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returntothepit >> discuss >> Van Rental Recommendations? by gravityblast on Aug 20,2007 4:15pm
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toggletoggle post by gravityblast   at Aug 20,2007 4:15pm
...For an 30 day tour, covering most of the country? Anyone have experience with this?



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Aug 20,2007 4:16pm
renting is expeeeeeeeensive



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Aug 20,2007 4:16pm
unless someone has some inside info, if you're ready for a 30 day tour, you're ready to buy a van as a band.



toggletoggle post by Niccolai   at Aug 20,2007 4:21pm
Mark Fucking Richards should know.



toggletoggle post by MarkFuckingRichards  at Aug 20,2007 4:30pm
There's a place across the street from Enterprise Rental on Route 9 in either Framingham or Natick (pretty much near the town lines), can't remember the name of it, but they have the best deals I've ever seen on renting a van. You can get a 16 passenger van for like $500 a week, which is fucking expensive still, but way cheaper than most places...especially since you don't have to pay for mileage; most places will charge like .19-.59 cents per mile that you drive, plus the rental fee. The only thing you have to pay for besides the rental fee at this place is the amount it costs you to fill the tank when you return it (or however much gas was in it when you got it). I really wish I could remember the name of the place, but it is directly across from the Enterprise Rental place, so that should help enough.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at Aug 20,2007 4:55pm edited Aug 20,2007 4:56pm
ill rent my van for $1400 for 30 days
but i gotta talk to you first cuz i dunno who you are.





toggletoggle post by sxealex   at Aug 20,2007 4:57pm
ehh actually 1200



toggletoggle post by DEATH2ALL  at Aug 20,2007 5:13pm
sxealex said:
ehh actually 1200


That's a deal!!! Nobody's gonna beat that price.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Aug 20,2007 5:17pm
Alex is a reliable, reasonable gent. Entertain this offer is my advice.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at Aug 20,2007 5:21pm
who is this person anyone wanna fill me in?



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at Aug 20,2007 5:34pm
ill probably have to figure something out with my insurance company.



toggletoggle post by gravityblast   at Aug 20,2007 6:39pm
I'm not going to get into the rent -vs- buy debate. It's all situational. I've crunched numbers, weighed risks and benefits many times over...renting it is. Thanks for the offer, but we're looking to rent from a national company.



toggletoggle post by sxealex   at Aug 20,2007 6:45pm
fair enough



toggletoggle post by ArrowHead likes Pie at Aug 20,2007 6:54pm
gravityblast said:
Thanks for the offer, but we're looking to rent from a national company.


Then just be prepared: you're going to be paying mileage, and extra fees for taking it out of state. You'll also have to pay for extra insurance, and will be restricted to only one driver or have to pay even MORE.

You're looking at $600-1000 a week, over $3000 for your 30 day tour.

It'd be cheaper to rent Alex's van, and pay to throw AAA on it. With AAA+, they'll literally tow you to your next gig an entire state away.



toggletoggle post by Jimmy Justice at Aug 20,2007 8:12pm
AVIS...all the way. Check into them. Not these other guys.



toggletoggle post by Andrew Kinslayer at Aug 20,2007 8:22pm
We (horn of valere) rented a van for our tour with Kult ov Azazel and BloodStorm. We split ours with Bloodstorm so there were 7 of us in a full size cargo van. It was like $1300 for 3 weeks but we paid that off after like 4 shows with the guarantees we had...after that it was just gas. With merch and all that shit we didn't spend a dime of our own money... except for drugs.



toggletoggle post by gravityblast   at Aug 20,2007 10:33pm
ArrowHead likes Pie said:
gravityblast said:
Thanks for the offer, but we're looking to rent from a national company.


Then just be prepared: you're going to be paying mileage, and extra fees for taking it out of state. You'll also have to pay for extra insurance, and will be restricted to only one driver or have to pay even MORE.

You're looking at $600-1000 a week, over $3000 for your 30 day tour.


I know all of this, but the specifics vary greatly from company to company. I'm just trying to find out which is the best for this situation, without going to every national chain for a quote. I'll check out Avis, thanks!



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Aug 20,2007 11:08pm




toggletoggle post by menstrual_sweatpants_disco   at Aug 21,2007 10:43am
rooglesaurus!



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