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JasSmith ,

That’s not a good solution. Renting is a terrible experience too. This is what I would have to do:

  • Book a rental in advance or pay horrendous rates.

  • Take an overpriced taxi to the rental place on the day. Uber is banned in my country.

  • Wait in line, then stand through the strong arm sales tactics to get me to buy the overpriced insurance. I politely decline.

  • Take a hundred pictures of the exterior to prove I’m delivering it in the same conditions I picked it up because I’ve been scammed too many times.

  • Drive back to my house, then do all the usual packing.

  • Gingerly drive this strange car for 12 hours there and back and pray I don’t scratch it because that’s thousands of dollars in extortionate fees.

  • On return, unpack the car, then give it a clean (or more fees).

  • Drive it back to the rental agency and argue about the level of gas in the tank and the scratches I didn’t make and the level of general cleanliness inside and out.

  • Take another overprice taxi back home.

I’ve rented a lot of cars in my life and they’re all bloodsucking leeches. This is not only a much worse experience than simply owning a car which suits our needs, but it’s more expensive.

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