“rent” a Vette?

[ghlkal]

I dropped the ZR-1 off at Marc Haibeck’s in April. I hoped that 10 weeks was enough time to get it done, but it wasn’t. Bloomington Gold is the only major event my wife and I attend because of other commitments. I was looking forward to this one as my BIL has a “new” C4 and we had planned this for some time.

I’ve been looking into “renting”(borrowing, etc) a Vette for the Saturday night drive at Bloomington Gold.

Here’s what I’ve tried

+ the major rental companies (Hertz, Budget, etc) that do rent Vettes. But there’s nothing in the Chicagoland area. You have to go to LAX or MIA to rent Vettes it seems.

+ local Champaign, IL car dealers. I called 5 dealers that had used Vettes on the lot asking if they’d be willing to rent me one for Saturday evening. Answer: no.

+ car dealers near me. I called several but nobody is willing to rent me a Vette for the drive down and back.

+ the “exotic rental” places. These are too pricey for me.

+ RelayRides. This kinda scares me though … nothing really nearby.

+ Buy one. (Not going to happen)


So … does anyone have a suggestion or idea that I haven't thought of?


I’d really love to go on the drive since we haven’t missed this in years.

TIA,

Gary

[PhillipsLT5]

FBI rentals?
Marc rentals?

[USAZR1]

Wish we were closer,Gary. I'd let you borrow our 94.

[mike100]

I bought a 95 LT1 coupe for $7000 and sold it a year later for $6500 with bald tires. I wish my current C4 situation was like that, but I'm in the hole about $10k when I sell it. But if you give a car no love outside of a few hundred in maintenance... who knows- buying cheap cars is kind of a crap shoot, but it is really refreshing to just be able to leave a car out in the rain and not even care.

[BigJohn]

Good time to look into a 2nd vette???

[ghlkal]

FBI rentals?
Marc rentals?

I sent Marc this same note since I know he doesn't have time to read the registry forum. He works all day and then answers his email at 1am!

Wish we were closer,Gary. I'd let you borrow our 94.

Wow, thanks for the offer Clint. :handshak:

Here's a funny side story: one of the dealers I called in Champaign gave me the phone number of his BIL and said he had a Vette that he was trying to sell and maybe he'd let me rent it. I called. He has a 1990 ZR-1 with 3500 miles on it. I wonder why he didn't want me to "borrow it?" :confused:

[XfireZ51]

When is BG?

[ghlkal]

When is BG?
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ... yeah, no time to do any advanced planning :o

[Karl]

I may drive down Sunday morning. Good luck looking to rent a Corvette!

[Karl]

This may be an option. It's somewhere in the Chicago area. Picture is downtown Chicago 2013.

http://s5.postimg.org/ptlnncp8z/20130817_141449.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/ptlnncp8z/)

[ghlkal]

This may be an option. It's somewhere in the Chicago area. Picture is downtown Chicago 2013.

http://s5.postimg.org/ptlnncp8z/20130817_141449.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/ptlnncp8z/)

That'd be awesome!

[ghlkal]

Thanks for your suggestions.

OK, what a brotherhood we have here. I was looking for a business to rent from, but ...

I had a member PM me and offer his Vette as he lives nearby. I don't think we'll get into town before he needs to leave, but -wow- what an offer! I'm not sure I'd allow a stranger to borrow my Vette, so you can imagine my surprise at this great gesture.

and

Marc Haibeck sent me a message saying I could borrow his Z. What a great guy! Now, I will decline his generous offer because I really don't want to put that many miles on his Z and I'd be more nervous about messing up his Z than I would mine.


The support from the community is making me feel better about not being able to take my Z.

If you see someone in a Black Grand Prix GXP waving at you this weekend, that'd be me :p

Gary