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2021-12-27 Economy
Rental Car supply and demand shortage drives price increase
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Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 01:46|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top

#1 When does this national nightmare end?
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-27 07:17||   2021-12-27 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I recently looked into leasing an F-150 at a local Enterprise agency for five day trip. Price before taxes was $235. per day. Needless to say, I did not lease a pickup.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 07:47||   2021-12-27 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 $107/day for an urban golf cart

Surreal
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-27 08:07||   2021-12-27 08:07|| Front Page Top

#4 We're heading to the southwest this spring to visit relatives for a week. If the rental prices don't come down, we'll probably drive as 6 days of driving, meals, fuel and hotels to get there & back would be a lot less than the flights and a car rental.

Disclosure - There are no time constraints on our end and I don't mind driving long distances.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-12-27 08:25||   2021-12-27 08:25|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Air travel for me means traveling to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport. That in itself is a non-start, and not likely to change anytime soon.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 08:36||   2021-12-27 08:36|| Front Page Top

#6 You're not missing anything, Visitor.

Patricia Cornwall's in the jug in Atlanta now, but who knows which little Fauci Fascist will be his next Airborne Enforcer?
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-27 09:08||   2021-12-27 09:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Really don't want to put up with the airport/airline BS anyway, so I am not a part of the car rental shortage. Do want to get to Portland to see descendants I have not seen in almost 3 years. Four day drive, for me; 7-8 with spousal unit. If I can convince her to fly I'll drive out (with a load of daughter's 'stuff' to dump off) and then we will take a leisurely drive home.
Posted by Glenmore 2021-12-27 09:14||   2021-12-27 09:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Ohare (ORD) isn't much better, B.

Plus at Ohare, you get the joy of getting back and finding your vehicle ransacked, if even there. Private lots offer a bit more security, but not much.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-12-27 09:23||   2021-12-27 09:23|| Front Page Top

#9 And don't get me started on Midway.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-12-27 09:23||   2021-12-27 09:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Wishing u safe travels and happy times Glenmore.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 09:25||   2021-12-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Nice traffic at that Atlanta airport, BTW...
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-27 09:25||   2021-12-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#12 I rate Ohare as worse than Hartsfield, Mullah. Food is worse, if you can find an open vendor. Baggage handling is infamously worse. Of course I never actually leave either one by ground transport.
Posted by Glenmore 2021-12-27 09:26||   2021-12-27 09:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Definitely a 'True' statement about the ORD food, Glenmore. Hartsfield does have better food, plus the vendors are usually open.

ORD vendors seem to be on perpetual break.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-12-27 09:35||   2021-12-27 09:35|| Front Page Top

#14 I developed my system for road trips a few years back. Stripped the back seats out of my Elantra, laid some strategically cut pieces of plywood in back, converting it to a 2-seat station wagon. 1 or 2 can lay down side by side on air mattresses & take a snooze quite comfortably. Having a -30 deg F down sleeping bag works in really cold weather. For really long stretches driving, I stop every hour or two and walk 20 or more minutes. This adds substantially to the time I must travel but the exercise and stretching that results pretty much cancels out the stiffness I used to develop on long trips without long walking breaks. After I've covered 4 miles in a long day of driving I am really glad to simply sit at the wheel and relax. I usually wear support hose to prevent leg swelling and leg clots. I'm already on an anti platelet drug for other reasons anyway. I carry some camping gear to make coffee & heat food up at rest stops just in case I can't find a place to get a bite.
Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-12-27 13:22||   2021-12-27 13:22|| Front Page Top

#15 /\ Your system is no doubt a violation of some Federal law. If I were you, I would submit a copy of your comment to OSHA for review and legal finding.

But, thanks for sharing Bubba.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 13:27||   2021-12-27 13:27|| Front Page Top

#16 A demand shortage increasing prices?

I understand that there is, at least some places, locally a supply shortage, as visitors unaware of the local traditions, leave their vehicle locked so windows get broken out.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-27 15:45||   2021-12-27 15:45|| Front Page Top

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