Rental Cars And Gas Prices

Saving Money And Your Car With A Rental Car

You need to take a trip to Virginia Beach from Georgia. With the gas prices being so high you wonder if it's worth taking the trip in your car since it's not the most fuel efficient vehicle. Additionally there's the wear and tear you'll put on your car making the trip. Now consider this option. Rent a fuel efficient well maintained car from Triangle Rent A Car, enjoy all the amenities that car has and actually save money on gas. It all starts with a simple online reservation that only takes minutes. You'll quickly see that getting a car from Triangle Rent A Car is a great alternative when you want to take that long road trip and not use your own car.

Saving Gas, Saving Money Using a Rental -- Do The Math

Let's put gas at $4.00 a gallon and your tank holds 15 gallons That's $60 for a full tank of gas. Okay now let's say you want to go round trip 900 miles. Now suppose your car only gets 15 miles a gallon. For a 900 mile round trip you would spend $240 with your car and that's just for gas. That doesn't include wear and tear and any possible damage the vehicle may incur. On the other hand you go online to Triangle Rent A Car and you find a nice comfortable, fuel-efficient car that gets 30 miles a gallon. Now you're only looking at $180 for the round trip with a car that's well maintained and you have assistance from Triangle Rent A Car if anything goes wrong. If you are fortunate enough to get a deal or coupon on the rental (like the online rental coupon for $10), you could spend even less money. Which one would you choose?

It's More Than Just Gas -- Ways To Save When Driving

Saving money with a fuel efficient rental is one thing but there are other ways to save as well. For instance ...

Wait until you're close to empty rather than drop cash when your tank is only half full.
Rent a smaller car if you can get away with it and don't need a lot of room
Take the road less traveled and avoid heavy traffic and lots of traffic lights. The shortest route is not always the most fuel efficient if you need to make a lot of stops since that uses up gas a lot quicker.

No matter where you're going or where you need to go when you get a car from Triangle Rent A Car we'll help you save money and enjoy your travels .