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This fall and winter, Dollar, Hertz, and Thrifty are offering dirt cheap daily rates on their rental cars as in incentive for you to drive their stock south for them. You can find cars for as little as $5 a day with pick up locations at airports along the east coast and drop off destinations in Florida.

At five dollars a day, you could rent a car for a whole week for just $35, or up to two weeks for $70! That is unbeatable.

The Deal

When it gets cold up north, people stop renting cars. Rental companies need a way to get their cars to a market with more demand year round. Setting rental rates at rock bottom to attract customers is the cheapest way of doing that.

Pick Up Locations and Dates

The following pick up locations have cheap rentals available, for pick up as early as the date listed in the right column.

Drop Off Locations and Date

You can drop off you rental car at the airports in any of the following cities in Florida…

  • Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
  • Fort Myers (RSW)
  • Jacksonville (JAX)
  • Miami (MIA)
  • Orlando (MCO)
  • Palm Beach (PBI)
  • Sarasota / Bradenton (SRQ)
  • Tallahassee (TLH)
  • Tampa (TBA)

…by December 10, 2017 at the latest.

Other Conditions

The maximum rental period is 14 days. There are lots of options available ranging from economy to full size vehicles.

Which Card to Put Your Rental On

If you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve®, the Chase Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card, or the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, one of those will likely be your best option as they all provide primary insurance.

Bottom Line

Want to take a road trip to Florida this fall or winter? Or perhaps you live in Florida and could take advantage of a rental for the return journey home around a holiday when cash flights are expensive and there’s no award space. Book a Hertz, Thrifty, or Dollar rental car for as little as $5 a day for an incredibly cheap form of travel.

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Take the kids to Disney World! Photo by Candace Lindemann

Hat tip to AutoSlash, who just saved me 30% on a car rental this week!

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