Car rental deals???

[frozman]

I got a few things to consider:
Let me start by adding to what the person above me just said (about BJ's/Costco). You may have access to some great discounts and not even know it. Your employer, your airline, your car insurance company, your wholesale club membership, the list goes on and on.
This past week I was doing a move and needed to rent a moving truck. I had to do some things on my insurance companies website and noticed they offered deals on Enterprise, Budget, Avis and Hertz rental cars, and since Budget has a moving truck division, I was able to knock off 25% of the rental cost, and this was something I just happened upon by chance.

Another thing to consider, try booking it when you book a hotel or airline ticket. I booked a flight+hotel trip to California last year on priceline and the cost for the hotel alone would have been $1100, but the flight+hotel package was $917 total. It works with cars too. When someone can hide the costs of what you're really paying into the price of a package, you can get great deals by not knowing what you are paying. Sure, I have no idea what I really paid for my hotel by itself or my airfare by itself, but the hotel was $1100 by itself, the airfare was $350 by itself, so I'm not complaining.

My final bit of advice... if all you are checking are the prices at Orlando International, try checking at neighborhood car rental locations. I have noticed that Disney's car care center is often less than the prices at the airport. You could probably get an even better deal if you check rental offices in random locations throughout the orlando area. Enterprise has LOTS of stand alone locations here (as they do everywhere), however, many hotels have rental car counters (open to everyone), and if you find a Sears auto care center nearby, they should have an Avis.
Only thing about that though is you have to find a way to get there

[Crow]

last trip i found some tips on another site and checked them out. Best deal was Alamo using a Visa card. looks like thats my best bet again. in 3 wks ill b there and a rental car from the airport for 8 days economy will run $168. depends on sie and all. having it over a sat nite and for a wk sometimes gets u better rates also. look for last min deals.

[VWL Mom]

Are there manned tollbooths between MCO and WDW? The reason I ask is I keep seeing the per day add-ons for Sunpass with the rentals, ranging from $2 to $7.95 per day.

I know NJ has switched many lanes over to EZPass but still has at least 1 cash booth, is it the same in FL?

To the OP, keep checking back. Right now most offers are good until Sept 15, new ones for fall should be popping up by the end of the month.

[Crow]

yes there are manned toll booths. had to pay on last trip at them. i know NJ has a lot of unmanned ones, too bad my pass for NJ PA wont work in Fl.