up until the last couple of years, we were always pleasantly surprised how economical rental cars were on SXM, especially compared to other islands...usually <$20/day, the cheapest in recent years being <$13 day including all taxes and fees (CDW declined) with Leisure for a 2 week rental in dec 2020 into jan 2021

this past dec/jan (2022/2023) the best we found was $35/day all in (CDW declined) with SAX...like a 70% increase from what we paid in 2021/2022 with a Leisure/Hertz combo

we normally start making reservations quite a few months out, finding that rates tend to increase as you get closer to travel date

hey, at least for now SXM is still cheaper than the $60+/day we'll be paying in Croatia this summer