January 2013 car rental

[Kassidysdad]

There is no coupon:

From the Visa site:

"Save up to 20% and receive $30 off when you rent any size car in the United States, Latin America and Caribbean and pay with your Visa® card. Requires a 5-day minimum rental with a Saturday overnight keep.

To redeem this offer, click the link below to book online or call Alamo at 1-800-462-5266 and request ID 7015504 and Coupon Code AD2338FDF."

They (Cust service reps for these rental car companies) have no idea what they are talking about-usually.. I have had to call Alamo in the past and I have known more about their offers than the people I talked to.

I guess you can print that off the website. that should be sufficient.

 

[3tink3]

Thank you so much, that worked, I printed it out and will bring it with me.

I also told them how much we disliked the new website.

 

[Propro]

Priceline is tempting...page shows only Budget, Hertz, National, Avis and Alamo (all on site). Are these the only companies that I could end up with (MCO)?

Is there any disadvantage to low-balling, and then up the bid until it is accepted? Other than data entry time lost?

You might wind up overbidding if prices drop and you're still raising your bid. I use Hotwire to see where the opaque market is. You can *always* beat Hotwire's overall price with a PL bid, often by $3 per day or more. Last Feb, minivan rates didn't drop until 8 days before my trip.

 

[letsgoreds]

You might wind up overbidding if prices drop and you're still raising your bid. I use Hotwire to see where the opaque market is. You can *always* beat Hotwire's overall price with a PL bid, often by $3 per day or more. Last Feb, minivan rates didn't drop until 8 days before my trip.

Gracias...this is fun!

 

[3tink3]

I had asked this question a while back, when I was making a reservation, it no longer included an additional driver. I had received answer here that as an Alamo insider that an additional driver would still be included.

Well, tonight as I try to check in for my pick up tomorrow, they are trying to charge an additional $9.99 per day for another driver. This was always included before the website change. When I made my reservation it said another driver was included, but it did not print on the confirmation. I am so frustrated at time I could just SCREAM!!!

Has anybody else had these issue with Alamo.

 

[Elana]

I had asked this question a while back, when I was making a reservation, it no longer included an additional driver. I had received answer here that as an Alamo insider that an additional driver would still be included.

Well, tonight as I try to check in for my pick up tomorrow, they are trying to charge an additional $9.99 per day for another driver. This was always included before the website change. When I made my reservation it said another driver was included, but it did not print on the confirmation. I am so frustrated at time I could just SCREAM!!!

Has anybody else had these issue with Alamo.

I just went to the Alamo website. Found the spot where it says contact them. Clicked on that. There was a spot to ask a question. Asked about the additional driver fee. I would go there and print it out. What it says, is that the driver must be a member of Alamo insiders and you can have an additional driver without a fee.

 

[donalduck]

Hello,

I wanted to let you know how much of a joke your company is. I booked a car on your website a few months ago I think back in October for a car for January 4th Thur the 13th. When I booked my car through your website it said your company was at MCO airport. After a long flight my wife and I just wanted to get our car and start our vacation but NO we couldn't do that at all. We had walked through the whole airport car rental desks with all of our bags plus a have a very bad back and we kept on walking where all of the company's are and still couldn't find your company. There was a few signs with your company name on it but it didn't tell us where to go at all. So I went up to the Hertz desk because I knew that your company was bought out by Hertz. So the guy tells me that your company has moved out of the airport and that I had to take a shuttle bus to where ever the world you have moved to. O by the way YOU COULD HAVE CALLED ME OR EMAILED ME TO TELL ME THAT YOU MOVED OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY BECAUSE THEN I WOULD HAVE CANCELED THE CAR. But wait there is more So the guy at Hertz tells us what bus number we had to wait at for this shuttle. So my wife and I go outside waiting for this shuttle at the number he told us it was the wrong number. Your COMPANY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BUS NUMBER. So the bus pulls up and the guy walks out of the shuttle for 10 seconds and gets back in the shuttle and starts to drive off and I am yelling HEY HEY AND WAVING MY HANDS IN THE AIR SO HE STOPS. We weren,'t the only ones either. So this still is not the best part of this cluster you know what of a story. We get to your car company rental place and get off the shuttle bus and the check in line is pretty much coming out of the door. I had to stand in this long line for at least an hour and 30 mins. This is not including the almost 30 mins it took for the guy to check me in and ask me all his stupid questions that I really couldn't understand in the first place because he didn't speak very well English to begin with. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT YOUR COMPANY SCREWED UP OUR FIRST DAY OF OUR VACATION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL NEVER RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVER AGAIN AND I AM ALSO GOING TO LET EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVERY AGAIN.

