Originally Posted by
daveland
So I've gone up to $32 a day for a convertible SAN-LAX for travel starting this coming Weds. Any strategy tips? If I just try another two days til Tuesday, and fail, I can just switch to a standard car and lower my bid to around $11 a day and still have a car at PL rates, correct? It won't be all or nothing on the last bid for the convertible?
What are the retail rates for a convertible? If they're high, like, say $75 a day (purely speculating here as I haven't checked myself) then perhaps that's why a bid of $32 won't cut it?
Ever since this one-way "name your own price" rental car has become a reality, I've been wondering if you have to bid a higher-than-normal amount in the event the rental agencies want some sort of drop fee included. We won't be able to ascertain that until we see some accepted bid prices. Unfortunately, as far as FlyerTalk goes, yours seems to be the "test case".