August 2012 Car Rental Thread

[waterlooDon]

We are a party of 4 adults and 2 children who are landing at MCO on Sunday August 12 and renting a full size car out of SOG through National.
What is the best way to get to SOG to p/u our car ? We are staying at Star Island and not at WDW. Would it be easier to arrange p/u at CCC ?

 

[buffettgirl]

We are a party of 4 adults and 2 children who are landing at MCO on Sunday August 12 and renting a full size car out of SOG through National.
What is the best way to get to SOG to p/u our car ? We are staying at Star Island and not at WDW. Would it be easier to arrange p/u at CCC ?

you will need to hire a car service to get to SOG.

 

[pigletto]

We are a party of 4 adults and 2 children who are landing at MCO on Sunday August 12 and renting a full size car out of SOG through National.
What is the best way to get to SOG to p/u our car ? We are staying at Star Island and not at WDW. Would it be easier to arrange p/u at CCC ?

Alamo has some pretty good rates out of MCO right now. We're renting a Standard size (but will end up with full-size as they have no Standard row at MCO) for 206.00 for 11 days.
I don't know what your other rate is, but once you add in the cost of the shuttle it might be cheaper to go the Alamo route.
Sign up (for free) to be a member of their Insiders program on the website, then do a search while logged in as a member and use this coupon code for $35 off.AD2359FDF.

Maybe that will help

ETA) Just read your post more carefully. You aren't going to get 4 Adults in 2 children in a car of any sort. It's going to have to be a minivan or maybe a bigger SUV.

 

[kimpossible]

Alamo has some pretty good rates out of MCO right now. We're renting a Standard size (but will end up with full-size as they have no Standard row at MCO) for 206.00 for 11 days.
I don't know what your other rate is, but once you add in the cost of the shuttle it might be cheaper to go the Alamo route.
Sign up (for free) to be a member of their Insiders program on the website, then do a search while logged in as a member and use this coupon code for $35 off.AD2359FDF.

Maybe that will help

The cheapest I can get with Alamo is $356 for a standard for 9 days )0:

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[pigletto]

The cheapest I can get with Alamo is $356 for a standard for 9 days )0:

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It's so odd the way the rates drop for certain dates and not others in the same month. My rental is over a holiday weekend (Labor Day) as well, so you would think it would be higher.
All I can suggest is check every day, and 2 or 3 times a day if you can. It can fluctuate wildly.
I remember for our last trip there was one day about 6 weeks out that it took a huge dive and gave us a great rate. Then in the same day it dropped 10 or 20 every 4 hours or so.

 

[jwcollin]

Alamo has some pretty good rates out of MCO right now. We're renting a Standard size (but will end up with full-size as they have no Standard row at MCO) for 206.00 for 11 days.
I don't know what your other rate is, but once you add in the cost of the shuttle it might be cheaper to go the Alamo route.
Sign up (for free) to be a member of their Insiders program on the website, then do a search while logged in as a member and use this coupon code for $35 off.AD2359FDF.

Just booked with Alamo this morning, 17 days (Aug 16-Sep 2) out of MCO for $373 all in. I tried with Insiders rate, but it was a better deal with my AMEX corporate code and the above Coupon code of AD2359FDF

We had two cars booked, back to back but this is way less hassle for $35 more. I'll take it! Might luck out and it will drop again

 

[MomDad&2boys]

Check your Alamo rates again. I booked yesterday for $247 and today it is down to $189!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Alamo, for my dates (August 26th to September 2), is down to $143.57 USD for a full size (with Alamo Insiders membership and $35 coupon).

My current reservation is through Budget via Expedia.ca. It was prepaid back in February and totalled $143.52 CDN.

I still would cancel and rebook with another provider if (a) the rate drops below what I am currently paying (we got a Chevy HHR for $68 all taxes and fees included for our New Years trip with Alamo....hoping for that rate again!) or (b) we can get a minivan for the same price as our full size reservation.

I have promised DH that I won't go above what we have already paid just to get a van. There's only three of us, after all . But we have a Dodge Journey here at home so it would be nice to have something larger than a full size car for our vacation.

 

[buffettgirl]

it's still high for the week of the 21st. Bizarre.

 

[DVC Daisy]

My National rate has not changed from yesterday but my Costco (Enterprise) went down $30 from yesterday & Alamo went down $40 from yesterday

 

[buffettgirl]

Dollar has pretty low base rates right now - my dates has a base rate of 109 with tax comes to 168. no coupons at all.

76892 promo code brings it down a bit lower.

 

[kimpossible]

Finally!!! While playing with it itdroped to $217.


edit: Just added my costco id and it dropped to $194.

 

[kimpossible]

I backed up my time by a half hour earlier and that helped bring the cost down

 

[buffettgirl]

I backed up my time by a half hour earlier and that helped bring the cost down

What rental agency?

 

[DVC Daisy]

Finally!!! While playing with it itdroped to $217.


edit: Just added my costco id and it dropped to $194.

Was this with Dollar? Where do you put your Costco # & what # do you use? Not your individual Costco I'd # I am sure & I can't find a Costco corp # on their travel website

Thanks!

 

[DVC Daisy]

Dollar has pretty low base rates right now - my dates has a base rate of 109 with tax comes to 168. no coupons at all.

76892 promo code brings it down a bit lower.

Thanks! Beat today's lowest rates by another $10! Down to $236 for a Full Size 8/15 - 8/25.

Where is the promo code from? Just wondering.

 

[kimpossible]

What rental agency?

Alamo.

 

[buffettgirl]

Alamo.

hmm no drop for me from alamo.

 

[CaptHomer]

Dollar and Enterprise are way down this afternoon. My 8 day is down $50 from yesterday.

 

[kimpossible]

hmm no drop for me from alamo.

Try playing around with the times. It actually liked it better when I picked up at 10:30 and returned at 11:00 am.