Question Van Hire Out Of LA

[POW Hungry]

Heading to LA for two weeks end of May (next month). Looking to hire a van (or spacious vehicle two) to do some miles through Sierra Nevada & Mexico.

Ordinary car hire is expensive for 2 weeks, so I am doing a call out to all the well traveled California crew how might have some leads of hiring a vehicle (preferably a van) for 2 weeks?
Budget will be around $1500 AUD. Anyone have any leads?

 

[Moondog55]

Mates in the USA tell me to go to Utah and buy a junker there rather than hire but $1500 won't get much even in Utah

 

[POW Hungry]

Thanks @Moondog55 I appreciate it's a middle-value between hiring long term and buying so yeah I agree - it's what makes it just that little bit harder. Thanks all the same.

 

[Slalom]

I would have thought $1500 AUD would well and truly cover you off for 2 weeks.
We hired through Europcar before leaving Aus last year, pick up and drop off LA. From memory about 12 days for about $1200 AUD. The fact that we didn't have to even pay one cent of that $1200 is a completely different story.
Car was a Kia 7 seater with Captain seats.

 

[absentskier]

Heading to LA for two weeks end of May (next month). Looking to hire a van (or spacious vehicle two) to do some miles through Sierra Nevada & Mexico.

Ordinary car hire is expensive for 2 weeks, so I am doing a call out to all the well traveled California crew how might have some leads of hiring a vehicle (preferably a van) for 2 weeks?
Budget will be around $1500 AUD. Anyone have any leads?

I reckon you’ll get a Chrysler Town and Country for about $685 for 2 weeks.

For example.

https://secure.avis.co.uk/car-review-and-pay

Edit: link didn’t work. Use Avis.co.uk and then apply a discount code. I can’t do it now but if you get stuck sing out.

Lots of other sites to try too.

 

[POW Hungry]

I reckon you’ll get a Chrysler Town and Country for about $685 for 2 weeks.

For example.

https://secure.avis.co.uk/car-review-and-pay

Edit: link didn’t work. Use Avis.co.uk and then apply a discount code. I can’t do it now but if you get stuck sing out.

Lots of other sites to try too.

Cheers for that, any reason why you’d use a UK website? Why would it offer any different to using the Avis US site?
I am not sure I am following.

 

[absentskier]

Cheers for that, any reason why you’d use a UK website? Why would it offer any different to using the Avis US site?
I am not sure I am following.

Because it is frequently cheaper and includes loss damage waiver etc. Always check websites from all over the place.

 

[chunky]

Economy Car rentals and look at the Dodge Caravan? Used one several times and they have heaps of space and a surprisingly large baggage area at the back. Also storage under the middle row - you can lift the floor up to get to some compartments.

 

[FixedGrip]

Ordinary car hire is expensive for 2 weeks, so I am doing a call out to all the well traveled California crew how might have some leads of hiring a vehicle (preferably a van) for 2 weeks?
Budget will be around $1500 AUD. Anyone have any leads?

Just did a dummy booking for 2wks on Hertz.com.au and got Infiniti QX80 $760USD

IMO the absolute bargain of the Hertz fleet. Super plush, all the bells & whistles, and you'd sleep 4 in the thing with the rear rows folded flat. Had one in 2017.

 

[Nick.]

I’ve hired an escape campervan for this winter. Will review afterwards