People who say "just rent a car" don't do that. I just rented a car for a holiday. It was much more expensive then the cost of keeping my own car on the road,

People who say "just rent a car" don't do that. I just rented a car for a holiday. It was much more expensive then the cost of keeping my own car on the road, and took a whole lot of time to book including avoiding a number of ways any minor damage would cost thousands more.