Where can I rent a Tow Vehicle

[masarwar]

I call people like you "job security"


Masawar - i know it's a little late but Enterprise will rent to people under 25 for an additional cost. I've had to pay that little extra in the past.


I really don't have many friends that have a tow vehicle and are willing to let me borrow it for 5 days and put like 1,500 miles on it. Not even my own father will let me borrow his SUV.

I do however have a friend who is suppose to be picking up a truck this weekend. If all goes well he might just come with us, but he's getting the truck from CL so i'm not holding my breath.

I've even considered leasing a truck for 6 months lol

Yes well they do give you a vehicle if you are under 25, but it has to be anything but a pickup truck and a suv I am in Canada so i dont know the rules might be different in your area. and also the cargo van that they offered.. they wanted 1000$ down deposit + proof of my own vehicle insurance + 30$ extra a day on under 25 insurance. Talk about getting screwed.


It doesnt matter wherever you buy your truck from.. just get it inspected with a proper mechanic, or from a stealership of the respective car, in this way you will have the full details of what is wrong and what is right. Best of luck with solving this issue, surely something will work out for you.


Edit: in btw, tow truck doesnt has to be a ford pickups etc.. even my 2002 Pathfinder has a tow hitch in it.. in fact.. i have seen Maximas with tow hitch.. look into these as well.

[MikeW]

Enterprise...unlimited mileage

In most cases, it's only unltd mileage if you're going into a state that touches your home state.

[Accord R33]

I don't really want to buy a truck, because I rather not pay insurance on a vehicle i'm going to drive maybe 3 times a year. I'm already paying insurance on three cars as it is.

The plan from day one was to drive the s2000 down, but we recently were afforded access to a car trailer, so we figured we'd try and take advantage of that. If we can't, we can't. Life goes on.

[Rusty]

Edit: in btw, tow truck doesnt has to be a ford pickups etc.. even my 2002 Pathfinder has a tow hitch in it.. in fact.. i have seen Maximas with tow hitch.. look into these as well.

Hahahaha I wish I had a maxima that would tow this. Cars like that might be capable of just pulling a tire rack or something similar but there is no way that it is going to pull a trailer 15' - 20' long with a car on it.


A pathfinder would be capable of towing it. I've looked into renting similar types of vehicles but they just don't come tow capable from the rental companies i've tried.

Unfortunately I just cannot afford another car + Insurance right now.

And Enterprise doesn't rent any vehicles with a tow hitch unless it's for commercial use and you have proof that you're company has over $1Million in Liability insurance.

[MikeW]

$1Million?!? For real? That's crazy.

[Rusty]

$1Million?!? For real? That's crazy.

hahaha yeah that was legit b/c I was just going to have eric finally get an LLC so that we could get the truck. But then his said $1mill and I just LOLed

[Lil' Whitie]

$1Million?!? For real? That's crazy.

thats insurance my old mowing company required to have one mil liablly too.


here is another idea. do you guys have a friend that needs a car? buy them a clunker truck uner one agreement that you used it to tow it so many times a year? lol wild idea


but seriously it to play you gotta pay. you guys can afford a s2000 but yet don't want to pay for a clunker truck and insurance? gotta rethink you stragety there. tell u what


i want a 1998 jeep grand cherokee with the 5.9. buy me that and i will let you borrow it. and hey if you want to build me a 408 stoker feel free to do it! don't forget to add a blower on it!

[h22sparkle]

If you want a van a cargo van lemme know I got one forsale if you need one it has good towing capability. Being that I brought a straight truck. pm me if interested

[visualpoet]

i want a 1998 jeep grand cherokee with the 5.9. buy me that and i will let you borrow it. and hey if you want to build me a 408 stoker feel free to do it! don't forget to add a blower on it!

Weren't you just declared legally blind?

Rusty, have you checked to see how much that million in insurance will cost you? When my Dad had to have his to become a contractor, it was a lot cheaper than you might think.

Sorry about suggesting you do something fraudulent, not everyone I know has such good moral fiber. (what do you do that I'd be "job security?") It's not anything I do anymore, but there's been a few times I was BUH-ROKE and had to move things a long distance, but couldn't afford the outrageous mileage charges. I wonder what the rental places would do if the speedo cable accidentally came unhooked at the tranny, clips break and things pop out all the time. Not suggesting it again, just wondering.

[Accord R33]

but seriously it to play you gotta pay. you guys can afford a s2000 but yet don't want to pay for a clunker truck and insurance? gotta rethink you stragety there. tell u what

I think I have a pretty good "Stragety" actually, but thanks for your financial advice.

Again, i'm not going to buy and pay insurance on a fourth vehicle so I can drive it a few times a year, and have it sitting outside my house for the other 363 days. Money really isn't the issue, it's the principle.

I think we've got all the suggestions we need, thanks to the people who have reading comprehension skills and provided useful feedback.

[Rusty]

Weren't you just declared legally blind?

Rusty, have you checked to see how much that million in insurance will cost you? When my Dad had to have his to become a contractor, it was a lot cheaper than you might think.

Sorry about suggesting you do something fraudulent, not everyone I know has such good moral fiber. (what do you do that I'd be "job security?") It's not anything I do anymore, but there's been a few times I was BUH-ROKE and had to move things a long distance, but couldn't afford the outrageous mileage charges. I wonder what the rental places would do if the speedo cable accidentally came unhooked at the tranny, clips break and things pop out all the time. Not suggesting it again, just wondering.

I graduate Law school in May. I don't think we would have the time to get the LLC and liability insurance before we need to leave anyway

[visualpoet]

I graduate Law school in May. I don't think we would have the time to get the LLC and liability insurance before we need to leave anyway

There's a lawyer vs. legal actions joke in there somewhere, but I'll leave it alone.


I'd say shop CL for a good beater with a hitch. It doesn't have to be pretty, just dependable. It also doesn't have to be insured if it's off the street. You could insure it during race season, when it gets the most use, then park it and drop it's incurance the rest of the year. It also might only be a little more each month to insure. You just need the basics, so it should be cheap, older vehicle, rarely driven, third vehicle - those all add up to some savings.

[h22sparkle]

I think I have a pretty good "Stragety" actually, but thanks for your financial advice.

Again, i'm not going to buy and pay insurance on a fourth vehicle so I can drive it a few times a year, and have it sitting outside my house for the other 363 days. Money really isn't the issue, it's the principle.

I think we've got all the suggestions we need, thanks to the people who have reading comprehension skills and provided useful feedback.

thats nice not trying to argue or nothing but why have 4 cars if yoru not going to put insurance on that fourth car. Is this just a track car?

[wed3k]

I think I have a pretty good "Stragety" actually, but thanks for your financial advice.

Again, i'm not going to buy and pay insurance on a fourth vehicle so I can drive it a few times a year, and have it sitting outside my house for the other 363 days. Money really isn't the issue, it's the principle.

I think we've got all the suggestions we need, thanks to the people who have reading comprehension skills and provided useful feedback.

you're telling me you have no use for a truck? everyone has a use for a truck unless of course you're some sort of microsoft excel programmer.

[Accord R33]

you're telling me you have no use for a truck? everyone has a use for a truck unless of course you're some sort of microsoft excel programmer.

Yes, I am telling you I have no use for a truck outside of towing the car a few times a year. This is the first time I've needed a tuck in years.

And Yes I am "some sort of Microsoft Excel programmer" actually. Except I work for EMC, and I program software that has nothing to do with Excel.