One to Two Month Rentals

Dropped off my baby today (end of lease) and looking forward to ED in a few days. I am going to be without a car for for 4-6 weeks once I get back from ED. Anyone have suggestions for reasonable car rentals? I checked the major rental companies (Enterprise, Avis etc.) and they have mid-size cars for $600-$700/month. Seems too much for a mediocre car. Anyone done short term rentals or have any other suggestions?

Originally Posted by SL335IC

Dropped off my baby today (end of lease) and looking forward to ED in a few days. I am going to be without a car for for 4-6 weeks once I get back from ED. Anyone have suggestions for reasonable car rentals? I checked the major rental companies (Enterprise, Avis etc.) and they have mid-size cars for $600-$700/month. Seems too much for a mediocre car. Anyone done short term rentals or have any other suggestions?

Why not extend the existing lease two mos?

Originally Posted by skilletbgm

Why not extend the existing lease two mos?

+1, although this should have been discussed long before hand, not the day you're dropping it off. The dealer might have a buyer lined up already.

Extended my lease to the maximum possible (6 months) and needed to drop off within 30 days of my new lease signing to get turn-key credit. That's why I'm in need of a rental....


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Originally Posted by SL335IC

Extended my lease to the maximum possible (6 months) and needed to drop off within 30 days of my new lease signing to get turn-key credit. That's why I'm in need of a rental....

Ah, gotcha. Check with the CA to see if they will provide a loaner for that time. No cost would be nice, but even if they charge you a few buck for it, would be better than renting some POS from a rental co.

Regards,

TRAC - Toyota rent a car. Ask your bigger dealers as well (GM, Ford etc). http://www.toyota.com/rental/

And you can rent someone's personal car - https://relayrides.com/

Originally Posted by chrischeung

TRAC - Toyota rent a car. Ask your bigger dealers as well (GM, Ford etc). http://www.toyota.com/rental/

And you can rent someone's personal car - https://relayrides.com/

Called toyota, none of the dealers seem to do it the relayrides are waay expensive... about $800 for a month

600-700/mo for a rental sounds pretty spot on unfortunately.

Not that you'd save money, but buying a beater for like 3-5K and keeping it as a second car could be an option since it sounds like not having a car is not an option. You live in Minneapolis... a old Jeep, Toyota Truck or other 4WD car you don't care about might not be a bad thing?

Try a non-airport Enterprise location. I rented a Hyundai something for 30 days and paid ~$500 --- unlimited miles.

Originally Posted by dkreidel

Try a non-airport Enterprise location. I rented a Hyundai something for 30 days and paid ~$500 --- unlimited miles.

Is it worth getting the turn key credit when you will have to pay ~500/m for a Hyundai? Seems to negate any savings what so ever....

Originally Posted by alee

600-700/mo for a rental sounds pretty spot on unfortunately.

Not that you'd save money, but buying a beater for like 3-5K and keeping it as a second car could be an option since it sounds like not having a car is not an option. You live in Minneapolis... a old Jeep, Toyota Truck or other 4WD car you don't care about might not be a bad thing?

I bought a Saab for a temporary car to use 3 -3.5 months while the ED car arrives. Saabs have terrible resale values due to the bankruptcy and shut down of car production in 2011. In 4 months, the resale value of my car will be unchanged. The tax and title cost was about $250. The problem with this plan is if the car needs a major repair, the cost to me could be high. Of course, if I went through the trouble of parting out the car, I could potential make a profit.

Originally Posted by yukstah

Is it worth getting the turn key credit when you will have to pay ~500/m for a Hyundai? Seems to negate any savings what so ever....

Figure you won't be paying your lease

Originally Posted by lezam

Called toyota, none of the dealers seem to do it

The link I provided allows you to search for participating dealers. My wife used to use them all the time for business rentals when we didn't have a spare car. The one we used had a rental desk in the service department. If you rent for a week, you pay for 5 days. For a month, you pay for 20 days. And frequent renters had an additional discount. That's how it used to be.

try hotwire. Some sick car rental deals on there. Also, search beyond the airport majors. There are plenty of local, non chain car rentals that are way cheaper.

Originally Posted by yukstah

Is it worth getting the turn key credit when you will have to pay ~500/m for a Hyundai? Seems to negate any savings what so ever....

It's a moot point since the OP cannot extend his lease (maxed out at 6 months).

Even if it could extend the lease, it may actually make sense for OP. The turn-key credit ($500) covers his 30-day rental, and he has no car payment. So, basically he has the rental for free paid for by BMWFS while he waits for the new car to arrive. What's so horrible about it?

Originally Posted by SL335IC

Dropped off my baby today (end of lease) and looking forward to ED in a few days. I am going to be without a car for for 4-6 weeks once I get back from ED. Anyone have suggestions for reasonable car rentals? I checked the major rental companies (Enterprise, Avis etc.) and they have mid-size cars for $600-$700/month. Seems too much for a mediocre car. Anyone done short term rentals or have any other suggestions?

Try hotwire.com

I was in the same boat. I need a car for 6-8 weeks and ended up renting from enterprise for the time. For about $22/day, I was able to have my choice between a full size or a pickup truck, with 2500 miles/month. I chose the truck just to drive something different for a few weeks. I used a discount through USAA to get that rate, but a lot of memberships (Costco, Credit Unions, organizations like AAA have similar benefits). This was a local rental (non-airport).