 

[Missyrose]

Hello,

I wanted to let you know how much of a joke your company is. I booked a car on your website a few months ago I think back in October for a car for January 4th Thur the 13th. When I booked my car through your website it said your company was at MCO airport. After a long flight my wife and I just wanted to get our car and start our vacation but NO we couldn't do that at all. We had walked through the whole airport car rental desks with all of our bags plus a have a very bad back and we kept on walking where all of the company's are and still couldn't find your company. There was a few signs with your company name on it but it didn't tell us where to go at all. So I went up to the Hertz desk because I knew that your company was bought out by Hertz. So the guy tells me that your company has moved out of the airport and that I had to take a shuttle bus to where ever the world you have moved to. O by the way YOU COULD HAVE CALLED ME OR EMAILED ME TO TELL ME THAT YOU MOVED OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY BECAUSE THEN I WOULD HAVE CANCELED THE CAR. But wait there is more So the guy at Hertz tells us what bus number we had to wait at for this shuttle. So my wife and I go outside waiting for this shuttle at the number he told us it was the wrong number. Your COMPANY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BUS NUMBER. So the bus pulls up and the guy walks out of the shuttle for 10 seconds and gets back in the shuttle and starts to drive off and I am yelling HEY HEY AND WAVING MY HANDS IN THE AIR SO HE STOPS. We weren,'t the only ones either. So this still is not the best part of this cluster you know what of a story. We get to your car company rental place and get off the shuttle bus and the check in line is pretty much coming out of the door. I had to stand in this long line for at least an hour and 30 mins. This is not including the almost 30 mins it took for the guy to check me in and ask me all his stupid questions that I really couldn't understand in the first place because he didn't speak very well English to begin with. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT YOUR COMPANY SCREWED UP OUR FIRST DAY OF OUR VACATION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL NEVER RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVER AGAIN AND I AM ALSO GOING TO LET EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVERY AGAIN.

Nice rant, you do realize that you didn't mention the company and whatever company that is won't actually read anything you said here.

 

[3tink3]

donaldduck

Please tell me that this is not ALAMO. I am sure that they are still at the Orlando airport.

 

[donalduck]

sorry it is Advantage I just cut and pasted that because that's what I put on there headquarters website. But I wanted to let every one on the dis know about it.

Nice rant, you do realize that you didn't mention the company and whatever company that is won't actually read anything you said here.

 

[donalduck]

Hello,

I wanted to let you know how much of a joke your company is. I booked a car on your website a few months ago I think back in October for a car for January 4th Thur the 13th. When I booked my car through your website it said your company was at MCO airport. After a long flight my wife and I just wanted to get our car and start our vacation but NO we couldn't do that at all. We had walked through the whole airport car rental desks with all of our bags plus a have a very bad back and we kept on walking* where all of the company's are and still couldn't find your company. There was a few signs with your company name on it but it didn't tell us where to go at all.* So I went up to the Hertz desk because I knew that your company was bought out by Hertz.* So the guy tells me that your company has moved out of the airport and that I had to take a shuttle bus to where ever the world you have moved to. O by the way YOU COULD HAVE CALLED ME OR EMAILED ME TO TELL ME THAT YOU MOVED OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY BECAUSE THEN I WOULD HAVE CANCELED THE CAR. But wait there is more** So the guy at Hertz tells us what bus number we had to wait at for this shuttle. So my wife and I go outside waiting for this shuttle at the number he told us it was the wrong number. Your COMPANY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BUS NUMBER. So the bus pulls up and the guy walks out of the shuttle for 10 seconds and gets back in the shuttle and starts to drive off and I am yelling HEY HEY AND WAVING MY HANDS IN THE AIR SO HE STOPS. We weren,'t the only ones either. So this still is not the best part of this cluster you know what of a story. We get to your car company rental place and get off the shuttle bus and the check in line is pretty much coming out of the door. I had to stand in this long line for at least an hour and 30 mins. This is not including the almost 30 mins it took for the guy to check me in and ask me all his stupid questions that I really couldn't understand in the first place because he didn't speak very well English to begin with.* SO NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT YOUR COMPANY SCREWED UP OUR FIRST DAY OF OUR VACATION.** SO WITH THAT BEING SAID I WILL NEVER RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVER AGAIN AND I AM ALSO GOING TO LET EVERYONE I KNOW NOT TO RENT FROM YOUR COMPANY EVERY AGAIN.

