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Renting cars for long trips to keep mileage off your car
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:39 am
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:39 am
Does anyone else do this? I usually rent a car when I go on long trips to keep the mileage and wear and tear off my car. When I go home for thanksgiving I'll rent a car from Wednesday-Monday for $90.
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Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:40 am to TechDawg2007
Should be on the Money Talk Board but yes to your question. Plus, if you can find a rental car that is the model of a candidate you might have for a future car purchase it's an extended test ride.
It's been a while but I put 1,800 miles on a rental Shitbox in less than seven days and paid about $75.00 for the weekly rental for it.
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 8:44 am
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:40 am to TechDawg2007
Doing this for our Christmas trip to New Mexico. I'd rather put the miles on a rental than ours... 
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:41 am to soccerfüt
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Should be on the Money Talk Board
This post was edited on 11/22/14 at 8:41 am
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:43 am to TechDawg2007
No, I bought a vehicle to drive it
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:44 am to TechDawg2007
Wher do you rent for $90 and 6 days.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:45 am to TechDawg2007
more than 4 hours then rental is a good option IMO as long as it doesn't take up a ton of time to drive there, find a parking spot, deal with the people at the counter etc.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:46 am to TechDawg2007
It works for me because I drive a truck, so renting a car has saved me both depreciation and gas mileage. Plus it's nice to drive a new rental car that you don't really care about.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:46 am to TechDawg2007
I've done it just to ride in a different car. Kinda like "Car Strange".
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:48 am to Nodust
Enterprise. If you check periodically they come down on their price
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:48 am to TechDawg2007
all the time..and enterprise normally upgrades me to a nice vehicle.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:50 am to Skillet
I rent from enterprise about 5-6 times a year and they usually upgrade me to a bigger car 
if you sign up for their rewards program you get a free day rental for every 5-6 times you rent
if you sign up for their rewards program you get a free day rental for every 5-6 times you rent
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:50 am to TechDawg2007
No, I bought a car that I enjoy driving and taking on long trips. I would be miserable in a rental shitbox.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:53 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Not as miserable as you think. They have some nice cars to choose from. Enterprise lets me choose the car I want
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:53 am to TechDawg2007
Had a buddy get married about 900 miles away... went in and rented a car (all they had was a hybrid) since my truck is a guzzler. Payed $29.99 for a wknd rental, and then another $60 in gas and put 1800 miles on. Made it from BR to Houston on a 1/4 of a tank. Id highly recommend it.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:54 am to TechDawg2007
It's what we are planning t do. Makes sense to me.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:55 am to TechDawg2007
I'm doing this for Christmas. You can get some cars/vans for a week for pretty cheap.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:56 am to KingRanch
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No, I bought a vehicle to drive it
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:58 am to soccerfüt
Not worth it to me.
I've got my vehicle set up the way I want it. It is far more comfortable on a long trip than most rentals.
I've got my vehicle set up the way I want it. It is far more comfortable on a long trip than most rentals.
Posted on 11/22/14 at 8:58 am to Sparkplug#1
And I do it because my car has 115,000 miles on it. I like the piece of mind when traveling long distances of not being stranded
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