Florida one way rental - 2019
Mar 3, 2019, 11:57 am
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Taxes/fees will usually be lower if you pick up the car from a non-airport location.
Mar 3, 2019, 6:57 pm
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Yes, Budget is $15/day if you pay at the counter and don't use a discount code. But if you are entitled to use a discount code like AARP and are willing to prepay, you get ~ $11/day. And if your rental is long enough to cause the base price to exceed $100, you can also use the $10/$15/$25 off coupons found on the budget.com website.
Taxes/fees will usually be lower if you pick up the car from a non-airport location.
Taxes/fees will usually be lower if you pick up the car from a non-airport location.
Mar 3, 2019, 11:39 pm
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UPDATE: Well, I played around with it a bit and coaxed $92.80 a-i for 4 days starting April 5 SRQ-ATL one-way from Alamo. Base was $15.52/day and it took the $10 coupon, and it also looks like it might stack with the Southwest offer, which adds $6 in junk fees but would earn 1,800 WN miles. Compact thru fullsize were the same price.
It might be beatable if we get more competition going. Hertz and Avis even have neighborhood locations near me that I've been able to use for drops before (one's a bus ride and the other walking distance). Am tying in with a $23.99 ATL-SRQ one-way on F9...the fares for that route have been good but the SRQ cars have been deal-breakingly outrageous.
Last edited by RustyC; Mar 4, 2019 at 12:46 am
Mar 4, 2019, 5:51 am
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How are you getting this? Just trying out combinations on a booking site? I don't see anything in the "deals" sections except that $24.95 from Enterprise and Alamo.
UPDATE: Well, I played around with it a bit and coaxed $92.80 a-i for 4 days starting April 5 SRQ-ATL one-way from Alamo. Base was $15.52/day and it took the $10 coupon, and it also looks like it might stack with the Southwest offer, which adds $6 in junk fees but would earn 1,800 WN miles. Compact thru fullsize were the same price.
It might be beatable if we get more competition going. Hertz and Avis even have neighborhood locations near me that I've been able to use for drops before (one's a bus ride and the other walking distance). Am tying in with a $23.99 ATL-SRQ one-way on F9...the fares for that route have been good but the SRQ cars have been deal-breakingly outrageous.
UPDATE: Well, I played around with it a bit and coaxed $92.80 a-i for 4 days starting April 5 SRQ-ATL one-way from Alamo. Base was $15.52/day and it took the $10 coupon, and it also looks like it might stack with the Southwest offer, which adds $6 in junk fees but would earn 1,800 WN miles. Compact thru fullsize were the same price.
It might be beatable if we get more competition going. Hertz and Avis even have neighborhood locations near me that I've been able to use for drops before (one's a bus ride and the other walking distance). Am tying in with a $23.99 ATL-SRQ one-way on F9...the fares for that route have been good but the SRQ cars have been deal-breakingly outrageous.
Mar 4, 2019, 9:11 am
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Frontier. Unfortunately route seems to end in April, but I had the same plan in mind of flying back from ATL after returning the car.
@RustyC Hopefully Hertz joins the party. Their rates are still very high, and I really don't think they're that good at managing their inventory. I hope they join and then we see $10/day base rates.
FWIW National seems to be joining at $25-27/day - not great but it's good to see more options indicating they indeed have to move cars, and that the rates should continue to decline. That being said, I'll definitely stick to Pay Later options.
@RustyC Hopefully Hertz joins the party. Their rates are still very high, and I really don't think they're that good at managing their inventory. I hope they join and then we see $10/day base rates.
FWIW National seems to be joining at $25-27/day - not great but it's good to see more options indicating they indeed have to move cars, and that the rates should continue to decline. That being said, I'll definitely stick to Pay Later options.
Mar 5, 2019, 6:56 am
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EDIT: seems like rates aren't same across the state. $10 in RSW but $15 in MIA/FLL.
Last edited by klanfa; Mar 5, 2019 at 7:15 am
Mar 17, 2019, 2:06 pm
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