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Altair
04-06-2021, 08:10 AM
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.
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faline
04-06-2021, 12:22 PM
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.
OfficeNut
04-07-2021, 05:13 PM
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.
Altair
04-07-2021, 07:08 PM
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! :cloud9:
OfficeNut
04-08-2021, 01:00 PM
Awesome! Glad I could help! :mickey:
azcavalier
04-10-2021, 12:01 PM
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.
Pooh Fan
04-10-2021, 09:11 PM
I rented a car for 2 weeks through Costco in 2018 during a 2 week trip. Paid just over $400 CAD for 16 days.
RunDMV
04-17-2021, 08:00 AM
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.
mrte62
04-17-2021, 10:35 PM
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.