Unless you enjoy paying $1,000 for it.Photo by Haidan on UnsplashIf you\u2019ve tried to rent a car any time recently, you might\u2019ve had a case of sticker shock when you saw the price.I just got back from a week-long trip in Hawaii and had multiple locals ask me how much trouble I had renting a car. Luckily, I was able to borrow my friend\u2019s car, but others may not be in the same boat.If you remember back to the beginning of the pandemic, you might recall seeing a headline or two about how Hertz was selling off almost a quarter-million of their rental cars.Hertz found themselves in hot water when the rental car market completely tanked at the beginning of the pandemic, and they had many debts to repay.Other companies weren\u2019t in as much financial trouble as Hertz, but they also quietly sold off a portion of their fleet because demand was low.Fast forward to the present day, and the world is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel with the pandemic. Businesses are reopening, travel is resuming, and when there\u2019s travel, there\u2019s demand for rental cars.The problem is, though, that it turns out to be much easier to sell off rental cars than to get new ones.Seemingly overnight, the demand for rental cars skyrocketed, and so did the price. Now, a rental car that might\u2019ve cost you a few hundred dollars in normal conditions costs you a few thousand.While rental car companies are certainly scrambling to assemble a fleet of vehicles to deal with the sudden spike in demand, it\u2019s not at all bad news for them.While the companies can\u2019t please the full number of customers that they\u2019d like to, they are making a pretty penny off of the few that they can.For a lot\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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