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The Rental Car Apocalypse

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  • creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 23,651


    One of my all time favorite scenes as a Seinfeld fag
    Mine too.

    That, and the "they'll just write it off" bit with Jerry and Kramer that I think Stalin posted the other day.
  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 36,098 Founders Club

    Car rental synonymous with vacation and business travel. Luxury and business, relates to money and social class.

    I'll allow it.

    Plus, I'm about to book a car rental for 3 wks. Fingers crossed.

    Yo soy senior mod status.
  • creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 23,651

    Car rental synonymous with vacation and business travel. Luxury and business, relates to money and social class.

    I'll allow it.

    Plus, I'm about to book a car rental for 3 wks. Fingers crossed.

    Yo soy senior mod status.
    I'll still allow it.
  • dirtysouwfdawgdirtysouwfdawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,616 Swaye's Wigwam

    Car rental synonymous with vacation and business travel. Luxury and business, relates to money and social class.

    I'll allow it.

    Plus, I'm about to book a car rental for 3 wks. Fingers crossed.

    So half business, half vacation. Middle class warriors.
  • Purple_PillsPurple_Pills Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,045 Founders Club
    I am glad I booked my summer rental a couple of months ago when it was $75 dollars a day. It is now well over $100 a day out of BOS.
  • HHuskyHHusky Member Posts: 21,582
    Mrs. H and I are in San Diego. Chevy Malibu was less than $400 for 8 days before the tank of gas. We made the reservation upon landing. Dollar Rent a Car. Budget had been $539 before the tank of gas, I believe, which we both thought was pretty reasonable at the time.

    Mrs. H will track down savings like no one’s business!

    #MarriedUp

  • 1to392831weretaken1to392831weretaken Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,674 Swaye's Wigwam
    HHusky said:

    Mrs. H and I are in San Diego. Chevy Malibu was less than $400 for 8 days before the tank of gas. We made the reservation upon landing. Dollar Rent a Car. Budget had been $539 before the tank of gas, I believe, which we both thought was pretty reasonable at the time.

    Mrs. H will track down savings like no one’s business!

    #MarriedUp

    I don't travel much, but from my limited experience, San Diego had--by far--the cheapest rental cars. Like $14 per day cheap a few years back. I always upgrade to the "cool car" when I get to the counter, as the cool car there still costs less than a shit box anywhere else I've been.
  • Pitchfork51Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,068

    I rented a car recently from Enterprise. Yesterday I received an email from them offering to buy MY car.

    4d chess from stalin
  • HHuskyHHusky Member Posts: 21,582

    HHusky said:

    Mrs. H and I are in San Diego. Chevy Malibu was less than $400 for 8 days before the tank of gas. We made the reservation upon landing. Dollar Rent a Car. Budget had been $539 before the tank of gas, I believe, which we both thought was pretty reasonable at the time.

    Mrs. H will track down savings like no one’s business!

    #MarriedUp

    I don't travel much, but from my limited experience, San Diego had--by far--the cheapest rental cars. Like $14 per day cheap a few years back. I always upgrade to the "cool car" when I get to the counter, as the cool car there still costs less than a shit box anywhere else I've been.
    Interesting. Any idea why?
  • creepycougcreepycoug Member Posts: 23,651
    HHusky said:

    Mrs. H and I are in San Diego. Chevy Malibu was less than $400 for 8 days before the tank of gas. We made the reservation upon landing. Dollar Rent a Car. Budget had been $539 before the tank of gas, I believe, which we both thought was pretty reasonable at the time.

    Mrs. H will track down savings like no one’s business!

    #MarriedUp

    This just makes no sense. People are always going to San Diego. WTF? It's fucking crazy everywhere.
  • BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 11,949
    At the rates some of you are paying it could be cheaper to just ship your own car to where you're going.
  • 1to392831weretaken1to392831weretaken Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,674 Swaye's Wigwam
    HHusky said:

    HHusky said:

    Mrs. H and I are in San Diego. Chevy Malibu was less than $400 for 8 days before the tank of gas. We made the reservation upon landing. Dollar Rent a Car. Budget had been $539 before the tank of gas, I believe, which we both thought was pretty reasonable at the time.

    Mrs. H will track down savings like no one’s business!

    #MarriedUp

    I don't travel much, but from my limited experience, San Diego had--by far--the cheapest rental cars. Like $14 per day cheap a few years back. I always upgrade to the "cool car" when I get to the counter, as the cool car there still costs less than a shit box anywhere else I've been.
    Interesting. Any idea why?
    I always just assumed it's subsidized by the local chamber of commerce or something. Like Vegas flights.
  • PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 44,765 Standard Supporter
    edited May 2021
    Swaye said:

    Can confirm rental cars are a bitch in Florida. Was just there. Absolutely nothing available, even for platinum tier dirtbag like me. I just took Uber everywhere. Figured Bazes' cousin could use the work. The rental car struggle shortage is REAL.

    Problem comes when those assholes like @PurpleBaze and @Yousef_#1UberDriver jack up their already terrorist rates.

    Unless I'm going mobile in the region, why not just use Lyft or Uber for metropolitan travel? Haven't rented a car in big cities for a few years.
  • ntxduckntxduck Member Posts: 5,909

    Anecdotal evidence alert: this rental car thing is real. I booked a rental for $1,800 that would normally cost me somewhere between 7 and 9 hundred. And I got an e-mail this morning from Budget saying "We're really low on cars on the day WE BOOKED FOR YOUR FUCKING RESERVATION"; we can get you into another class for up to 30% savings" or whatever.

    If I land at Logan and I don't have a fucking car waiting for me, the good people of Boston are going to see the Creepycoug you have all come to know and love. Emotional outbursts (and concomitant embarrassed wife) are likely.

    Live look at creep in Boston

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pBXL7LwQ33g
  • PurpleBazePurpleBaze Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,059 Founders Club
    Swaye said:

    Can confirm rental cars are a bitch in Florida. Was just there. Absolutely nothing available, even for platinum tier dirtbag like me. I just took Uber everywhere. Figured Bazes' cousin could use the work. The rental car struggle shortage is REAL.

    My cousin TYFYB.
  • SwayeSwaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,535 Founders Club

    Anecdotal evidence alert: this rental car thing is real. I booked a rental for $1,800 that would normally cost me somewhere between 7 and 9 hundred. And I got an e-mail this morning from Budget saying "We're really low on cars on the day WE BOOKED FOR YOUR FUCKING RESERVATION"; we can get you into another class for up to 30% savings" or whatever.

    If I land at Logan and I don't have a fucking car waiting for me, the good people of Boston are going to see the Creepycoug you have all come to know and love. Emotional outbursts (and concomitant embarrassed wife) are likely.

    Tell me the truth. Is concoitanantt even a word?
  • PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 44,765 Standard Supporter
    edited May 2021
    Swaye said:

    Anecdotal evidence alert: this rental car thing is real. I booked a rental for $1,800 that would normally cost me somewhere between 7 and 9 hundred. And I got an e-mail this morning from Budget saying "We're really low on cars on the day WE BOOKED FOR YOUR FUCKING RESERVATION"; we can get you into another class for up to 30% savings" or whatever.

    If I land at Logan and I don't have a fucking car waiting for me, the good people of Boston are going to see the Creepycoug you have all come to know and love. Emotional outbursts (and concomitant embarrassed wife) are likely.

    Tell me the truth. Is concoitanantt even a word?
    Only for the guineas and the southies in Bahwston.

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