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My brother has decided that he’s going to spend the next six months living with me. The problem is that I live in a place where having a car is really inconvenient. This is a problem because my brother loves his car. He’s trying to figure out where he can store the car so that it will still be in good condition when he gets back home at the end of the year.

He has looked at a variety of different options. My sister and I always just left our cars in our parents’ driveway whenever we would leave town. He considered that but he doesn’t want his car sitting out in the rain and other weather while he’s gone. That rules out leaving it with pretty much everyone else we know too.

It looks like what he’s decided is to rent out a self storage place. There are some self storage lockers that will allow you to park a car inside of your storage unit. He can select one that has climate control options so that the car won’t be in excessive heat while he’s gone. I happen to think that it’s a bit extreme to go to all of this trouble to protect a car but I guess that’s why I live in a city where I don’t need to use one!

Every rental car that is available is nice on some level. After all, these are new cars that are in kept in good condition. However, there are things that you can do to make sure that you get a really great rental car instead of one that is just nice.

Here are some tips for good car rental:

• Know what you’re looking for. Good cars for some people are convertibles, for others they’re SUVs.
• Book the car in advance. If you want a higher-end car, it’s best to book early.
• Ask about the cars that are available. Don’t just assume that the car company has what you want - actually call to ask specifically what makes and models are available for rent.
• Be willing to look around. For example, if you’re interested in Orlando car rental but can’t find the car you want to rent there then you can try to find it at a rental car Fort Lauderdale location and ask them to send that car to their rental car Orlando office for you to pick it up.

Basically, if you know what car you want and you can plan to get it in advance then you can probably get a good rental car.

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