[nick demis]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

Have YOUR CAR transported here. Cheaper than a rental. Probably cost you $1500 each way depending on time of year or just buy a hoopty and trash it after 6 months.

After 2 - 3 years you could have owned a car.

[mikeritz53]

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.

If in the Northeast you can take the Autotrain from Washington right to Sanford Fla. Less than $500 each way.

[dougawhite]

Buy a used car from Vroom, or one of their competitors, and sell it back to them. They pickup and deliver, no hassles. Probably net cost about $3,000.

[wamley]

Staying 6 months, think about shipping your car to and from Florida. Some rent a home with a golf cart and just use the golf cart for transportation in and around the Villages. If you decide to travel outside TV then you can rent a car for a few days or a week to do the things you want to do. Like taking a vacation from your vacation. The. rental cart with the house needs to be in great shape if thats alll hyour going to have. Comfort & dependablity important. Issue here is you can't go seperate places unless you make friends that are willing to take one or the other of you. i.e. both golfing men with men ladies w ladies on same day. One of you needs a ride.

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Thank you. This is the most logical answer here finally!! “Buy a car for six months and sell”. “. Have it transpirted $1500 each way”.l Lease a car for 6 mos “. “Put it in a storage bay for 6 mos”. Not realistic or decent ideas at all

But, you can't leave a car in the driveway of a rented house.

[Vicxyz]

I’ve heard that some folks rent annually even though they spend only six months. They keep the car in the garage when not here. You’d have todo the math to see if that makes any sense. No taxes on a long-term rental of over six months.

[Spalumbos62]

Originally Posted by Vicxyz

I’ve heard that some folks rent annually even though they spend only six months. They keep the car in the garage when not here. You’d have todo the math to see if that makes any sense. No taxes on a long-term rental of over six months.

This is probably the best idea so far. The summer months are most likely the time you won't be there, so the cost in your mind is not as much. Do this for a few years, then sell up north, have goods shipped ....all set

The clincher that we are all forgetting, and it doesn't affect us all, is if the is a dog 🤷*♀️
Gotta love fifi, but if you can't put him on a plane and can't leave him, then you are in the same boat as us. Now there's something to ponder...😁

[Janie123]

I own a home that I rent out a few months out of the year and use it a few months ourselves. We bought a 2008 car for <$10k, probably find something less expensive if you're not picky. I am going to store the car for the months when we have renters in our house for $50 +/- a month proably at the place near Walmart on 466... it has good reviews.

[Ritagoyer]

Quick thought if storms and house is damaged with someone car stored who pays for damages homeowners or the person who renting the garage.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

Thank you. This is the most logical answer here finally!! “Buy a car for six months and sell”. “. Have it transpirted $1500 each way”.l Lease a car for 6 mos “. “Put it in a storage bay for 6 mos”. Not realistic or decent ideas at all

See post #11

[airstreamingypsy]

All these answers, very few people read the original post apparently. They live in OREGON! That's on the west coast of the USA.

[SIRE1]

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.

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.

[RoadToad]

Carvana...
Buy a car; they deliver.
Sell a car, they pick it up.

[OhioBuckeye]

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.

Don’t know how it’s handled but I’m sure you won’t get any special favors or any super deals. Car rentals have sky rocketed. Last Nov. I paid $324. for a full size car for 11 days to go to Ohio & free mileage. GREAT DEAL! In Mar. this yr. the same size car & everything else & the same rental place & 3 others wanted $950. They say it’s because rental cars are hard to get. Hope
You find a good deal, good luck! PS: We drove our own car to Ohio.

[stebooo]

You have the 2 options.