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powderjunkie · 03-21-2022, 03:43 PM

A bit of a long story so I'll just skip the details...I'll need a car for my wife to commute from mid-June to mid-September, but then won't really need a car for the next calendar year. Transit/etc isn't an option as she is a shift worker with unpredictable hours.

Some rental places claim to have 'long-term' rates, but booking systems are showing $6k or more. I've rented cars in France (30 days) and New Zealand (60 days) in the past and don't think either cost me more than a grand.

We're outside the Communauto zone.

We'll probably just buy something fairly cheap and reduce the coverage on it for the year it's not needed, but curious if there are any other ideas? If it was wintertime I could probably arrange something with snowbird relatives, but I doubt I know anyone planning an extended summer trip this year.

03-21-2022, 03:43 PM	#1
powderjunkie Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2011 Exp:	I need a car for like 3 months... A bit of a long story so I'll just skip the details...I'll need a car for my wife to commute from mid-June to mid-September, but then won't really need a car for the next calendar year. Transit/etc isn't an option as she is a shift worker with unpredictable hours. Some rental places claim to have 'long-term' rates, but booking systems are showing $6k or more. I've rented cars in France (30 days) and New Zealand (60 days) in the past and don't think either cost me more than a grand. We're outside the Communauto zone. We'll probably just buy something fairly cheap and reduce the coverage on it for the year it's not needed, but curious if there are any other ideas? If it was wintertime I could probably arrange something with snowbird relatives, but I doubt I know anyone planning an extended summer trip this year.