Just wondering for snowbirds not wanting to tow a car on their way to their winter home.............does anyone rent a car for the time that they are there? And if so, are there deals to be had for 2 or 3 months of a rental for a small, compact car?

We do not toad to Arizona. We take advantage of Enterprise $9.99 a day on weekends. They pick us up Friday AM and drop us off on Monday after we turn in the car. Only 100 miles per day but that is plenty for us. With tax were we are it equals $32.04.

my wife with her MS and back problems, we have considered flying to AZ this year and renting a car to get around Yuma. and fly home when we are fed up with all the old people down there. LOL (Her cousin that is.)

Very expensive in South Texas, better to buy a used car when you get here and sell it when you leave.

We have family and friends in Florida who we need to visit when there so We rent a car from Enterprise for a week and schedule the visits then. Last winter we did it two separate weeks. We are quite comfortable driving the F-350 Duelly but they usually don't have a place for us to park it.

darsben wrote:We do not toad to Arizona. We take advantage of Enterprise $9.99 a day on weekends. They pick us up Friday AM and drop us off on Monday after we turn in the car. Only 100 miles per day but that is plenty for us. With tax were we are it equals $32.04.Wow, that is a good deal. Is there any trick to getting the deal? We will be out in PHX and Tucson for several weeks, without a toad.

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darsben
Explorer II
Oct 31, 2014
Snowman9000 wrote:
darsben wrote:
We do not toad to Arizona. We take advantage of Enterprise $9.99 a day on weekends. They pick us up Friday AM and drop us off on Monday after we turn in the car. Only 100 miles per day but that is plenty for us. With tax were we are it equals $32.04.

Wow, that is a good deal. Is there any trick to getting the deal? We will be out in PHX and Tucson for several weeks, without a toad.

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naysmitj
Explorer
Oct 31, 2014
I have had good luck renting through this site.

http://www.carrentals.com/

and depending where you are this site.

http://www.foxrentacar.com/

Cheers
rockhillmanor
Explorer
Oct 31, 2014
All I know is the first time I came down to Florida I was SHOCKED at what the car rental prices were compared to the Midwest.

I 'assumed' the franchise car rental rates/deals were the same across the states. It most certainly is not true for Florida.

As the rental manager of one told me:
"the rental rates are based on what the market will bear especially if you are within driving distance of the mouse house." :(

So make some phone calls before you decide so that you will have a reasonably priced rental available at your destination.

I bought a toad a week after searching for a rental that didn't cost me an arm and a leg and finding out that doesn't exist in Florida!
Snowman9000
Explorer
Oct 30, 2014
darsben wrote:
We do not toad to Arizona. We take advantage of Enterprise $9.99 a day on weekends. They pick us up Friday AM and drop us off on Monday after we turn in the car. Only 100 miles per day but that is plenty for us. With tax were we are it equals $32.04.

Wow, that is a good deal. Is there any trick to getting the deal? We will be out in PHX and Tucson for several weeks, without a toad.
JW_of_Opechee_S
Explorer
Oct 30, 2014
We have family and friends in Florida who we need to visit when there so We rent a car from Enterprise for a week and schedule the visits then. Last winter we did it two separate weeks. We are quite comfortable driving the F-350 Duelly but they usually don't have a place for us to park it.
pawatt
Explorer
Oct 30, 2014
Very expensive in South Texas, better to buy a used car when you get here and sell it when you leave.
old_guy
Explorer
Oct 30, 2014
my wife with her MS and back problems, we have considered flying to AZ this year and renting a car to get around Yuma. and fly home when we are fed up with all the old people down there. LOL (Her cousin that is.)
darsben
Explorer II
Oct 30, 2014
We do not toad to Arizona. We take advantage of Enterprise $9.99 a day on weekends. They pick us up Friday AM and drop us off on Monday after we turn in the car. Only 100 miles per day but that is plenty for us. With tax were we are it equals $32.04.

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