Archive for June, 2009

by John Jones

Not all people have cars. Some people who own them find themselves in positions where they don’t have access to their own car. It could be a vacation or business trip need. Sometimes people don’t want to drive their own car on a long trip. It’s a good way to avoid abuse. That is a time when you should consider a rental car.

Imagine that you live in the suburbs. But the city is where you drive to work everyday. Your home is within a few blocks of a bus stop. Since you spend so much of your time at work, why have a car sitting in a paid parking space? That space is costing you $50-100 a month at least. Also if you figure and gas and the amount of time they use than driving your costing yourself a lot of money just owning a car.

If you need a car, you can always rent one on the weekends. Not having a car payment or paying for gas could save you thousands a year. In that case car rental is a bargain.

Sure buying a car is the better idea if you use your car all the time. Owning a car can be terribly convenient or even a neccesity.

For getting groceries and running errands, you might need to own a car.Then again in some cases with a little planning there’s no purchase necessary, just rent for the short term use. if you only got groceries or major items on the weekends you could rent a vehicle for one day to go do those things. also, you could maybe borrow a vehicle from a friend or family member.

Companies pay for each mile employees drive. It’s up to over 50 cents each mile. If someone drives 100 miles that adds up to $50 each day.

A rental car really is a great way to save a lot of money. If you use them correctly. The biggest thing when renting a car versus buying a car is to understand that in many cases, you don’t necessarily need your vehicle all the time.

Thus, if you only rented a vehicle when he needed it and avoided an expensive monthly payment for owning a your car, you would save hundreds a month, thousands a year. Also, you would save thousands of dollars in interest on vehicle payments by not having a loan.

Regardless of renting vs buying a car, being informed before making your buying decision will help. Keep your options open and be a smart consumer when it comes to big ticket purchases. You’ll always come out ahead that way.

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