Owning more expensive than renting

Matt Barrow wrote:

Let's have a show of hands from all those who drive a Hertz (okay...Budget)
rental car instead of your owned/leased vehicle?

We rent one every time we need to travel more than about 100 miles. It's sort of
the opposite of airplane rentals. We own high-mileage vehicles that aren't real
comfortable (read "small") on trips. That's great for local driving but not so
hot for a drive to (say) Tennessee with a load of luggage.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.