I’m vacationing with my upper-middle class sibling. They rented a car for the week … for $970! for one week! It takes me months to save up that much money! And they do this every year!
This is why we drive when we go on our yearly trip back to the east coast to visit family. Flying would cost the same once you factor in a hotel stop midway, and would save 8+ hours if we were actually able to drive without stopping, but no one we visit lives near an airport and transportation to/from the airport adds a ton of cost.
prices vary wildly according to demand. rental cars at airports are often 2x the cost of the same car a few miles away. same with time of the rental, renting on a holiday weekend is going to be 3x the cost of renting on a Tuesday in February.
that same car your friend rented for a week is probably 300 bucks a week in a different location. the rental place near me starts at about 50 a day. at my airport they are closer to 100-150 a day.
Car rentals are so expensive nowadays. Enough so that I’ve never done it in my adult life. Its always expensive enough that it makes some alternative make way more sense, whether that’s driving our own vehicle somewhere or just winging it with public transit
I’m vacationing with my upper-middle class sibling. They rented a car for the week … for $970! for one week! It takes me months to save up that much money! And they do this every year!
The wealth gap is rapidly increasing.
This is why we drive when we go on our yearly trip back to the east coast to visit family. Flying would cost the same once you factor in a hotel stop midway, and would save 8+ hours if we were actually able to drive without stopping, but no one we visit lives near an airport and transportation to/from the airport adds a ton of cost.
that’s cheap. how much did you think it should cost?
it might have been way cheaper if she didn’t get insurance. that usually adds 30-40% to the cost
I guess I am just way out of touch. read: too poor to rent a car.
That amount is still crazy to me. A rental car pays for itself in less than a year!
prices vary wildly according to demand. rental cars at airports are often 2x the cost of the same car a few miles away. same with time of the rental, renting on a holiday weekend is going to be 3x the cost of renting on a Tuesday in February.
that same car your friend rented for a week is probably 300 bucks a week in a different location. the rental place near me starts at about 50 a day. at my airport they are closer to 100-150 a day.
Car rentals are so expensive nowadays. Enough so that I’ve never done it in my adult life. Its always expensive enough that it makes some alternative make way more sense, whether that’s driving our own vehicle somewhere or just winging it with public transit