nick5 Posted July 23, 2009 Report Posted July 23, 2009 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I can not seem to get to a bidding window for car rental. I click on name your own price, up comes the window with the dates and information. I put in: Muskegon, MI 07/031/09 11 AM - 08/08/09 11 AM and up pops the window with rental prices from Priceline. No chance to actually place a bid. The prices they are listing are actually higher than some discounts via Costco. I would like to get something under 200.00 for the week and everything is coming up 70-80 more. Suggestions? Cheryl
thereuare Posted July 23, 2009 Report Posted July 23, 2009 nick5,PRICELINE may not offer bidding for car rentals in this area at this time, so they're showing you the "retail" options available.You can use our Car Rental Checker to assist in your rate search. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
nick5 Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Posted July 23, 2009 Thank you Thereuare. I tested out that theory and sure enough, Grand Rapids bidding screen popped up. Now I have to decide if it is worth driving there to pick up a rental. (50 miles) We are going on a Kentucky Mountain Mission trip and my old 99 Escort is not a safe bet, Michigan to KY. If I can get priceline bid cheap enough GRR might be the way to go. Cheryl
thereuare Posted July 24, 2009 Report Posted July 24, 2009 Let us know if/how we can help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
nick5 Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Posted July 28, 2009 I ended up renting with Budget using a link you provided in another post. Once on the Budget page, there was a tab that said specials. I used that to look for their weekly rental special. I saved over 150.00 over any rate I could find on the web using PRICELINE, HOTWIRE, Kayak search, Costco, AAA, America PRICELINE EXPRESS etc. I ended up paying 8 day rental of 218.92 directly where as 367.00 was the best price I could fine otherwise. I sure hope they honor it, and it was not a internet glitch. Cheryl Once again, thank you Thereuare as if you had not suggested Budget to another poster, and provided the link, I might have missed this great pricing.
thereuare Posted July 28, 2009 Report Posted July 28, 2009 Glad to hear the information and other posts on the board were helpful in finding a great deal.Thanks for using our Budget link for your rental.Have a great trip! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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