Not everyone owns a car. Some people who own them find themselves in positions where they don’t have access to their own car. This could be while on a vacation, or while their car is being repaired. Sometimes people don’t want to drive their own car on a long trip. They want to avoid the miles of wear and tear on their own vehicle. That’s where Dollar car rental can enter the picture.
Let’s play make believe. You live in the suburbs. But the city is where you have your job. Your home is within a few blocks of the train station. You don’t drive much during the week so why own a car? The car isn’t driven during the week days. So it makes sense to plan errands such as shopping for a Saturday. Go to Avis or Hertz for a car for the day. Return it on Sunday after riding around town, doing the shopping, even driving to a restaurant for dinner. Most likely for less that $20 all your car needs have been met. Compare that cost - $20 for a day over the course of 52 weeks is $1040 - to the purchase price of a car plus all the associated costs like maintenance, insurance, registration, emissions, and more which add up to thousands of dollars each year. The car rental is a bargain.
For people who need the car every day, a purchase is a better option. Maybe the kids need a lift to school each day, but the school bus isn’t convenient for the family and it doesn’t get them to sports practices and music lessons. Maybe the typical daily tasks and errands require more travel and carrying than would be workable on a bus or train schedule. Then it’s like the song lyrics “Buy buy buy” a car. But with a little planning there’s no purchase necessary, just rent from Dollar car rental for the short term use.
Employee travel means reimbursement for mileage. That cost is fifty cents per mile. Add it up - $50 a day if someone drives 100 miles. Renting a car from Dollar car rentals or Budget is only $20 each day, plus $12 for a few gallons of gas is still only $32 for that same 100 mile day. That company would do better with a Dollar car rental.