even if it takes a few days.

[thereuare]

Iv noticed at $23 win by another member.

I'm assuming their win was for dates different than your own?

While i agree that you have plenty of time and i would star low, $23 may not cut it for a convertible for your dates.

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[joey2]

Yes their dates where different.

Bid all the way to $23 via the PRICELINE link and was unsuccessful

How often should i keep trying and what price should i start bidding at? my max is be $30

Thanks

[thereuare]

What is the best price you're able to find thru conventional booking channels?

[joey2]

The best price I can find is $65 inluding taxes which Im not willing to pay.

[thereuare]

What is the daily rate before fees and taxes (which wil make it easy to compare to an equivalent PRICELINE bid)

[joey2]

Price excluding tax is $58

[thereuare]

You're looking for a 50% discount from a car rental bid, which we do sometime see, but is a big aggressive in expectation. I would continue bidding up to your $30 maximum.

If you're not successful up to $30 what is your gameplan? (as i assume you do need a car in Maui)

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

[joey2]

What price should I start bidding at and how much should I increase my bids by?

If Im not successful I'l book a compact using convetional methods at $13 per day including taxes and fees

Thanks

[thereuare]

I would book the back-up with the comapct car now thru a fully refundable source (reservations directly with the car rental agencies are almost always fully refundable, most don't even require a credit card) to protect yourself from that price going up while you continue to bid. Please check our support page for links to the major rental car companies.

To continue with your bidding i'd suggest increasing by $2 from your last rejected bid and trying every 24 hours.

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

Keep us updated and let us know how it goes.

Good luck.

[joey2]

To book now they want full payment non refundable unless i want pay 3 dollers a day cancellation protection.

I think they have an early bird special up untill 31may

Do you think we will find a convertible at decent price by then and do you think I should book the back up with the cancellation protection?

[thereuare]

I can't say if rates what rates will do between now and the next three months, but i do think that $13 'all-in' is an EXCELLENT deal... if you'd prefer to leave the window open for a better deal than pay the $12 insurance as it seems like a small price to pay given how low the rate is.