DTW Detroit Economy National

[Exodus34x]

Need help in DTW need a car Feb 10 to 12.

booking sites want $60/day. Too high.

Any help appreciated.

PRICELINE rejected my $30.

Thank you.

[cshos]

Keep trying. Every day or so...however often they let you rebid. I would try even lower (personally). Change the type of car....for example if everyone is trying to get the best rate and bid on an economy, sometimes they have more midsized on hand....or any number of possibilities.

Read some examples of the good deals that are possible on this forum....try bidding at different hours of the day. We got an $11 day rate on a midsized in LIH in early December when the advertized rates were similar to what you are seeing. I should qualify my remarks and say that I've only tried/won the 1 bid on priceline.

Hope it works for you.

[thereuare]

Welcome to BetterBidding!

What car class did you bid on? Is this the same car class that's available for $60?

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

[Exodus34x]

thank you for the advise. Will try it.

I bid on economy. If I'm not mistaken economy and compact

in the $60 range.

[thereuare]

$60 is a bit high for a rental in this area, indicating that these may be a higher than usual rental dates and getting 50% may be tough.

HOTWIRE is currently offering a refundable $118 'all-in' rate for these dates (thru Thrifty) and i would recommend booking that as a back-up, then try to beat this 'all-in' rate in the days ahead by bidding on PRICELINE.

Assuming you need a rental for this trip regardless, i would definately book something as a cancellable back-up now to protect yourself from rates moving even higher... nothing to lose and everything to gain by booking a cancellable backup.

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

[Exodus34x]

when does priceline usually approve bids?

Do they do it a day before?

[thereuare]

Rates are determined by the supplier of the service (ie- hotel, rental car company, etc) and your PRICELINE bid will be accepted whenever your bid is equal to or above the minimum threshold the supplier has set. The travel supplier changes rates all the time based upon supply/demand, so i think what you're more likely asking is if the price will drop the day before, and that is something nobody can answer since nobody knows if the rental company is more likely to get an influx of new reservations (prices may rise) or a higher than expected number of cancellations (rates will drop)

See the related link in our PRICELINE FAQ.

Did you book the Thrifty deal above as a back-up?

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[Exodus34x]

I just got accepted $25/day. Thank you for the help!

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Glad to see the priced dropped and you were able to win a rental for even less than you had previously bid.

Can you please add a reply to this thread with the car class you bid on and the name of the car company which accepted your winning bid.

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

Have a great trip.

[Exodus34x]

Car class: Economy

car company : National rent a car

winning bid: $25/day

[thereuare]

THANKS for the follow-up!