Long Term Car Rental

[ONTAP15]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?

[LAFwUs]

I don't want to say that there is no such thing, but the best you may find is a discounted monthly rate. Still going to be spendy after fees, taxes, mileage, etc multiplied by several months of rental.

I'd consider purchasing a cheap used car outright, if you just need something to get ya from points A-B, then selling it off when you're all done. You may end up reselling it for more than you paid, or least breaking even vs $20-40 a day going down the drain w/ zero return.
just my $0.02.

[vintageogauge]

It's probably cheaper to have your car shipped down on an open trailer. We have a friend that would do that every winter for 4 months at a time. There are also people that will drive your car down for you at a reasonable price as they want to get here too but check with your insurance company first on that route.

[Babubhat]

Call enterprise for a quote. Insurance companies were only paying 25 a day for long term rentals

[Arctic Fox]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?

With car rental rates currently sky high, the "buy and sell" routine may be the way to go

Rather than "rental", search for "lease" as that is sometimes what the companies call it for periods of 3+ months

[jebartle]

Or rent a golf cart, everything you need is golf cart accessible unless you have a need to see the mouse house!

[Keefelane66]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?
Ever think of doing an internet search?

[vanjon]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?

Depend on where you are, check on the train, couple time we drove to VA and put the van on the train, convenience and low cost

[bowlingal]

Or rent a golf cart, everything you need is golf cart accessible unless you have a need to see the mouse house!

that means NEVER leaving the Villages community. You definitely need a car here. Hospitals, restaurants, stores, airport, ANYTHING of interest to you. No guests from out of state? friends coming sown in the winter? Grandchildren visiting? Seriously, a golf cart alone will not cut it, Jebartle

[bern916]

Ever think of doing an internet search?

Seriously?! What a disrespectful reply! I'm sure OP has done an internet search but is interested in the opinions of those from this group - maybe someone has done something similar. I, for one, am glad OP asked the question - and I'm interested in the responses.

[Bay Kid]

Or rent a golf cart, everything you need is golf cart accessible unless you have a need to see the mouse house!

So true. If you must see the mouse rent a car for the day.

[Drakeswood]

Check “touro” online. Specify pickup point or delivery as an option…. then check references

[loufromnewjersey]

Hi. I have an older Lexus RX350 that I’m not using and you can rent it for that time. The car is always serviced by Lexus and runs great. My name is Lou and you can call me on my cell 973-452-4753
I have pictures I can send you

[airstreamingypsy]

Ever think of doing an internet search?

That didn't take long, why so snarky? One could say she is doing an internet search.

[LplusAplusB]

that means NEVER leaving the Villages community. You definitely need a car here. Hospitals, restaurants, stores, airport, ANYTHING of interest to you. No guests from out of state? friends coming sown in the winter? Grandchildren visiting? Seriously, a golf cart alone will not cut it, Jebartle

Been here for many winters with nothing but a golf cart, don’t miss or need a car one bit!

[pauld315]

that means NEVER leaving the Villages community. You definitely need a car here. Hospitals, restaurants, stores, airport, ANYTHING of interest to you. No guests from out of state? friends coming sown in the winter? Grandchildren visiting? Seriously, a golf cart alone will not cut it, Jebartle

I guess you would be surprised to learn of the anount of people here with only a golf cart for transportation. If they need to go someplace, they rent a car for a day.

[pauld315]

Check “touro” online. Specify pickup point or delivery as an option…. then check references

Never rent from Turo. I have a horror story when I rented from them in Phoenix my first and last time.

[Geodyssey]

Ever think of doing an internet search?

Oh so sassy!

SNAP!!

[Goldenrule480]

I use Turo. It is a service that rents individual peoples cars for a fee. It’s just a fraction of major car rental companies. I rented a car back home for a month at $15 a day.

[Luggage]

But I would call the local rental agency direct instead of the 800 number

[New Englander]

Seriously?! What a disrespectful reply! I'm sure OP has done an internet search but is interested in the opinions of those from this group - maybe someone has done something similar. I, for one, am glad OP asked the question - and I'm interested in the responses.

