Short term car options

Essex_Jim

My daughter is coming home to work for two months before going off travelling  She will have a 30 mile commute each way, half motorway and half A roads. Would people know if there is short term leases available for 2 months, maybe for used cars? For sure there is car hire, Any other alternatives? We are based in Mid Essex

Grumpy_chap

Many short term options, such as ApexCarRental.  Not recommending them as I never used them, just advising of their existence.  There are other services also.

Essex_Jim

Thanks for the reply. Apex seems to focus on bigger cars / vans.

Ideally we are looking for a small B Class car. Not looking for a new one. I suspect we may struggle as mileage will be on the high side.

jimjames

Another option is to buy an older car and sell it afterwards. Might be more hassle but could work out cheaper than renting over that time.

tacpot12

jimjames said:

Another option is to buy an older car and sell it afterwards. Might be more hassle but could work out cheaper than renting over that time.

With WeBuyAnyCar.com even selling it once she is done with it should be quite easy. 

born_again

Check out ONTO.

Was a thread about them not long ago. New car on a monthly lease.

Essex_Jim

Have been looking for a car to buy on a daily basis. Looking at the cost of hire for three months is around £1200. Working with that budget, finding a car that passes 'due diligence' to reduce risk are few and far between and sell within hours. Then there is the consideration of such a car on a Motorway in winter. Maybe overthinking this.

Essex_Jim

born_again said:

Check out ONTO.

Was a thread about them not long ago. New car on a monthly lease.

This looks very interesting! Effectively includes 'fuel' cost as well. 

Main family car is an EV. So we have a charge point at home. 

How does the charging work? 

adonis

I would read the google reviews first and possibly other review sites.

Grumpy_chap

Essex_Jim said:

Thanks for the reply. Apex seems to focus on bigger cars / vans.

Ideally we are looking for a small B Class car. Not looking for a new one. I suspect we may struggle as mileage will be on the high side.

They do Fiesta, Focus, Golf, Polo.  They are not really large cars.  Also BMW 1 series.  You may need to call them if not listed on the website.

DB1904

tacpot12 said:

jimjames said:

Another option is to buy an older car and sell it afterwards. Might be more hassle but could work out cheaper than renting over that time.

With WeBuyAnyCar.com even selling it once she is done with it should be quite easy. 

Will they buy something you've only had for two months?