TRAC Rental Questions

Mau28 · 03-08-2004, 09:47 PM

Just wondering if there is a wait on the trac cars, and do they charge just the $40/day rate unlimited miles/or do they charge over a certain amount of miles. Also if one can just rent it for the weekend. THanx!

jrawles · 03-08-2004, 09:50 PM

For the ones at Carson Toyota in SoCal it was $40.00 a day unlimited miles, $35.00 for extended rentals, and ofcourse, you could rent them for ever or just the weekend.

daniel · 03-08-2004, 09:54 PM

I wanted to rent one before buying, but they would not rent their TRAC car. It was their demo. And once they were through using it as a demo, they sold it. But they did let me borrow it, at no charge, for a Sunday, from closing time Saturday until opening time Monday. Considering the scarcity, I'd be surprised if you could find one to rent. But if you look trustworthy and serious about buying, and if your dealership is closed on Sundays, so the car does them no good then, you might be able to talk them into letting you take it for a day. In my case, people are pretty trusting around here, and I think they could tell I was going to buy it but just needed to convince myself.

Mau28 · 03-08-2004, 10:04 PM

Thanx for all the help, ill prob try to contact Dianne at Carson and see whats available and can be done about getting one

8AA · 03-10-2004, 09:16 PM

For those of you in the DC area, the Budget car rental office behind Fitzgerald Toyota in Gaithersburg has several Prii for rent. I think their rates are $35/day or $75 for Fri-Sun, both with unlimited miles.

bruceha_2000 · 03-12-2004, 12:49 AM

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I wanted to rent one before buying, but they would not rent their TRAC car. It was their demo.

I ran into the same thing. I need to rent a car for a couple of days next week but the dealer said the best he could do was 1 day. Dang it all :-(

daniel · 03-12-2004, 07:37 AM

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I wanted to rent one before buying, but they would not rent their TRAC car. It was their demo.

I ran into the same thing. I need to rent a car for a couple of days next week but the dealer said the best he could do was 1 day. Dang it all :-([/b]

Granted it's not much help if you actually need to rent a car, but one day was plenty to get the feel of the car, see how comfortable it is and how it handles, and decide that this was the car for me. Also, I wanted to see how much heat it would provide to the cab, and how soon, in our bitterly-cold winter. (It provides more heat, and faster, than my '89 Civic!).

And they didn't charge me anything. They just asked me to return it with the same amount of gas as it had when I took it. - But then, I think they could tell I was hyped up on it and was just that close to buying one.

olends · 03-12-2004, 12:05 PM

While I was drooling over a base silver prius at one of my local dealerships (Northway Toyota of Latham) one of the sales people came out and applogized that they are not taking any orders for '04s but that they had 3 prius in their TRAC fleet and the rental rate was $25/day. I hope they have a reduced rate for a week rental. I'll check back with them soon.

03-08-2004, 09:47 PM	#1
Mau28 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 20 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	TRAC Rental Questions Just wondering if there is a wait on the trac cars, and do they charge just the $40/day rate unlimited miles/or do they charge over a certain amount of miles. Also if one can just rent it for the weekend. THanx!

03-08-2004, 09:54 PM	#3
daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 11,278 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 59 Thanked 201 Times in 127 Posts Friends: 0	I wanted to rent one before buying, but they would not rent their TRAC car. It was their demo. And once they were through using it as a demo, they sold it. But they did let me borrow it, at no charge, for a Sunday, from closing time Saturday until opening time Monday. Considering the scarcity, I'd be surprised if you could find one to rent. But if you look trustworthy and serious about buying, and if your dealership is closed on Sundays, so the car does them no good then, you might be able to talk them into letting you take it for a day. In my case, people are pretty trusting around here, and I think they could tell I was going to buy it but just needed to convince myself. __________________ Daniel Primary car: 100% Electric 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera. Estimated range at 55 mph: 81 miles total or 64 miles to 80% discharge. Top speed 70 mph. Secondary car: Zap Xebra SD, also 100% electric. 1.9 cents per mile. Range: 40 miles total, or 32 miles to 80% discharge. Top speed 35 mph. Faster downhill. Both EVs use electrons generated from water power. Gas guzzler for when I have to travel farther than 60 miles: 2004 Prius. "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." -- Emma Goldman "Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think long and hard before starting a war." -- Otto von Bismarck

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03-08-2004, 09:50 PM	#2
jrawles Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 41 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	For the ones at Carson Toyota in SoCal it was $40.00 a day unlimited miles, $35.00 for extended rentals, and ofcourse, you could rent them for ever or just the weekend.

03-08-2004, 10:04 PM	#4
Mau28 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 20 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thanx for all the help, ill prob try to contact Dianne at Carson and see whats available and can be done about getting one

03-10-2004, 09:16 PM	#5
8AA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 492 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	For those of you in the DC area, the Budget car rental office behind Fitzgerald Toyota in Gaithersburg has several Prii for rent. I think their rates are $35/day or $75 for Fri-Sun, both with unlimited miles.

03-12-2004, 12:05 PM	#8
olends Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clifton Park, NY (near Albany) Posts: 218 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	While I was drooling over a base silver prius at one of my local dealerships (Northway Toyota of Latham) one of the sales people came out and applogized that they are not taking any orders for '04s but that they had 3 prius in their TRAC fleet and the rental rate was $25/day. I hope they have a reduced rate for a week rental. I'll check back with them soon.