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The downside of renting for trips is
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:07:46
In Reply to: Re: Third car purchase, Tim, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:58:03
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that you can't always know in advance what you're going to get. I've done this several times, and it's a bit of a crap shoot.
I've had cars showing very hard use, badly worn tires, alignment issues, stuff that doesn't work, needing oil and coolant, or just incredibly boring for a 7 hour ride. And that's from National, Avis, Enterprise. It's not a bad way to go, but you definitely aren't bullet-proof.
On the upside, if it dies, the rental company has to give you another car, but there's a hassle factor there, too. And what if you need a largish car but all they have available to replace the dead one is smaller? Not so good.
It can be better to maintain what you have and use it, but with AAA Plus and if it's a less common car like a Saab, go with a list of repair places (even dealers) along your route. (Of course my '96 9K recently needed a PS pump on a cross-country trip. Made for an interesting day.)
Posts in this Thread:
- Third car purchase, Son of Saab, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 05:41:30
- Re: Third car purchase, Joe D., Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:13:52
- try the "other cars" BB here and....., Railhead , Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:48:06
- Re: Third car purchase, James, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:02:24
- Re: Third car purchase, spo, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:11:57
- Re: Third car purchase, BlueWhite, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:02:58
- Re: Third car purchase, Tim, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:58:03
- Suggest looking for a E-klasse (+), vvk, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:34:47
- Re: Third car purchase, Dick in Falls Church, Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:32:30
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