Don't usually ask for help but... $850????

[toesmom]

Trying to find car rental March 6 to March 21, cannot find for less than $850?

Can anyone help me please.

Trying to rent from airport

Thank you

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

You will find that if you look for rental cars now the price will be very high. I would wait till Feb. That is when the prices drop. Keep an eye out on the transporation thread for discounts that others have found. I find the best deals come out about 2-3 weeks before your trip.
So don't stress they will come down

 

[Ted in Halifax]

Try expedia.ca I selected full size.

Dollar Rent A Car
Pick up: 06/03/12
12:00 PM
Orlando, FL, United States (MCO)
Drop off: 21/03/12
12:00 PM
Orlando, FL, United States (MCO)
Rental rates:
Total C$381.08

Ted

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Try expedia.ca I selected full size.

Dollar Rent A Car
Pick up: 06/03/12
12:00 PM
Orlando, FL, United States (MCO)
Drop off: 21/03/12
12:00 PM
Orlando, FL, United States (MCO)
Rental rates:
Total C$381.08

Ted

YIKES $381 is still too high even though its in Can. dollars. I have never rented a full size/mid size for more than $175. and we have made 17 trip to Disney. Or motto is that if a rental is more than $200 we will stick with Disney transportation.

 

[Ted in Halifax]

Shelly, You should see the other rates!!!!

The above rate includes all taxes ..... It would be interesting to see how low of a rate someone could get!

 

[iluveeyore]

You will find that if you look for rental cars now the price will be very high. I would wait till Feb. That is when the prices drop. Keep an eye out on the transporation thread for discounts that others have found. I find the best deals come out about 2-3 weeks before your trip.
So don't stress they will come down

Completely agree - I am trying to book for end of October, still 3x higher than what I paid for a week last year (and at Christmas!). I'm going to watch and wait until about a month out, since that's when most of the deals are available. Just be patient and don't panic.

 

[drgnfly30]

I find the best deals come out about 2-3 weeks before your trip. So don't stress they will come down

I normally would have agreed but I booked mine about six weeks out hoping it would go down.. they've only gone up up up.. tripled in price at around 3 weeks out. Glad I just bit the bullet when I did!

 

[jcarwash]

I plugged in the AAA rate with Hertz for March 6-March 21 2012. Not great at all for a compact but less than the $850 you're asking about:

Selected Vehicle
Nissan Versa or similar
Unlimited Free Miles Included
2 weeks at 235.88 USD 471.76 USD
1 extra day at 33.71 USD 33.71 USD
Rate Details
Airport Concession Fee Recovery On Flight Arrivals 52.07 USD
Customer Facility Charge: 12.50 USD
Rental Surcharge 30.45 USD
Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery 7.08 USD
ENERGY SURCHARGE 1.03 USD
Vehicle Subtotal 608.61 USD

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

YIKES $381 is still too high even though its in Can. dollars. I have never rented a full size/mid size for more than $175. and we have made 17 trip to Disney. Or motto is that if a rental is more than $200 we will stick with Disney transportation.

For about 14 days you pay $175?

And the "wait" advice. Well it works if things are slow when you go, but if it is busy that can backfire

OP I think we need to know car size you want

 

[jcarwash]

YIKES $381 is still too high even though its in Can. dollars. I have never rented a full size/mid size for more than $175. and we have made 17 trip to Disney. Or motto is that if a rental is more than $200 we will stick with Disney transportation.

For this thread the OP is looking for a two week plus extra day rental, so that's why the estimated prices are so high. I suspect your under $200 guideline is for a weekly rental?

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Yes my $175 quote is for a week. In fact for this past trip we took in May when I looked in March for car the rate was HIGH! About two weeks before out trip we got a mid size for the week and paid a total of $86 - I am not kidding. I signed up the free Alamo Insider, used the last minute code of (IG) and Insider coupon AD4015JDN it expires Dec 2011, which can only be used by Insider members, for $45 off to get this great rate.

We want to go again in Nov and I see the rates are high but know that I can wait. THe Alamo last minute deals for my travel period will be released 2 weeks before our trip.

 

[toesmom]

I appreciate the help. I'll try expedia.ca, much better than I was getting.

I know you have to pay right away, but good deal for 2 weeks.