Long term car hire in USA (12 weeks)

n57602000

I hired a car from LA and dropped it in New York with Hertz and had it for 51 days last year!

I was only 23 at the time too! Didn't cost that much either as found big discount code online saving me $900! Drove 8500 miles all over the States! Best way!

rockitup

n57602000 wrote: »

I hired a car from LA and dropped it in New York with Hertz and had it for 51 days last year!

I was only 23 at the time too! Didn't cost that much either as found big discount code online saving me $900! Drove 8500 miles all over the States! Best way!

Did you have to pay a lot for the one way drop charge? If the rental company in LA had a New York car that needed dropping back, they don't charge you the fee sometimes. At the end of my 5 month rental I picked up a Lincoln Town Car from Hertz in Vegas and dropped it back to LA, only charged me £21 for a days rental with full LDW insurance. I will ask a few more rental companies, cos hauling a suitcase around by train ain't so appealing

skater_kat

what about something like rentawreck.com ?

also check on places like craigslist?

rockitup

Thanks. I'll check those 2 sites out today. I emailed Alamo customer services on Friday, they have not even bothered to reply regarding an extended rental.

Soulforged

i know this is an old thread, but i was searching for the same thing, didn't want to start a new thread. i'm looking into the exact same thing, 4 month or so road trip round the states, i will be starting and finishing in the same place, it's just the length of time, i need a long term rental, or one where like rockitup said, if they want to do checks and stuff, im willing to wait around, but it's just convincing them to do that i guess, so what i'm asking is, did you ever find a solution to your problem? cheers.

scottishperson2

Soulforged wrote: »

4 month or so road trip round the states,

How did you manage to get the visa? B2s are hard to get since 9/11

Soulforged

ive not got one yet, ive not even applied, but i'll only be looking for a travel visa, not a work visa, need to look into it more, but i would've thought it'd be a tiny bit more realistic going for a tourist one don't ya think.

ferf1223

Soulforged wrote: »

ive not got one yet, ive not even applied, but i'll only be looking for a travel visa, not a work visa, need to look into it more, but i would've thought it'd be a tiny bit more realistic going for a tourist one don't ya think.

B2 is a tourist visa.

I think the point being made was that for a trip to the US longer than 90 days (where many, not all, but many can travel visa free using the Visa Waiver Programme)...visas may be hard to come by...not cheap, either.

scottishperson2

Exactly the point. Since 9/11 they're harder to get and refusals complicate vwp travel.

Soulforged

i'd have to see when i apply, either that, or do a 90 day trip instead.