:agree:

[KsJayhawkers]

that means NEVER leaving the Villages community. You definitely need a car here. Hospitals, restaurants, stores, airport, ANYTHING of interest to you. No guests from out of state? friends coming sown in the winter? Grandchildren visiting? Seriously, a golf cart alone will not cut it, Jebartle

There are many residents here that only have a golf car to get around. Everything you list above is accessible by golf car depending on where you go, with the exception of the airport and there are multiple companies offering that service.

[JMintzer]

Never rent from Turo. I have a horror story when I rented from them in Phoenix my first and last time.

I have friends who have used Turo 3-4 times with zero problems...

https://turo.com

[villagetinker]

Hi. I have an older Lexus RX350 that I’m not using and you can rent it for that time. The car is always serviced by Lexus and runs great. My name is Lou and you can call me on my cell 973-452-4753
I have pictures I can send you

Lou, be sure you check your insurance, I am guessing you will not have coverage in case of an accident.

[DaleDivine]

Been here for many winters with nothing but a golf cart, don’t miss or need a car one bit!

Good first post...
:bigbow::clap2::bigbow:

[itsaly]

Kind of like an airbnb, there's car sharing. My daughter & her husband used Turo car sharing to book their rental for a week in Colorado. I don't really know how it works or if there's time limits, etc. I'm sure there's other websites out there. Maybe something to consider.

[Sensei]

I traveled that way ONCE....it was far too many times! Cramped space...uncomfortable bunk beds....School cafeteria quality food. NOPE!

[Sensei]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?
cost is about $500 to ship a vehicle from New York to Florida one way

[sallyg]

Depending on where you are located in the Villages, you might be able to manage with just a golf cart. I have known a few people who get everywhere they need on their golf cart.

[Annie66]

Or rent a golf cart, everything you need is golf cart accessible unless you have a need to see the mouse house!

Then in 5 years or so, you'll be able to go see Mickey with the way TVs is expanding south.

[Sandy and Ed]

Seriously?! What a disrespectful reply! I'm sure OP has done an internet search but is interested in the opinions of those from this group - maybe someone has done something similar. I, for one, am glad OP asked the question - and I'm interested in the responses.
Thank you for saying that. Getting the community thoughts, knowledge and opinion is what many want - not sarcasm or to be belittled

[Buzman]

Insurance companies are really weird about “renting out” your personal vehicle. They told me that they wouldn’t cover any liability because it’s a commercial transaction and voids the coverage. The renter won’t be able to get coverage either because they won’t sell the same policy that they use when renting from a commercial rental car company. At least that is what the insurance agent told me when I tried to rent a car from an individual. Makes it really tough for a person to rent a car from another person.

[Glowfromminnesota]

My mother in law did that. Shipped her vehicle from Arizona to the Villages for $1,100. There was one problem. A Tesla was behind her car that wasn’t charged. So after that got to the villages, they couldn’t get her car off the trailer. Some say the trailers are too big to go into various areas, but my niece didn’t have any issues.

[JMintzer]

I traveled that way ONCE....it was far too many times! Cramped space...uncomfortable bunk beds....School cafeteria quality food. NOPE!

Yes, the bunk beds are awful. But the larger rooms are much nicer. Some even have their own bathroom...

[DAVES]

Rather than driving down to my house in The Villages, I am planning on flying and will be staying thru mid November. Does anyone know of a company (not the big name ones) that rents cars long term for a reasonable price?

Perhaps, thinking out of the box. Not the big ones? Reasonable? I assume that means CHEAP.
You can possibly buy from one of those on line sellers that deliver to you and then sell the car back to them. Insurance? Assuming you own a car, your insurance company may be able to help you.

[retiredguy123]

Perhaps, thinking out of the box. Not the big ones? Reasonable? I assume that means CHEAP.
You can possibly buy from one of those on line sellers that deliver to you and then sell the car back to them. Insurance? Assuming you own a car, your insurance company may be able to help you.
If you operate a car in Florida for more than 90 days, you need a Florida insurance policy. I doubt that an out-of-state insurance company could provide coverage in Florida, even if they wanted to, especially on a car that is registered and operated in Florida..

[laboutj]

cost is about $500 to ship a vehicle from New York to Florida one way

$500? That must be an old quote. I just got one quote to ship a car from Mass to the Villages and it was $1260. The cheapest I could find was $950. If I do want to bring the extra car I'll fly back north and drive it down and save myself $600.