Rental Tow Vehicle ???

[crabbey1]

Anyone know a company that rents trucks that are ready to tow? I rented a truck a few years back but I am having trouble finding one now. I want to take a trip with the Argosy but the girlfriends Jeep is iffy and I have no other option now... Any help is appreciated.

[Kyle401]

Uhaul has pick-up trucks at some locations for a daily rate of about $20. I'm not sure about the specs, but the ones that I have seen are 1/2 tons set up with a receiver hitch. You would have to check with them for their policy on towing with them, but it seems likely that they would allow it.

[Ted S.]

Rugged Rental in Salt Lake City. That's all I could find.

[drew05]

Try Enterprise, I've seen some of their trucks with hitches and brake controllers.

[crabbey1]

drew05 - that is what I am looking for. Thanks. I will give them a call in the AM.

[crabbey1]

So I checked with Enterprise and they want $2300 for a month rental plus that only covers 3300 miles... Bummer. The search continues.

[andreasduess]

For an Argosy 22" of that age, why would you need a truck? That's a fairly light trailer, no?

[Skater]

This has come up a couple times...unfortunately, no one has been able to provide a great solution in the past. And when you're talking about needing it for a month and over 3300 miles, that's going to get even more expensive...

[m.hony]

For $2,300 you could buy something or fix the Jeep.

[crabbey1]

Yeah I understand that $2300 is a waste. That's not an options at that price but at under $1000, it is looking better. I found out that Toyota rents their vehicles at select dealerships and for a Tundra for 1 month is less than $800. That might be the route. I need to find out if they have tow packages on them...

Another option I found is Hertz but their price is $1300. Still a bit too high.

andreasduess - it may be light but I can't pull it with my NIssan 350z. What are you suggesting?

m.hony - After I saw the $2300 figure, I actually offered my girlfriend the money for her Jeep. It is only valued around $2500 anyway. She is considering it, but then she would have to get a new car and take on payments. She isn't sure if that is what she wants to do yet...

[crabbey1]

Well I called Toyota and here is the deal.

I can only rent a Toyota Tacoma 4 cyl. which has a max towing ability of 3400 lbs according to the website. The employee I spoke with said it does come with a hitch receiver installed. Not sure about a built in brake controller. The cost for a one month rental is only $745 and comes with 3000 miles.

Not a bad deal but I cannot get a better truck through them. They don't rent a the 6 cyl ver nor do they rent the Tundra... Bummer again.

[m.hony]

The Toyota Tacoma will not have an electric brake controller.

[Firedog1]

rented uhaul couple months ago as my new truck wasn't in yet. paid $19.95 day plus 68 cents a mile. Towed my 25' Classic just fine. it was a F150

[crabbey1]

Good idea if I was staying local but for about 7000 miles that will get pricey...

[crabbey1]

UPDATE: I found a great website that allows people to rent their own vehicles and insures them. They have great rates and plenty of trucks. Also you can have long term rentals.

http://relayrides.com

[carl2591]

Originally Posted by crabbey1

UPDATE: I found a great website that allows people to rent their own vehicles and insures them. They have great rates and plenty of trucks. Also you can have long term rentals.

http://relayrides.com

so how did that work out for you.. When i was looking in my area most had mileage limits of like 1800 for a month.. at $45 a day..

just wondering how you made out on the deal..

[crabbey1]

Did not do it. I tried but the perfect car in my area was already reserved. Seemed like a chill site tho...