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[quote=Anonymous]Rates have definitely gone up with the pandemic, but a few years ago I had to do this and it was anywhere from $600-1,000/month depending on the class of car, airport/nonairport, and company. This did not include insurance, as I had paid for third-party rental insurance elsewhere.

I can only speak for Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National.

Budget was consistently the cheapest option, particularly after using the many promo codes they have circulating at any given time. With that being said, it's also easy to get slammed with various charges and fees for different reasons.

Hertz and Enterprise are both decent.

National is by FAR the best rental company in terms of selection and customer service, but it is also the most expensive.

As someone else mentioned, look into any long-term rental discounts (from my experience they haven't been substantial) and look around with a site like Kayak. Non-airport locations are usually much, much cheaper.

Buying an inexpensive used car for 8 months may make sense upon initial consideration, but the effort of going through the car buying experience (if you buy at some random used lot you're going to have to do all of the DMV paperwork yourself) and risk of a major repair expense during that time quickly negates the few hundred dollars one may save per month.[/quote]

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