May 2013 Car Rental - Best deals?

[bigfish32]

The city specials don't show up on the iPhone.... Need to go to full site ( just an FYI)

[DragonBoss]

Originally Posted by disneyluvnmom

Type in your dates and pickup locations don't put any discount codes in or choose any specific type of car. Hit enter to see regular rate, when the regular rate comes up, you will see a "City Specials" tab to click on. Click City Specials and you will see discounted rates. This may not be available in all locations, but is is currently showing for MCO and SFB locations.

I have signed up for the forum to thank so much for the news on the price, and for the explanation on how the City Specials work. ~$160 for a full size car 5/22 morning to 5/28 night. Now just sit and wait for either Alamo to drop their price (and use their kiosk), or for Dollar to go even lower.

[emelee1053]

Originally Posted by disneyluvnmom

Type in your dates and pickup locations don't put any discount codes in or choose any specific type of car. Hit enter to see regular rate, when the regular rate comes up, you will see a "City Specials" tab to click on. Click City Specials and you will see discounted rates. This may not be available in all locations, but is is currently showing for MCO and SFB locations.

Thanks for the assist I had booked earlier with Enterprise and got a better rate, bu tI'll keep checking back here, now that I know how to do it!

[martyreg]

I was able to get $105 / week for a full size at Dollar with the 'City deals' (start May 4th). Anybody know what Dollar charges (if any) for 1 additional driver (spouse)? I'm picking it up from the Orlando airport location.

Great thread!

[disneyluvnmom]

Originally Posted by martyreg

I was able to get $105 / week for a full size at Dollar with the 'City deals' (start May 4th). Anybody know what Dollar charges (if any) for 1 additional driver (spouse)? I'm picking it up from the Orlando airport location.

Great thread!

That's an awesome rate! Hope they offer that at SFB soon! Looks like its only at MCO for now... Not sure what the rate for second driver is.

[DragonBoss]

Originally Posted by martyreg

I was able to get $105 / week for a full size at Dollar with the 'City deals' (start May 4th). Anybody know what Dollar charges (if any) for 1 additional driver (spouse)? I'm picking it up from the Orlando airport location.

Great thread!

The $105 is before taxes and fees?

I think that 1 additional driver with Dollar is $10 a day, but I am not sure. Try a new dummy booking to check the price.

[martyreg]

Originally Posted by DragonBoss

The $105 is before taxes and fees?

I think that 1 additional driver with Dollar is $10 a day, but I am not sure. Try a new dummy booking to check the price.

The $105 was before all fees and taxes. My reservation is for the first two weeks of May for a total of $300 (so $150 a week).

Also, I tried another reservation and paid a little more attention for the extra driver fee and found it on step 4 --- it's $11 a day.

[DragonBoss]

Originally Posted by martyreg

The $105 was before all fees and taxes. My reservation is for the first two weeks of May for a total of $300 (so $150 a week).

Also, I tried another reservation and paid a little more attention for the extra driver fee and found it on step 4 --- it's $11 a day.

If you signup for free Alamo's program and find Alamo about the same price than Dollar, it may be better to go with, because spouse is free to add as an additional driver with Alamo, when you are signed up on their insider program.

There should be some more companies that allow spouses to be added free of charge, but I don't really know which ones.

[ain0004]

dollar just went down again. 87 with change for a lock and low car for May 15-18th 4 day rental. Never rented from them but willing to try anything once

[bdtracey]

I just did the city special as well for a mid-size (DW and I don't need the full size). $104/week (before taxes, etc). Came out to be $182 from May 11-18. I'm usually a National/Alamo guy but that's out the window at this point.

[nhmommy]

Originally Posted by bdtracey

I just did the city special as well for a mid-size (DW and I don't need the full size). $104/week (before taxes, etc). Came out to be $182 from May 11-18. I'm usually a National/Alamo guy but that's out the window at this point.

Keep checking I got the same dates for 167 a couple weeks ago and I have been watching them jump up and down. Please let me know if you get a better rate or a good one at one of the other two.

[nhmommy]

Dollar city rate is down a bit thrifty too. Anyone have a preference between the two?

[PrincesCJM]

Originally Posted by nhmommy

Dollar city rate is down a bit thrifty too. Anyone have a preference between the two?

They are really the same company. No difference between them, per say.

[iman]

I just booked through Dollar and got a rate of $185.17 (with taxes) for 8 days. Really good rate for May 8-16

[Temeculamom]

Not sure I'm in the right place, but I'm sharing our corporate code for Avis if anyone can use it. It's Q3197067, and it's for 30% off the lowest fare. It works up to a full size car. My husband travels for work, and he and other employees have used this all over the country. Occasionally it doesn't work someplace, though. I know it works really well in Oakland and Salt Lake City. None of us have ever been asked for ID. It's a pretty small company, and there isn't any companyID.