So.. we have 3 sits lined up for late November through mid January in California USA. That is great and we were very happy with the way that fell into place. Next step we start looking at rental vehicles and that is where the problem is :thinking:. We live on the east coast, so driving our own veh…

Possibilities: https://turo.com Also, confine your rentals to when you actually need them. Like cluster your distance travel, and use ride shares and grocery deliveries in combo with car rentals. Plus, check with some rental agencies for “dead heading.” Sometimes they need cars moved from one loc…

Some good ideas _ Thanks :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

I was watching a YouTube video of a channel I follow. Her and her sister with their entire family all vacationed in Hawaii. When the sister and her family arrived they did not reserve a rental car ahead of time and none available on arrival. What they did was rent a U-Haul cargo van for $19.00 a …

This works for short distances and if you can find parking. The $19 is the base rental and they charge per mile on top of that. They also can be hard to park, depending on where you are. Like in dense cities and parking garages, that can be problematic — they’re too tall for many garages.

In our country there’s lots of facebook-groups where rental car agencies look for drivers that can relocate their vehicles. Usually they can drive for free, for distances more difficult to do they sometimes even cover gas - as their alternative could be to pay for transport of the car. To make this …

I hunt for deals through Costco and AAA, or try to use airline miles. Often the rental agency’s site has good offers for different trip lengths. The second driver fee always trips us up, so look for someone who includes them (Avis does, I think). If you have a credit card with good rental car covera…

I recently did a three-week stint in California and found that in most locations, I did not need a car. Near the cities I did just fine with public transit and Lyft (do be careful on the BART at night, especially in Oakland - pays to ask your hosts where is safe and where is not). Having a car can…

What part of California will you be in?

[image] KittySitter: California is one of the few states in the US that actually has a functioning public transit system. I would say the San Francisco and Oakland Bay Areas have a functioning (if sometimes sketchy) public transit system, and LA and San Diego have existing but limited public …

Long term Car rental costs ~ Any good ideas/deals

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Some good ideas _ Thanks

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