Insane BOS Crazy Rental Car Prices
Jan 5, 2015, 9:43 am
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Sure, and that option was always there, although bear in mind that earlier in this thread you said, "I would never consider Payless or Advantage as options," and they can turn up as Priceline providers.
When the spread between A-tier providers (Avis, Hertz, etc.) and B-tier ones (Alamo, Advantage, etc.) is big enough, I am persuaded to discard the A-list.
When the spread between A-tier providers (Avis, Hertz, etc.) and B-tier ones (Alamo, Advantage, etc.) is big enough, I am persuaded to discard the A-list.
Jan 5, 2015, 10:05 am
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Thankfully, no such risk. Priceline states that it will be Hertz, Avis, Budget, National, or Alamo. I can live with any of those.
Jan 5, 2015, 1:46 pm
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Just rented a mid-size SUV with pickup and return at BOS for a week in mid-Feb. Hertz price was 663 USD pay now, 851 USD pay later. The Budget web site had the same-type vehicle for 629 USD. Regular Priceline (not NYOP) had it with Budget for 262 USD. Booked it. YMMV.
Jan 6, 2015, 6:32 am
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Just rented a mid-size SUV with pickup and return at BOS for a week in mid-Feb. Hertz price was 663 USD pay now, 851 USD pay later. The Budget web site had the same-type vehicle for 629 USD. Regular Priceline (not NYOP) had it with Budget for 262 USD. Booked it. YMMV.
Update: I have to be in Boston for a Sunday-Monday period at the end of January and booked Alamo via Costco Travel for $32.75 / day, intermediate. Not bad. The Avis and Hertz asks were, like, 2x / 3x more.
Last edited by BearX220; Jan 6, 2015 at 2:33 pm Reason: Adding recent data point
Jan 13, 2015, 6:22 am
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MLK weekend rate has dropped to $10 per day on Hotwire for economy or compact.
MLK weekend rate has dropped to $10 per day on Hotwire for economy or compact.