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Rental Car Sticker Shock
If you rent cars on any vacation, be prepared for quite a shock. Prices have at least tripled and cars can be hard to find if you wait too long. I can usually get a car for in the $25-$30 a day range, now it's in the $70-$90 range.
Rental companies sold off much of their fleets as travel stopped during the pandemic and now are having trouble building them back up as travel picks up.
:jaws:
Dave aka: Altair
"Even though they're graceful when swimmin', it's hard to believe sailors thought they were women" - Manatee area, the Living Seas
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I have heard that rental car prices in Orlando have gone up considerably for the reasons you cite. If you plan to rent a vehicle here, lock in your car early as supply is limited and, if your rental contract allows, continue to look for better pricing.
Linda aka: Faline
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For what it's worth, I recently priced out rental cars for a trip to Scottsdale. The best price I found, by far, was through Costco. The savings was significant, worth the price of a Costco membership if you don't already have one.
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Originally Posted by OfficeNut
For what it's worth, I recently priced out rental cars for a trip to Scottsdale. The best price I found, by far, was through Costco. The savings was significant, worth the price of a Costco membership if you don't already have one.
That works, I just saved $220 on an 11 day rental. Never would have guessed. It beat AARP discount by that much. Thanks!
Dave aka: Altair
"Even though they're graceful when swimmin', it's hard to believe sailors thought they were women" - Manatee area, the Living Seas
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Awesome! Glad I could help!
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I had no idea you could rent cars through CostCo. I have heard how much people love CostCo, but I haven't lived in a town where there was one for 20 years.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
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I rented a car for 2 weeks through Costco in 2018 during a 2 week trip. Paid just over $400 CAD for 16 days.
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Probably didn't help that in April, 4,000 rental cars were burned to a crisp at Ft Meyers Airport. They were being stored in a field. A muffler caught the grass on fire and it spread to all the cars.
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We used Costco Travel for our trip at the end of April... The good news is they saved us over $150 ... the bad news is we will be paying more than double for the same trip dates a few years ago.
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