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05-27-2014, 07:17 PM
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Oshkosh Rental Car -- hold on to your wallet
I've been renting a car in Oshkosh for the past 8 years usually from Hertz. In 2012 my charge for a full size car for a week was $320. In 2013 it was $506 (using my Hertz #1 Club Gold card). I called Hertz today and was quoted $1,350. Huh? No discounts, no Hertz#1 accepted. Nothing. And it's not like you're getting good service to begin with; after all they don't even like to be open on the weekend.
Anybody have an alternative source or a different (less expensive) experience? I stay at a B&B in town so need some wheels to get back and forth, but between $5/gal gas, the car and the room, Osh is looking less and less attractive. And no, I don't camp 
Chris
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05-27-2014, 07:59 PM
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I recommend the dorms. We camped until one year, two nights in a row I was awakened by wicked thunder and lightning. Not for me!! We enjoy the dorms and the cafeteria is very good. Shuttle runs you back and forth. U of Wisconsin is only two miles away.
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05-27-2014, 08:02 PM
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If you fly into OSH and stay at the dorms, you can buy a week-long bus pass which is by far the easiest and cheapest way to get around.
If you fly into one of the major airports (like I did last time), forget the $100/day car rental. I reserved a U-Haul pickup truck for the week. It cost me $19.95/day plus mileage. The whole week was only about $225 including the gas from Milwaukee to Oshkosh and back.
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05-27-2014, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Check Craigs List
Check Craigs List for the area. I'm sure you can rent a car from a private party for a few C notes. Cash speaks!!!
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05-27-2014, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austinville, Alabama
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The cat's out of the bag!
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Originally Posted by craigvince
I reserved a U-Haul pickup truck for the week. It cost me $19.95/day plus mileage. The whole week was only about $225 including the gas from Milwaukee to Oshkosh and back.
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Man, Craig, now the Milwaukee U-Haul place is gonna run out of pickup trucks that week! 
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it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
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05-27-2014, 08:32 PM
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Location: New London, NC (near Charlotte), Boulder, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chrispratt
I've been renting a car in Oshkosh for the past 8 years usually from Hertz. In 2012 my charge for a full size car for a week was $320. In 2013 it was $506 (using my Hertz #1 Club Gold card). I called Hertz today and was quoted $1,350. Huh? No discounts, no Hertz#1 accepted. Nothing. And it's not like you're getting good service to begin with; after all they don't even like to be open on the weekend.
Anybody have an alternative source or a different (less expensive) experience? I stay at a B&B in town so need some wheels to get back and forth, but between $5/gal gas, the car and the room, Osh is looking less and less attractive. And no, I don't camp
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Rentalcars.com beats anything I've seen.
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05-27-2014, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Dang Craig! You were right!
I just reserved a U Haul pickup In OSH for the whole week for $139 plus .69 per mile. And that's with collision damage waiver!
Works for me.
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05-27-2014, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Columbus OH-IO
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The U-haul truck rental is hilarious. When they run out of pick-ups we will see small box trucks all over the campground with generators, cots and 42" tv's in the back. |
05-27-2014, 08:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Several years we have flown in to Minneapolis, visited with my family, rented a car from the FBO for $200 for the week - then one of us takes the airplane to OSH, and the other drives - reversing it on the way back (to be fair). Once you get out of the show radius, cars are much cheaper - of course, this only works if you have two pilots.
You might check into a house rental WITH car - we do that with the Kitplanes staff house now - get a car with it for free.
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05-27-2014, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chrispratt
I've been renting a car in Oshkosh for the past 8 years usually from Hertz. In 2012 my charge for a full size car for a week was $320. In 2013 it was $506 (using my Hertz #1 Club Gold card). I called Hertz today and was quoted $1,350. Huh? No discounts, no Hertz#1 accepted. Nothing. And it's not like you're getting good service to begin with; after all they don't even like to be open on the weekend.
Anybody have an alternative source or a different (less expensive) experience? I stay at a B&B in town so need some wheels to get back and forth, but between $5/gal gas, the car and the room, Osh is looking less and less attractive. And no, I don't camp
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Just curious -- what do you need a car for in Oshkosh?
I've had access to one the last several years, and never used it. Everything I want to see is on Wittman Field.
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