Has anyone ever rented.....

[mowsie dreamer]

a car locally (where you live) & driven to WDW? This may be a dumb question, but will the car rental companies let you do this? Since our car has 100,000+ miles, DH says it shouldn't be driven that far (from TN, about 1200 mi RT). DH & DD are afraid to fly, so this leaves me looking for a rental car.

 

[MulanMom]

I've never done it. But apparently a lot of people up this way do rent minivans for summer vacations, whether it's driving to WDW or the beach!

Sharon

 

[mike80124]

hi have a brand new town and country minivan with 9,000 miles on it and i rent to go on vacation and i will tell you why . valet parking at hotels never know how they drive it or where they park it puting mile on your car a trip for us is 4000+ miles that is more than i put on in 6 months why run up the mile on my car. last trip kids spilled a coke in the car i am glad it wasn't mine there is nothing wrong with rent a car to go a lot of people do it

 

[reBLUE]

Once, we rented a van to drive cross-country for 2 weeks. We put about 5000 miles on it, and there were no problems! It was great - the van was almost brand new, and I didn't feel bad about getting it dirty.

 

[nuthut]

Another item to remember, rent the vehicle from a nationwide company and when you have a problem with the vehicle, all you have to do is take to the nearest rental location and turn it in for a different one. No waits for service. When we visited Yosemite a couple years age, a bear tore out two windows a climbed inside our rental van and preceded to tear up the seats and vitually destroy the interior. We drove the van to Reno and traded it for a new one. My car insurance company paid 100% of the damage. Some rental companies will restrict the mileage on a local rental so what out for that.

 

[DebbieB]

Be sure to tell them you will be driving it out of state. Some rental agreements are in state only.

A guy I work with has an old car and when it's time to take his kids back and forth to college (about 500 miles), he rents a car or van.

 

[mowsie dreamer]

Thanks for the replies & tips. Looks like this is a good possibility for our trip.

Nuthut-hopefully there won't be any bears to contend with at WDW, but thanks for the tip on staying with a national company. You never know what could happen!

Another question--If you are renting locally but driving out of state, can you still make your reservation on the internet? Seems like the online rates are better.

 

[mowsie dreamer]

 

[Lorix2]

We are renting here in my state and driving to WDW w/unlimited mileage. I don't know about renting online for a better deal and taking out of state, but I personally feel more confident making the ressie with a real person than the computer. Also, remember to do a check of the vehicle before taking delivery of it -like the tires, fluids, locks, etc....if you belong to triple AAA, they offer a 20% discount thru Hertz.