Mid size SUV SFO 10/20 - 10/27

[yankeegirl]

Hi - I've never used HOTWIRE / PRICELINE for a car rental before so any advice would be great! I've found a rate of $349/week @ Hertz.com using AAA discounts (a bit confusing because they don't break it down into $/day) with taxes a total of $456. At Hotwire I found a rate of $45/day for a total w taxes of $404 (both rates for mid size suv). Any ideas for a PRICELINE bidding strategy (I can back up w the Hertz reservation)?

[thereuare]

I'd make the Hertz reservation as a back-up, then try PRICELINE at the following bid amounts over the next 4 days, trying your bid every 24 hours:

$35, $38, $41, $43

HOWEVER, be sure to check the HOTWIRE "all-in" price as the fees/taxes may be different than PRICELINE's... so make sure you keep your bids below the HOTWIRE 'all-in' price.

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

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

[yankeegirl]

Just to follow up - I found a mid size SUV with Budget on their website for $249 for the week if you pre paid. We got a Nissan Rogue and since we declined any extra coverage (I used my AM EX to pay so I was covered) it ended up costing $249 total for the week with pick up/ drop off @ the Airport. Pretty psyched since this was only a bit more expensive then most of the weekly rates we were finding for compact cars.

[AaronJB]

Thanks for closing out the thread.