4family Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Any advice re getting a better deal on Florida car rental would be much appreciated!! Arriving Fort Myers (RSW) Feb 24/05 1pm, departing same airport March 7/05. Looking to rent a convertible. Prices seem really high on all of the travel sites I've checked, along with the car rental checker here. Any advice on bidding strategies, or discount codes that might work here? Thanks in advance if you can help me save some $$$.
thereuare Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 What is the best price you were able to get so far? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
4family Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Posted January 11, 2005 Best price I could find was Travelocity.com; "total price" $821; ($396 per week)......I realize this is high season and maybe that's what I should be expecting to pay; I just wondered whether there were other options for something cheaper with PL or hotwire or discount codes, etc.....Thanks for your quick reply to my first post....
Ben Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 Try Alamo.com. I just rented a convertible at the Orlando Airport for 9 days for the cost of $188 plus tax. The weekly rate is about $145.
4family Posted January 11, 2005 Author Report Posted January 11, 2005 Thanks, I tried it........alamo.com quoted a price of $1029 for the rental period I want.....not encouraging! Must be higher pricing for spring break months. Any other suggestions anyone had would be much appreciated. I did try Priceline up to a bid of $45 per day but was rejected.
4family Posted January 16, 2005 Author Report Posted January 16, 2005 Finally found a better deal................after browsing lots of boards about similar discussions; have a cancellable reservation with Dollar using corporate discount code OL5010 ; gave me a weekly rate for a convertible $239 plus $45 per day; total for my dates $535 inclusive. About $400 cheaper than any of the websites I could find, Orbitz, pl or hotwire, etc. ; hopefully this code might work for somebody else looking for the same time period.
4family Posted February 23, 2005 Author Report Posted February 23, 2005 Found a last minute Florida convertible special at Dollar, now extended into March......http://www.dollar.com/special_offers/details.aspx$169 wk, $34.99 day
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