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Alaska

JohnnyRingo

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1. At the pandemic onset, agencies sold off their inventory.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jun 18, 2021, 07:53 AM

Jun 2021

It saved them tons of money in insurance and maintenance costs, but now they can't buy new fleet cars because of the new car shortage. In Hawaii, where rentals go for $400 to $500 a day, smart tourists are renting U-Haul box trucks and vans at a fraction.

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'It's never been this crazy': With rental cars scarce in Alaska, a car sharing service takes off [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP

At the pandemic onset, agencies sold off their inventory. JohnnyRingo Jun 2021 #1