Originally Posted by itsme
Thanks. Already gave consideration to these possibilities, in particular renting from other than the airport. It is a problem that non-airport Enterprise locations are closed altogether on weekends or open only til 12 noon on Saturdays. And still remarkably expensive at non-airport locations. (Why is BOS so expensive relative to elsewhere. And the taxes and fees are truly phenomenal, coming to perhaps 2/3 of the underlying rental charge.)
Was hoping for some "travel bidding" suggestions. Is it worth a try, or little likelihood of a substantial savings on a 5 or 6-day rental, and possibility of being burned?
I believe I recall reading that if you use your gold/patinum card to bid, you get the CDW coverage. Try searching betterbidding for more info.
Until now, I have always been able to get a better deal booking the car directly with some sort of discount. This time looks different - PL just quoted me $27++ per day for a standard car for 5 days next week, well below the $300 level.
And do watch out for those triple-parked jerks if you venture into town.