1.5 Months in Vegas, <25 YO, Need Transportation
 

I'll be in Vegas for WSOP time and have rented a condo. I am trying to find a method of transportation, but it seems like everything is going to be pretty expensive. Here are my options:

1) Rent a car: ~$2500 for a month and a half because I'm under 25.
2) Ship my car out there and back: ~$1600.
3) Use taxis/public transportation: still a lot of money and a major inconvenience.

Does anybody have any other ideas?

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Drive your car there?

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Rent a dent.

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Drive your car there?

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I agree with this. The drive isn't too bad. I assume UCF is Central Florida correct? I just did Pittsburgh to San Diego in 3 days by myself and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be... and I HATE driving long distances.

Then, if you hated the drive there, you can always train your car back, or look at it as a goal that you'll do if the WSOP turns out well for you.

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Drive your car there?

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Forgot to mention I already booked the flight with the Stars travel card. Way to do everything ass-backwards right?

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Drive your car there?

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I agree with this. The drive isn't too bad. I assume UCF is Central Florida correct? I just did Pittsburgh to San Diego in 3 days by myself and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be... and I HATE driving long distances.

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Wouldn't the cost of gas, meals, motels, and mileage on the car come close enough to offsetting the $1,600 to ship it that this option would be somewhat pointless given the hassle and boredom involved?

I guess he saves on plane fare this way, but still. 3 days straight of driving by yourself is pretty beat.

Only thing I can think of here is to put an add on Craigs list and see if you can find some local who has an extra car he or she could rent to you on the cheap. I bet you could find someone who would do it for a few hundred.

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Trap,

Yeah, you do have a point. My trip didn't cost me a whole lot because I :

1)Packed food before leaving.
2)My motel stays were free due to reward points I had
3)My car, full of crap, got like 30 MPG over the whole trip. I spent just a tad over $250 on gas.

You could also try making a post on CL to see if anyone wants to come along to Vegas. That way your driving and costs get split up.

This is all useless talk though as he already has a plane ticket booked.

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This might be risky, but you could try buying a used car when you get there and selling it before you leave.

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http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7578/segwaycs2.jpg

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This might be risky, but you could try buying a used car when you get there and selling it before you leave.

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Craigs list

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This might be risky, but you could try buying a used car when you get there and selling it before you leave.

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Not only hugely risky, but a tremendous pain in the butt.

Bad idea.

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If you go to Fatwallet, under the travel/rental car forums, they have some coupon codes etc. One of the coupons takes away the extra charge for people under 25.

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If you go to Fatwallet, under the travel/rental car forums, they have some coupon codes etc. One of the coupons takes away the extra charge for people under 25.

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You are awesome. Thank you so much.

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If you go to Fatwallet, under the travel/rental car forums, they have some coupon codes etc. One of the coupons takes away the extra charge for people under 25.

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Buy a cheap piece of [censored] for &lt; $1k, drive it for the month, then re-sell and make profit. No brainer.

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If you go to Fatwallet, under the travel/rental car forums, they have some coupon codes etc. One of the coupons takes away the extra charge for people under 25.

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You are awesome. Thank you so much.

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u got a direct link? im having the same problem and the site is really annoying to navigate. thanks. -mike

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So how much cheaper does that make it?

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~$1100 cheaper for me plus they have a bunch of other coupons (I'm not sure if they're stackable).

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~$1100 cheaper for me plus they have a bunch of other coupons (I'm not sure if they're stackable).

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Some will stack and some will not. Just try different stuff.

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Unless you're near the strip, I wouldn't rely on taxis. They really unreliable when picking up elsewhere.

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OP is the guy who started the "Roommate With A Lathe" thread, which is currently active in the forum and which he seems to ignore. You should have demanded he update that thread before you give him advice.

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OP is the guy who started the "Roommate With A Lathe" thread, which is currently active in the forum and which he seems to ignore. You should have demanded he update that thread before you give him advice.

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Couldn't find it. Link?

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OP is the guy who started the "Roommate With A Lathe" thread, which is currently active in the forum and which he seems to ignore. You should have demanded he update that thread before you give him advice.

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Couldn't find it. Link?

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Routinely cited as one of the best threads in OOT history, yet OP seems to ignore it. Link.

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OP is the guy who started the "Roommate With A Lathe" thread, which is currently active in the forum and which he seems to ignore. You should have demanded he update that thread before you give him advice.

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[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Nothing has changed that I can add to that thread. I'll work on coming up with some new lathe material.

The above photoshop of the guys riding the latheways is great though. Someone should add that to the thread.

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Many retired people make extra income driving a car across country then flying back home. A good percentage of these people are also retired airline employees so your cost for their return trip is pennies on the dollar.

Jimbo