What is a good price for car hire?

[Hodders]

I don't think I have ever had to book car hire before, as we've always used COTD.

However, this time we are flying to Miami and flying out from there as well.

What is a good price for car hire? What have you paid before? I am looking for something that will take luggage and 2 adults and 2 children, so intermediate or SUV.

I am looking at prices now and I was surprised by just how much they are, but I have no idea whether they are reasonable prices or a lot of money?

[Hodders]

Budget do an SUV for just over £500 for our dates, which is for 18 nights. Plus I can get 11% cash back through Quidco, is this reasonable?

Although we do have to pay a additional $9 per day for an extra driver on it.

[disney babe]

We usually pay about 200pw for intermediate suv

[Guest]

Just paid £1064 for 6 weeks for a large SUV (4Runner booked, upgraded to 7 seater Dodge Journey) from Hertz. Another booking £198 for 1 week. Both had second driver included (join Gold rewards for free)
Those were with 10% senior discount but Hertz recently announced a 30% worldwide discount - don't know if it is still active.

[churchy]

We paid £378 for a full size with all insurances for 15 days with Budget. It can vary by about £200 a fortnight between the various companies so it pays to check them all. You will find out how much more car on the drive is for a similar car then.

[Madfish]

You fly on 15/8? Prices with Alamo.co.uk/brits drop on 16/8. My advice would be to hire the car for one day on 15/8 and then start a new booking from 16/8 which means returning the first car and collecting a new one. Worth checking out the prices doing it this way. I think you will save about 50% or more.

[Guest]

It is often more expensive to hire from an airport. If you do hire for 1 day, you normally get a free drop off anywhere in Florida. Hire second car from local office away from airport. For Hertz, I find Estero cheapest. You can get free drop off at airport for your return. Take a trip to change car and save...

[Hodders]

Thanks, we won't be anywhere near Miami airport, as we are traveling to Naples straight away.

But I am now looking at getting a minivan for all of us just to travel to Naples then hiring our 2 cars once we are in Naples.

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[Mr Tom Morrow]

OP. Alamo tend to have the exact same prices all over Florida, airport or not. Have you tried all the suspects e.g. Andy, VA, usrentacar,
uscarhire, Brits etc?