how to find best rental car deal?

[abmitch01]

we need a vehicle that will seat 6 and hold a wheelchair for Presidents' week for Disney. the prices have been really high. Anyone have any suggestions to get a good deal?

 

[robinb]

I would start at Car Rental Savers: http://www.carrentalsavers.com/index.html click on Florida link for the best prices, but check both just in case. You can also go to Mouse Savers and plug in the rental codes found there: http://www.mousesavers.com/rentalcar.html . All of the Mouse Saver codes are legitimate.

 

[cassandrap83]

When we went, it was WAAYY cheaper to rent two standard size cars than one minivan (or larger) vehicle.

You will have to pay double parking if you stay off-site though.

We booked through www.hotwire.com & ended up with Alamo. The transaction went smoothly, there were no holds placed on our debit card, & the car was great.

Good Luck!

 

[disneymarie]

Check back often on the searches for best deals closer to the trip after you do make a reservation. I found a great deal for an Uplander the week of our trip and cancelled the first ressie.

Sign up to for all the email specials, quick silver cards, etc. I was able to add a driver no extra cost, another time a free upgrade, they want to move the larger cars that are still waiting as the week gets closer.

 

[abmitch01]

thank you!

 

[4forMe]

I was having a hard time finding reasonable prices on a minivan for our March trip. Everything I priced out was $600 - $900! Luckily, I found a code for Budget rental car on the transportation board.

Try using the following: code X474200 and coupon MUWZ023. The coupon will take an extra $25 off your rate when you return your vehicle. With these codes, I am now paying slightly over $300 (with taxes) for our 8 day trip this March.

Good luck!

 

[tessieg]

Thank you so much for the codes!!! We had been pricing a mini van for a summer trip in Arizona and were seeing rates of $700-800. With the codes in the previous post, we just made a reservation for $450 total. I will keep checking each week but this is already much more affordable! Hwo does the coupon work? They just credit you the $25 at return?
Thanks again!
Tessie

 

[massagemama]

I was having a hard time finding reasonable prices on a minivan for our March trip. Everything I priced out was $600 - $900! Luckily, I found a code for Budget rental car on the transportation board.

Try using the following: code X474200 and coupon MUWZ023. The coupon will take an extra $25 off your rate when you return your vehicle. With these codes, I am now paying slightly over $300 (with taxes) for our 8 day trip this March.

Good luck!

Thanks so much for this! Just yesterday I reserved through National for our March trip. Van for 8 days for $408 plus taxes, lowest I could find. With this code I got the same thing for $225 plus taxes, huge savings!

 

[4forMe]

Thank you so much for the codes!!! We had been pricing a mini van for a summer trip in Arizona and were seeing rates of $700-800. With the codes in the previous post, we just made a reservation for $450 total. I will keep checking each week but this is already much more affordable! Hwo does the coupon work? They just credit you the $25 at return?
Thanks again!
Tessie

Yes, my understanding is that the $25 is just deducted when you return the car, and you do not need to physically show a coupon.

The first code is a travelocity code. Both the code and the coupon code are available to the general public.

Here is the link to the thread where I found this information:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2387874&highlight=budget