Borrow a car (Charlotte: car rental, rentals, credit card)

[Chiana]

Hi everybody,
I was wondering if there is anybody who would be willing to rent their car to a German Duke student for two weeks around Christmas time. There will be a financial compensation of course. Renting a car from enterprise or any company like that is just very expensive, so I was hoping that somebody has a spare car and would be happy to make some money with it.

Thanks,
Chiana

[wheelsup]

There are huge liability issues at stake here. I doubt you will get any takers.

[ljd1010]

I think the liability issue will be the deal breaker for most people.

[StanFischlerHockE]

Yea sure no problem you can borrow my credit card and dog as well.

In all seriousness anyone with half a brain would know this is a bad idea. The best thing to do it ask a family member, take a train or bus.

[mzd]

Guten tag, Chiana. You posted the same question in the Charlotte forum about a year ago. Was your trip delayed?

As several people have pointed out, the liability issues make "borrowing a car" impossible. What would happen if you have an accident and killed somebody as you were driving someone else's car? We're a lawsuit-happy society... If you need a car for just a few hours, you could rent one from zipcar.com.

[ZimaCheryl]

Have you looked into Zip Cars?
Car Sharing, an alternative to car rental and car ownership – Zipcar

They are a rent as you need (for an hour, day, week, etc).
Not sure how close by they are to where you are? Or if the price would be any better than a regular rental, but it may be an option.

[beckycat]

Check Craigslist, hotwire.com and rentals.com. On CL, I see ppl offering rentals cheap.

[Howard Farrington]

I need a car myself and it's been hard getting around. Even though, I know it's a risky and bad ideal; ask Judge Judy what to do.