Rent During the Day – While this first tip may sound strange at first, just bear with me. Let’s say you are going to Seattle for five days, but you only really need to get around for two of those days. While you could book a rental car for all five days, you are going to pay quite a bit for it. Instead, you can just book a rental car for the two days you need it. And if those days aren’t consecutive, there’s nothing wrong for only renting a car during the daytime, and returning it at night. In fact, you can save quite a bit this way!

Fill Up Yourself – While rental car companies will try to tell you that you can save money by taking advantage of their prepaid gas, in reality, you will almost always save more if you simply fill up your rental car before you return it.

Avoid the Airport – If you rent at the airport, you’re going to pay more than if you rent at a different location in Seattle. It’s up to you to decide if this is something you want to do, but when you see the difference in pricing, you may quickly decide that it’s well worth avoiding an airport rental.

Comparison Shop – The Internet makes it incredibly easy to comparison shop, so take advantage of this fact. Instead of assuming that you found the best price, use a price comparison website to quickly determine if you actually did.

Skip Unnecessary Insurance – Find out if you’re covered by your own insurance or credit card, and if you are, don’t let a car rental sales clerk convince you that you need additional insurance.