Priceline.com Summer Travel Tip: To Beat Record Gasoline Costs, Leave The Family SUV In The Driveway And Rent A Smaller Car; Vehicle downsizing can reduce fuel costs by as much as 70%

With this week's average gasoline prices at a record $3 a gallon,driving costs will vary significantly depending on vehicle type. Whilethe typical Ford Expedition SUV gets 20 mpg highway, a Ford Focuscompact sedan can get up to 34 mpg, or 70% better performance. For adriving vacation of 1,000 miles, therefore, the Expedition would cost$150 in fuel, while the Focus would cost only $90.

"In addition to the high price of gasoline, there are severalother reasons why renting a car makes sense for summer travelers,"said Patricia D'Angelo, Vice President of Priceline Rental Cars. "Witha rental, you're not putting the wear and tear on your own vehicle.Plus, when you rent using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R)rental car service, you'll get unlimited mileage, so there are nomileage penalties to pay when you return your vehicle."

Priceline.com offers travelers two money-saving ways to rentvehicles. They can choose from priceline.com's broad selection ofrental car brands, vehicle types and published prices for daily andweekly rentals. For deeper savings (and unlimited mileage), they canuse priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) rental car service.

With Name Your Own Price(R) rentals, customers specify thepickup/dropoff location, dates and times, vehicle type and price theywant to pay. Priceline.com then works to find a rental car companywilling to accept the customer's offer. The specific brand thataccepted a customer's offer is revealed after the transaction iscompleted. All priceline.com Name Your Own Price(R) purchases arenon-changeable and non-cancellable.

Here are some examples of successful Name Your Own Price(R) offersmade by priceline.com rental car customers. Examples are for offersbooked between June 16, 2006 and July 7, 2006 for pickup between July17, 2006 and July 31, 2006, and do not include taxes and fees. Actualprices and availability are subject to change. Purchases shown aresubject to certain restrictions and there is no guarantee that arental car offer will be accepted.

City Car Size Priceline Price
(per day)

Minneapolis Economy $14
Cleveland Economy $14
Indianapolis Economy $14
San Jose Compact $15
Dallas Compact $15
Nashville Compact $17
Miami Compact $18

About Priceline.com

Priceline.com is the leading travel service for value-consciousleisure travelers. No other travel service gives customers more waysto save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacationpackages and cruises. In addition to getting all the best publishedprices, leisure travelers can narrow their searches usingpriceline.com's TripFilter(TM) advanced search technology, createpackages to save even more money, and take advantage ofpriceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price(R) service, which deliversthe lowest prices available.

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