There are several reasons Gauthier points to for why renting a vehicle has gained popularity in recent years. “A big reason is the skyrocketing expense of purchasing and maintaining a car,” she explains. “A vehicle that was $50,000 a few years ago may now be as high as $75,000 to $80,000 today. And then there are the carrying costs — fuel and maintenance costs have gone up and interest rates have risen. So, some households have chosen not to own a car, or a second car. ” The same for businesses, they’ve chosen to rent rather than carrying the cost of buying or committing to the costs of a long term truck lease”

And that’s where renting comes in. On those occasions when a car is necessary for a day, a weekend or longer, it makes sense to rent, instead of the ongoing expense of leasing or buying. “A lot of people will come to us when they need the vehicle to get to their job or a special event,” says Gauthier. “It may not work to take a public transit and depending on your destination, Uber’s can be expensive, so the simple, cost-saving solution is to rent a car. You can use it to your advantage and use it to run extra errands. We’ll even come to you and bring you to our location so you can rent the vehicle, then when you return it to us, we can drive you home.”