long term rental, need help

My aunt is going to Vegas for the winter. from Nov 1 to end of Feb. They found a furnished condo for a good rental price, but they'll need a car. This would be almost a 4 month rental. Thats like $3500 with taxes. Has anyone got a better (less expensive) idea for them to accomplish this. They cant drive from Chicago, have TO FLY, because of there poor health, the car trip wouldn't work.

One option (though it might be cost prohibitive after calculating shipping both ways), is to have their own car shipped to LV and back.

If they may not need a car every day of the week, perhaps they could just rent a car as is absolutely necessary such as just one or two or three days a week. rather than all seven days every week.


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Short term lease?

Investigate whether she can negotiate with a taxi company for a monthly rate.
Often they'll put the passenger with the same driver, sort of an on-call system.
The passenger/driver camaraderie develops, a more comfortable situation for her. And she doesn't have to worry about paying each trip, how much a particular trip will cost, etc.

Another possibility, my city has Links Paratransit, and maybe Las Vegas has something similar. Your aunt would submit an application, signed by an MD "or other medical professional". Once approved, they'll transport her just about anywhere space permitting, door to door. Here the cost is like $1.60 per person one way regardless of milage (though that may be limited). Once she is in their system, she can call and schedule rides to go shopping, church, doctor appt., etc. They usually ask to be called a few days in advance, but again, once in the system they can be flexible when possible, space available. An elderly friend of mine used them once she gave up driving, and it was very satisfactory. Their vans have wheelchair lift, etc.

Good luck finding a solution.

This website suggests a $804 rate (probably before tax) to ship a car from Chicago to Las Vegas.