Rental Car or Personal Car?? I am sure it has been asked...

rawkris · Post by **rawkris** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:21 am

I went last year with some other people in an RV and this year just going with my girl. We are thinking maybe a rental car to save some total playa dust infiltration into my own car. What are the experiences with rental car returns into PDX. I would of course give it a good clean up......thoughts???

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:55 am

You probably could find a thread where this has already been answered.
Give the rest of us a break, please.

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:37 am

I wouldn't bring my own car, but then again I don't have one.

If you get a rental (my recommendation), make sure you clean and detail it super well. A lot of carwash places in Reno have "Burning Man" specials that seemed like a good deal to me. They send it through the wash 2-3 times and detail all the areas that rental car companies look.

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:37 am

UD - I did a few searches for this but the words are quite common so it's difficult to find a thread that's on point.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:30 pm

Well, the OP did say "I am sure it has been asked..."

Might want to wait until you get all the way back to Portland. A good detailing will make everything OK.

It also saves immensely on your car's wear and tear.

And NOT to be snarky, but:
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... ght=rental
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... ght=rental
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... ght=rental

See ya!

swampdog · Post by **swampdog** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:38 pm

You can seal up a car pretty well. Once your camp is set up there's no real reason to be getting in and out of the car - maybe to ride out a dust storm. Unless you plan sleeping in it you're probably ok.

My first 2 years I went with cars and neither got so dusty it was a problem for me. My 3d year I slept in my truck a few times and forgot to close the windows after I got up one day. THAT was a freekin' mess.

ETA: Your experience may be skewed by the RV experience. People coming in and out, doors open, dust blowing and tracking in.