Hawaii

Sibelius Fan

(24,633 posts) Thu Apr 22, 2021, 02:45 PM Apr 2021

Rental cars at a premium in Hawai'i: $722 a DAY, tourists renting U-Hauls

Obviously, the rental car companies reduced their fleets during the height of the pandemic and have yet to bring inventories back to normal levels.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/04/22/why-are-visitors-cruising-around-u-hauls-blame-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR0SVLYv_EQoIpGhjSVzm6jvC8xTS3s0fHSZiaUQwAt7qjFBWNaOAfNE-0o

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Rental cars at a premium in Hawai'i: $722 a DAY, tourists renting U-Hauls (Original Post) Sibelius Fan Apr 2021 OP

A visitor a few weeks ago said they were in short supply in NM Warpy Apr 2021 #1

stadium parking lot was packed with stored rental cars, they are all gone now, out on msongs Apr 2021 #2

I think my rental car was $30/day in Oahu exboyfil Apr 2021 #3

It is unbelievably high everywhere. Not that bad, but at least twice or three times as much as 2019. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #4

Back in mid March I was going to rent a car in Phoenix and it was going to be $1300 kimbutgar Apr 2021 #5

I was told the same thing in San Diego BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #6

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

1. A visitor a few weeks ago said they were in short supply in NM

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 02:51 PM

Apr 2021

so it must be industry wide. I'm not surprised, vacations have been on hold for a long time.

msongs

(70,353 posts)

2. stadium parking lot was packed with stored rental cars, they are all gone now, out on

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 02:55 PM

Apr 2021

the streets one supposes. greed and gouging going on in rental racket here too

exboyfil

(18,052 posts)

3. I think my rental car was $30/day in Oahu

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Thu Apr 22, 2021, 03:00 PM

Apr 2021

we had it for three days and used the bus the rest of the time. Drove all around the island and through the center. It seemed three days got us everything we wanted to see (or could afford).

Great vacation. It seems we won't be back soon.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,043 posts)

4. It is unbelievably high everywhere. Not that bad, but at least twice or three times as much as 2019.

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Thu Apr 22, 2021, 04:31 PM

Apr 2021

kimbutgar

(23,777 posts)

5. Back in mid March I was going to rent a car in Phoenix and it was going to be $1300

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 05:06 PM

Apr 2021

Instead we took an airport shuttle and used my mother in laws car when we went out. It ended up costing up $150 for the van round trip.

BigmanPigman

(52,458 posts)

6. I was told the same thing in San Diego

Reply to Sibelius Fan (Original post)

Thu Apr 22, 2021, 05:59 PM

Apr 2021

a week ago.

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