 

[doublea211]

FYI for you of all, I gave the Alamo Visa $30 coupon (same code) another try for the heck of it, and it works again. Hope this helps!

 

[mellvswdw1]

I don't know if this is a good deal or not, but I was pretty happy. I was able to get a standard car from Budget from 1/26-2/1 for $72.00 and with tax 129.72. It was the lowest that I had seen. I just hope I didn't pull the trigger to fast. I had a reservation with Dollar for an economy for $179 total, so I feel a lot better!

 

[bonzarella]

I don't know if this is a good deal or not, but I was pretty happy. I was able to get a standard car from Budget from 1/26-2/1 for $72.00 and with tax 129.72. It was the lowest that I had seen. I just hope I didn't pull the trigger to fast. I had a reservation with Dollar for an economy for $179 total, so I feel a lot better!

have a great vac, we too are hoping for 70's weather.

 

[webworm]

I don't know if this is a good deal or not, but I was pretty happy. I was able to get a standard car from Budget from 1/26-2/1 for $72.00 and with tax 129.72. It was the lowest that I had seen. I just hope I didn't pull the trigger to fast. I had a reservation with Dollar for an economy for $179 total, so I feel a lot better!

Costco seems to have some pretty good deals. I see $104 for a standard or fullsize inc taxes with Budget.

 

[webworm]

Check Alamo again for a 10 day rental Jan 29 to Feb 4 (Costco and free day discount) out of Sanford, and we're at $300 now! Still hoping to do better and will keep checking.

You can try Budget as well using travelocity code x474200 and e-coupon mupz044 for $40 off. Total I get is $255 inc taxes after e-coupon is applied when return minivan.

 

[mellvswdw1]

have a great vac, we too are hoping for 70's weather.

Thank you fellow Hoosier.....hope you have a great trip as well!

Webworm...I went ahead and paid so I am out of luck. We don't have a Costco here in Fort Wayne, IN and I just found this thread. Thanks for the heads up, we usually just use Magical Express, and not a rental car. The main reason for getting the rental car was my frustration on our last trip to BWV's and the buses being shared with 4 other resorts. Thanks!

 

[n2mm]

have a great vac, we too are hoping for 70's weather.

don't look at accuweather today!! We leave on the 23rd and we are hoping for sunny 60s vs rainy 70s. Last year we were spoiled with 80s the entire time, but years before we saw mostly 60s. The weather changes daily and I've yet to pack as it's difficult this time of year. Remember if it's sunny 60s, it will be cold when the sun goes down. Hat & Gloves are a must for my January trips.

 

[balatonbabe]

You can try Budget as well using travelocity code x474200 and e-coupon mupz044 for $40 off. Total I get is $255 inc taxes after e-coupon is applied when return minivan.

Alamo is still better at $250 including tax. Budget is over $300 using these codes - thanks for the info though. I'll keep checking and hope to get an even better rate yet.

 

[bonzarella]

mellvswdw1- Hi Hoosier neighbor. You may be in luck for future trips, I've heard Ft.Wayne is getting a Costco