I'm working far from home for 2 months this summer and although I don't need a car, it will be so much easier to have one, and I don't want to drive cross country.

Has anyone ever rented a car by the month? Is there a company that does it significantly cheaper than others? Is it worth it?

6/3/2013 6:59:44 PM

I've heard that you can frequently get great deals renting through your credit card company.

6/3/2013 7:01:26 PM

All of them do long term rental. If you don't need a car. Why not cab or bus places

6/3/2013 7:09:19 PM

I'm going to be in the middle of nowhere, 30 miles to the nearest bus station. It means I can only leave when someone else is leaving, and that might be difficult to plan. I'm going to try it out without a car for at least the first week or so but I want to figure out options if I decide to go the rental path later.

6/3/2013 7:12:15 PM

let me know what you find out, I am considering long term rentals myself because my new job is far, and my poor mazda can't hack that commute for long.

6/3/2013 7:16:27 PM

i did a Navy school in Dahlgren, VA but the only place left to stay was in Fredericksburg, 30 miles away. it was in the middle of my Permanent Change Of Station, so I took my car, since I had to take it with me to San Diego.

drive your own car there. i doubt the gas to and from your current home to the job site will be more expensive than the car rental prices for 2 months.

6/3/2013 7:23:18 PM

I did some math based on my car's average highway and the average gas price in the states I'd be traveling through and it would be $750 round trip. Add in 6 hotel rooms, $75 each if I'm lucky, and it's now at $1200.

Enterprise is $650 per month, plus $200 for roundtrip airfare. A $300 difference to not have to be on the road for 6 total days.

What would you choose to do?

[Edited on June 3, 2013 at 7:56 PM. Reason : -]

6/3/2013 7:55:59 PM

well, i'd take $200 roundtrip airfare anytime. that's unheard of for a cross-country flight (which i'm assuming with 3 nights driving each way).

[Edited on June 3, 2013 at 8:01 PM. Reason : but then again, i'd make a journey out of the car trip and see some shit]

6/3/2013 8:00:47 PM

roadtrip!!!

6/3/2013 8:04:22 PM

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" but then again, i'd make a journey out of the car trip and see some shit"

This. Live a little.

6/3/2013 8:13:49 PM

buy a motorcycle when you get there

6/3/2013 8:16:34 PM

^^yea, what are point a and point b

6/3/2013 8:17:55 PM

Santa Barbara, CA to The Middle of the Woods, New Hampshire

I would love to road trip if I wasn't travelling alone. Plus then I could share the gas and hotel costs and it would be the right decision hands down.

[Edited on June 3, 2013 at 8:27 PM. Reason : -]

6/3/2013 8:26:19 PM

you're telling me you can get a round trip ticket from California to Logan and back for 200 DOLLARS? where is this?

6/3/2013 8:31:18 PM

$98 standby tickets

I've flown standby every trip I've taken the past 2 years and have loved it.

[Edited on June 3, 2013 at 8:41 PM. Reason : -]

6/3/2013 8:41:17 PM

Quote :

"I did some math based on my car's average highway and the average gas price in the states I'd be traveling through and it would be $750 round trip. Add in 6 hotel rooms, $75 each if I'm lucky, and it's now at $1200. Enterprise is $650 per month, plus $200 for roundtrip airfare. A $300 difference to not have to be on the road for 6 total days. What would you choose to do? "

I feel you, bdmazur. For me, seeing a few sights along the way is not worth $300 and 60+ tedious hours behind the wheel.

6/3/2013 9:30:21 PM

Stopping to see stuff adds time and money. I really wish I could though :-(

6/3/2013 10:06:30 PM

just sleep in the car

6/3/2013 10:08:32 PM

Emerald club/Avis might be worth a few extra $ if you get free rentals out of it and plan to use them

6/3/2013 11:43:27 PM