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Old Jun 26, 2009, 6:42 pm
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iahphx
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
For my just-concluded 13-day (6/10/09-6/23/09) trip to MCO, I ended up with a midsize (Kia Rondo, not a bad car) from Alamo for $225 plus fees.

$17.30 a day plus fees during a pretty busy time, and I got 1.5 WN RR credits.

That strikes me as quite reasonable.
It sure was. For SEVEN DAYS in mid August, Alamo wants $456 for their smallest car on Orbitz at MCO, and they're the cheapest major car rental company! I'm sure you could shave 50 bucks from this rate with a code, but perhaps you can see the problem.

I assume rates go down as you get closer to arrival. Rates are certainly cheaper on Hotwire now. But this represents a sea-change in MCO car rental pricing.
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