Been renting a car for a month for afew years down in Florida in Feb. Last year it was just under $600 for a mid size. This year I have searched every website I can find including my "special deals" from memberships. Like NRA, AARP , Costco etc. Lowest is around $900!!!! What happened? By the way the "special deals "from memberships were among some of the highest prices I encountered. Love the sites that say rentals from $6 a day. What a load of crap. Doesn't exist. Anyone have any sites that are actually any good?
Price of rental cars!!??
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Pat-inCO
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It IS $6 per day, unless you want tires,kramden said:
gas in the tank and little things like that. :wink:
Sounds like the airline that would fly you to Florida for $69... then you had to pay extra if you actually wanted a seat on the plane....
I usually do Hertz...Am one of those 'special' gold card members that actually give you very little, but last year when I was headed to Manchester N.H. for some business and the Sig Academy they wanted $150 a day for a car where Budget wanted something like $90.
I usually do Hertz...Am one of those 'special' gold card members that actually give you very little, but last year when I was headed to Manchester N.H. for some business and the Sig Academy they wanted $150 a day for a car where Budget wanted something like $90.
rugerguy211
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Have you tried Budget?
We rent for one day to get us from the airport to our condo and it costs anywhere from $35-$55 for the day.
I would think a longer rental should be less per day, but we've never rented long term. Also, as I'm sure you know, Jan/Feb are the peak months in FL, so you may be seeing some supply/demand/gouging as well.
Good luck.
We rent for one day to get us from the airport to our condo and it costs anywhere from $35-$55 for the day.
I would think a longer rental should be less per day, but we've never rented long term. Also, as I'm sure you know, Jan/Feb are the peak months in FL, so you may be seeing some supply/demand/gouging as well.
Good luck.
My wife travels to Cape Cod often and rents an auto for a week. She generally pays around $300.00 for the week. One big NO NO is renting AT the airport. If you can find an 'off airport' location they are less expensive. Even with the cost of a taxi it is still the way to go. She finds the best by checking all; priceline.com, hotwire.com, and booking.com.
Don Lovel
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after all the car rentals screwed over NRA members, I just gave up on them
Recently I looked into a rental to make a quick roundtrip to Colorado from Joplin Missouri, and it would have cost me over $450 for a week for a vehicle big enough for me to drive comfortably
Recently I looked into a rental to make a quick roundtrip to Colorado from Joplin Missouri, and it would have cost me over $450 for a week for a vehicle big enough for me to drive comfortably
Anytime you can rent "off site" meaning away from the airport, it will always be cheaper. Check into it and see if a shuttle or short taxi ride might save you a bundle.
pete44ru
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blume357 said:
The airlines I ran across spouted $69 or $99 to Florida, but the return trip was about 3X more expensive, even when both tickets were purchased together.
Is that because, when looking at a map of the US, the North is at the top & Florida is on the bottom - ergo making the trip to Florida all downhill ? :mrgreen:
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