Re:Tesla model S eliminates range anxiety
by joezydeco on Monday August 27, 2012 @04:20PM
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Not sure where you live, but in the US you can usually get a weekend special from Enterprise for $10/day (although it's 100 miles a day) if you time it right. If not, a full-size sedan with unlimited miles will run you maybe $50-70. A rental might cost you hundreds if you're looking in the wrong place like an airport location, or the wrong time like a busy national holiday.
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You mean like the time when many people will be driving a long distance to visit family?
Re:Tesla model S eliminates range anxiety
by joezydeco on Monday August 27, 2012 @04:54PM
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Okay, sure. So let's do the unthinkable: I'm going to see what Enterprise wants for a unlimited mileage full-sized sedan, over the Labor Day weekend (pickup Friday noon, return 8am Tuesday). Big car, big holiday, short notice.
$179. Still not seeing "hundreds of dollars" here.
i paid 600 for a rental this summer. it was a van, and it was pickup and dropoff in different locations, but there are certainly scenarios in which you need to spend hundreds of dollars on a rental car. Yes you can do it for cheaper, but that depends on location, time, special needs, etc.