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Originally Posted by sunluvr
My husband and I want to start renting in The Villages for half the year. We’re not ready to sell our home in Oregon yet. Not wanting to drive 1,000s of miles whenever we want to come to Florida, we’d like to ask Snowbird renters who live far from The Villages how they handle needing a car for half the year in The Villages. Car rental? Buy a car and store it somewhere near The Villages? Or? We’d appreciate advice? Thank you.
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It seems like a lot of the people who have responded didn't read the original post closely. The original post indicated they were from Oregon. So shipping the car or even taking the auto train from Virginia is either not applicable or would be VERY expensive. Also, the original post indicated they wanted a car here in The Villages. So a lot of the responses about leaving the car in their garage (in Oregon) aren't applicable either. And since they indicated the need to store the care someplace, I assume they would be a snowbird who will rent a home for a few months.
I still wonder if buying a good used car and then reselling it back to the used car dealer isn't a viable option. I've got to believe the amount you would loose would be far less than the cost of a rental for a few months (especially at todays rental prices). And probably less than it would cost to ship a car from Oregon and then back again. Plus you wouldn't have to deal with the summer storage cost. And then there would be the extra hassle of trying to sell a car that was in storage while you were in Oregon if you decided not to come back to The Villages the following year (since they are Snowbirds who are renting). Once they buy a home here, all that of course changes and they could buy a car and leave it in their Florida garage.