Cheap Hertz through Costco

[unixgirl]

Originally Posted by TerryYa

I've been looking at quotes for 8 days in the summer and noticed that some Hertz locations that are slightly further out from the main tourist areas are much cheaper.

For example the loactions at Kissimmee East (715 E Vine St) and Tropical Ford (Orange Blossom Trail) have a Luxury Car for £342 for 8 days (dropping off at Tampa airport) compared to £722 at the "Disney World" branch (7471 W. Irlo Bronson Mem. Hwy).

Minivan £279 compared to £451

All the prices are via Costco.

I'm a firm believer in "if something is too good to be true..." so wondering if I'm missing anything? Seems worth a $25-30 dollar Uber for the saving.

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I think it just depends on availability and the Costco discount, I got a Mustang for £307 for 11 days hire at the "Disney World" branch.

[mossyflossy]

Last year we found that it was cheaper to split the bookings and pick car up from airport then "swap" cars at a hotel in Championsgate after 1 week. We just split the take back/collection by 15 mins.

We thought we might get to keep the same car for the second booking (both Hertz), but in fact they drove the "second/swap" car down to us from MCO and took the first car back to the airport. The only downside is that the second car is chosen for you. It wasn't an issue for us, but might be for some.