nick in* england Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I always rent with Hertz - they usually come out the cheapest of the big companies, have good cars, and one time the upgraded me from a stojanty compact all the way up to a Ford Explorer SportTrac for no extra cash!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mighty Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I used to make this trip all the time 5 years ago. Budget from Cambridge to Buffalo was ~ $80 total. National from Buffalo to Cambridge was about the same. You have to call them, though. Couldn't get this through the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I always rent with Hertz - they usually come out the cheapest of the big companies, have good cars, and one time the upgraded me from a stojanty compact all the way up to a Ford Explorer SportTrac for no extra cash!! 160874[/snapback] I always rent with Hertz as well. If you are going to rent-that's your final option, make sure you go to one of the outlying rental places-not anything near the airport or downtown. Things could be as much as 30-50% cheaper, even with the dropoff fees. You're going to want at least a mid-size. Boston to Buffalo is a long trip in a subcompact, especially when the weather sucks. As with most everyone else, I'd fly. It's more than worth another hundred bucks, even with renting a sub for a couple days once you get there. If you can play with your dates, you can almost always find better rates. Don't forget to browse for specials and incentives with both the flights and the cars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Autodriveaway: http://www.autodriveaway.com/ I have never tried this mode of transport myself but I know of some friends who did. The idea is that you are driving another person's car to their desired destination. Listen to the others, fly if you can... 160569[/snapback] I have doen this albeit about 12 years back. I was a poor grad student at SUNY and wanted to go to Chicago for spending 2 weeks looking for a job. So problem - no car, no money for airline tics plus I am a cheapie by heart anyway. But I digress... I looked in the yellow pages for these 'driveaway' companies and found about 5. One of them had a car needed to be 'moved' to Chicago. So I picked it up, drove it, delivered it to their Chicago office, signed paperwork and was only out the $25 for gas (back when it wa ~ $1.1/gallon). It was easy and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 EZCBoston: you should try to find out if anyone from the BostonBillsBackers is driving up when you want to go. Maybe Jeff could send out an e-mail to the group for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Try a U-Haul.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZC-Boston Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Thanks for the advice guys. I already have 2 or 3 guys to split the cost of the car with and want to be able to go on my schedule. I think I have a car through Budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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