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Perhaps it’s cultural, but plenty of my coworkers who drive to work in Europe still rent cars for long road trips. It’s really not that impractical if it’s rea
by cr1895 7y ago
Perhaps it’s cultural, but plenty of my coworkers who drive to work in Europe still rent cars for long road trips.
It’s really not that impractical if it’s really occasional.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoIt’s really not that impractical if it’s really occasional. It’s impractical if you are looking for an excuse not to change your ways.
- sandworm101 7y ago>> It’s really not that impractical if it’s really occasional. It is when I only have a finite amount of leave that I can take. If the rental car is more expensive, must be picked up/dropped of during business hours, has unsuitable tires for a Canadian mountain pass in winter, and will bankrupt me should I have an accident "off road", it isn't practical. If I just have the long weekend, just three non-business days, I don't want to spend half of those dealing with the rental car. I want to get in my car at 2am and be where I need to be by dawn.
- rocgf 7y agoNot one thing you said is a reasonable concern. Rental cars must be picked up during business hours (which is 24/7 in a lot of places), but can be dropped off at any time. Any decent agency will provide proper tires for your climate. Bankrupcy can be 100% avoided by paying the extra insurance. It is literally impossible to spend "half a weekend" dealing with the rental car.
- cr1895 7y agoThe point being, again, it's not impractical to rent a car for a long road trip for everyone. It might not work for you, but then again not everyone leaves at 2am for a weekend trip off-road in the mountains during Canadian winter.