The Official October 2012 Car Rental Thread

[Lilo&Stitch]

I'm waiting until after Columbus Day, I remember last year the rates were really high and then went realllllly low ! here's hoping for a repeat ~!

 

[mdsd8700]

How are the rest of you doing?

We always rent a car in WDW and do on nearly every other trip we take, these October rates are among the highest I can recall although there were some decent rates on occassion. I was really lucky to get in on a 24 hour period that Dollar seemed to have low, low rates. I got a mid size for 4 days with all taxes for $85. I know that is a great deal and have no complaints but it seems like nearly everyone is still waiting for the rates to come down.

I'm waiting until after Columbus Day, I remember last year the rates were really high and then went realllllly low ! here's hoping for a repeat ~!

Hopefully! I will keep my finger's crossed so everyone can get a better deal than what they have!

 

[n2mm]

I'm waiting until after Columbus Day, I remember last year the rates were really high and then went realllllly low ! here's hoping for a repeat ~!

I've been saying this too! I thought my rental for 15 days was high at $475 with National, but now with the current rate double that, it's looking better. I doubt we see much movement this week, but hoping for some movement next week. We leave on Oct 12, so it's coming down to the wire.

 

[mieuxmew]

Keep waiting for rates to drop, but we are gettting close.
Which to choose? Our plane arrives Sat 10/13 at 9am

Dollar minivan from airport at 9 am $294 (city special previously booked) (9 days)

OR

National minivan at Car Care Center at 12:30 pm $326 (8 days w/ KLM).


Prefer National, but don't know if hassle of picking up minivan from CCC later in day plus spending $32 more is worth it. National we get a 2nd driver, but if we rent from Dollar its ok if DH does all the driving.

DH has Dollar Express card. If I add it to his reservation does he need to go to counter or can he go straight to garage?

 

[HayGan]

Rates for my dates (Oct 12- 22) seem to remain high across the board with the exception of National who remains the same still using the KLM code and the $35 off National coupon. I guess I really shouldn't complain. $28/day all inclusive rate is actually pretty good if you really think about everything included and the benefits of National

 

[jcanary]

mieuxmew- When I called Dollar express to add my dh's express number on they told me we could go right to garage. Only reason why I am going with Dollar instead of National, but then Dollar was 60 bucks cheaper for a bigger car even.

 

[FourBees]

So what exactly is this KLM code? It certainly gives you a much better rate than anything else I have seen. Has anyone used it and had success?

 

[HayGan]

So what exactly is this KLM code? It certainly gives you a much better rate than anything else I have seen. Has anyone used it and had success?

See this thread http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2878667

 

[Lil'Mermaid75]

I would consider Priceline, but not sure they do one-way rentals and really only want to deal with the "big" companies....would be very unhappy to get Fox, or Advantage or some-other-such company.

I don't know about one-way rentals, but do know with Priceline that you would only get one of 5 of the bigger rental companies - you would not get Fox or Advantage. You are guaranteed one of the following with the Name Your Price: Avis, Alamo, Budget, Hertz and National.

 

[FourBees]

Thanks for the site. I am too skeptical. I think for now I am just going to stick to my budget and hope that maybe prices start to move down in the next couple of weeks.

 

[LilnStitchy]

Just reserved a minivan through Dollar from Oct 27-Nov 1 for $368.79 total. It feels really high but was the lowest rate we could find, the citydeals through Dollar quoted a higher rate ($600). We found that rate through carrentalsavers.com. I'm going to keep looking and hopefully we can get it down a bit. My parents and I (+ hubby + 2 car seats) can cram into my Pilot with the 3rd row but SUV's seem a bit more expensive than minivans- not to mention cargo space is so small in the SUV's. I'm afraid renting a minivan will make me want one

 

[elgerber]

Just reserved a minivan through Dollar from Oct 27-Nov 1 for $368.79 total. It feels really high but was the lowest rate we could find, the citydeals through Dollar quoted a higher rate ($600). We found that rate through carrentalsavers.com. I'm going to keep looking and hopefully we can get it down a bit. My parents and I (+ hubby + 2 car seats) can cram into my Pilot with the 3rd row but SUV's seem a bit more expensive than minivans- not to mention cargo space is so small in the SUV's. I'm afraid renting a minivan will make me want one

My parents rented a mini van on a trip when my son was 2, I came home and bought one LOL.

 

[Karlzmom]

I don't know about one-way rentals, but do know with Priceline that you would only get one of 5 of the bigger rental companies - you would not get Fox or Advantage. You are guaranteed one of the following with the Name Your Price: Avis, Alamo, Budget, Hertz and National.

Good to know, thanks! I may give it a whirl at the last minute if the price doesn't break....

 

[FourBees]

Has anyone checked the prices on alamo recently with the American Airlines coupon good for $35 dollars off. It says something about a blackout but it is supposed to be good until the end of the year. It is AD2359FDF.

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Has anyone checked the prices on alamo recently with the American Airlines coupon good for $35 dollars off. It says something about a blackout but it is supposed to be good until the end of the year. It is AD2359FDF.

It means that the time period you need to rent is deamed a blackout period by Alamo. Even though it expires at the end of the years doesn't prohibit Alamo from restricting the use of the code during certain times- usually around a holiday. Or they place restrictions on what locations the code can be used at.

 

[pipervali]

Leaving in a couple hours for LAX, and my rental rates never dropped. In fact they're more now. I know it's a little different than MCO, but still, I'm surprised.

 

[PatMcDuck]

Leaving in a couple hours for LAX, and my rental rates never dropped. In fact they're more now. I know it's a little different than MCO, but still, I'm surprised.

I just got back from a full week at DL, flew into John Wayne (SNA). We only paid $95 TOTAL for a week! Used Costco's website, this was with Budget, but they were all about the same. We took a compact (on purpose) because we intended to drive around a few days.

 

[pipervali]

I just got back from a full week at DL, flew into John Wayne (SNA). We only paid $95 TOTAL for a week! Used Costco's website, this was with Budget, but they were all about the same. We took a compact (on purpose) because we intended to drive around a few days.

I pay for being picky honestly. I like being able to select my own car from the aisle, so I always use Alamo. This go around I found the cheapest rate to be with National. I needed an SUV for us girls and all our luggage, which I got for around $300 total for the week. We're also driving to Las Vegas, so we wanted something a little bigger for the long drive. I have a feeling that's gonna bite me in the butt when I started putting gas in it.

 

[n2mm]

Today is Tuesday and the day that National and Alamo releases their "last minute" specials. I'm not optimistic, but always hopefully. I still have next Tuesday (after the holiday weekend) too.

 

[budbeerlady]

So I might have deleted my great Alamo rate email. I cannot find it no matter how hard I search my inbox. Has anyone found a way to pull up your Alamo reservation without a confirmation number? I am kicking myself as it was $191 and today it is $244. So I made a back up reservation at the $244 just in case... Any ideas? I must have deleted the email.