Your summer vacation may well include renting a car: From a day excursion to an extended road trip, there are some attractions and activities that demand a car. If so, you need to consider some key details. 1.
Which car? I won't get into specific brands or models, but if there are more than two full-size adults or large teenagers in your travel party make sure any car you rent has plenty of room in the back seat. These days, even many so-called family sedans have very little back seat room. This year, the good news is that the rental companies have a lot of SUVs on offer at good rates, so look there first for relief.
Electrics pose a problem. To date, rental companies have been very cautious about ordering electrics for their fleets. They're rare and expensive.
I don't see any clear trends yet, but for now, if you want electric, you'll pay a premium. 2. Gasoline.
You generally have three choices when you sign up for a rental: Your best bet is get it full, return it full. With the others, you're donating gasoline or money to the rental company. 3.
Insurance. Whenever you rent a car, you must have two types of insurance: liability insurance that covers your liability for damage you might do to another person or someone else's property while you're driving, and collision insurance that covers your liability for damage done to your rental car while you're renting it. Liability.
Whenever you get behind the wheel of any car, you need liability insurance. Your regular automobile ins.
