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Would you rent a car from a stranger? With rental prices sky high, car-sharing companies get a boost
Eduardo Maldonado and Karen Valencia, both from Dallas, are renting a car for the weekend from Avail on May 6, 2021 in Schiller Park. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Jeffery Miller, a frequent borrower at Avail, removes his belongings from a vehicle at Avail on May 6, 2021, in Schiller Park. Miller says he uses Avail often because of their premium cars and cheaper prices. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
With rental prices sky high, car-sharing companies get a boost
Rental car companies that sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles when the COVID-19 pandemic kept people home are now struggling to bring in enough new cars.
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Travelers walk inside Tampa International Airport s Rental Car Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 19, 2021. Rental car companies that sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles when the COVID-19 pandemic kept people home are now struggling to bring in enough new cars. [ IVY CEBALLO/TAMPA BAY TIMES | Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire ]
By Lauren Zumbach Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Published May 7
Updated May 7
A Memorial Day trip to hike and bike at Mississippi Palisades State Park seemed like an easy pandemic getaway â until Autumn Wolfer tried to book a rental car to drive there.