Old Marketplace Archive This section is closed to new listings.

Local Hybrid Rental

 
Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 08-22-2006, 06:21 PM
greenLIFE's Avatar
Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 8
Default Re: Local Hybrid Rental

Wow, I appreciate that information. The only problem is, I don't believe many places rent out hybrids. But I will definitely be on the lookout and see if this would work.
 
  #12  
Old 10-20-2006, 11:38 AM
WaltPA's Avatar
Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA
Posts: 1,197
Default Re: Local Hybrid Rental

Originally Posted by tbaleno
I think that most people that have hybrids use them on a daily basis. It isn't the kind of car you have sitting in your parking lot while you take another (for the most part).
I drive the hybrid on days when mpg is important. I drive the Mustang on days when mph is important.

Physical damage would not bother me as much as them "corrupting" the avg mpg display I tired to hard, and for so long, to get has high as possible. A renter could, in just one weekend, destroy all that hard work and return my hybrid with something like "avg 12 mpg" showing.
 
  #13  
Old 01-21-2007, 10:31 AM
Hybrid Eer's Avatar
Pale Driver
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Parkersburg, WV
Posts: 66
Default Re: Local Hybrid Rental

In the southwest US (CA, AZ, NV), Fox Rental has Prius and Civic hybrids for rent. I'm going out there in the spring and plan to rent a Civic then. It should be interesting driving on flat terrain for a change. I assume the mpg will be much greater than what I'm used to here in WV.
 
  #14  
Old 01-23-2007, 11:30 AM
leahbeatle's Avatar
Ridiculously Active Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chicago area
Posts: 955
Default Re: Local Hybrid Rental

I thought that was interesting, Hybrid Eer, and I've never really heard of that car rental company, so I looked it up. The company is actually called Fox Rent-A-Car and if you click on the various locations on this site:
http://www.foxrentacar.com/FoxFleet.aspx
they show you the vehicle fleets available to rent from them at each airport location. If you click on SFO, they have both the Prius and the HCH pictured, along with the HiHy and/or the FEH. There's also a note:

Fox Rent A Car, in conjunction with EV Rental Cars, offers environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles for rent at all Fox corporate locations.
Most impressive!

Some of their locations were surprising, like Kansas City, MO (no hybrids pictured), several in Florida, and even Anchorage, AK. It would seem that the hybrids are only really available in most of CA and Phoenix, though.
 

Last edited by leahbeatle; 01-23-2007 at 11:33 AM.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Topic Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SanAntonio Joe
Toyota Camry Hybrid
0
12-03-2010 06:36 PM
tbaleno
Ford Escape Hybrid
2
10-11-2005 04:55 PM
rigger
Journalism & The Media
0
08-30-2005 03:12 PM
lakedude
Fuel Economy & Emissions
1
06-05-2005 09:44 AM



Quick Reply: Local Hybrid Rental


Contact Us -

  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Manage Preferences
  • Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

    When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

    © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands


    All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:55 PM.