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NDR: After my collision with a deer last week, my car has been totaled, and I'm having trouble finding a new car as replacement. I start paying for a rental tomorrow. Any suggestions on finding a rental for a longer timeframe ? Not near a major airport

3:22pm on 7/26/26 by snowdiz

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If you are a member of Costco, they are almost always the cheapest for us.

3:28pm on 7/26/26 by matterhorn55

Yes, checked Costco first but same rate as our local Enterprise. I've on my 4th rental this week because of problems with rentals!

3:33pm on 7/26/26 by snowdiz

Not to pry but curious. What kind of trouble?

3:33pm on 7/26/26 by MOJoe

not widely available but if you are in a market with Flexcar, its useful for longer term rentals. https://www.flexcar.com/

3:34pm on 7/26/26 by thrasher543

I used Turo when I bought a new car to try out lots of different options. Not sure how that works if you're doing insurance reimbursement though.

3:38pm on 7/26/26 by mary32830

Some Subaru dealerships do rentals of their service loaners to anyone.

4:05pm on 7/26/26 by touringmom

That's nice when my car was totaled my insurance company gave me 5 days. I got a cheap high mileage car mine came form Subaru but im not brand picky. I did want a 4 wheel drive

4:09pm on 7/26/26 by WorldTraveler34

U.K. may be different but we had a rental thru insurance when ds18 car was written iff(not his fault!). It only gave me 10 days free after accepting insurance settlement but I was able to keep paying for it until new lease car arrived. Harder as only 18

4:21pm on 7/26/26 by hodg

My insurance gave 72 hours of rental car after declaring the car totaled. (Progressive). @MOJoe, one car was too small, one got nail in tire and tire had to be ordered, yesterday "Check Engine" light came on, now given Hyundai Kona until tomorrow.

4:42pm on 7/26/26 by snowdiz

Our local Toyota dealerships offer long term loans with unlimited miles. We are in south central PA

8:36pm on 7/26/26 by momshappyplace

I have a slightly used/damaged scooter you can borrow.

9:45pm on 7/26/26 by trishr.

@snow my insurance was 30 days @35/d but after I accepted settlement (day7) I had another 7 days at their expense. Liberty Mutual and Enterprise let me keep rental at same rate but billed to me instead of LM. Does yours have that option? ...

10:17pm on 7/26/26 by Magicalday2011

...https://carrentalsavers.com/. This was posted here a few months ago. Maybe check it out for your area. I'm sorry for your stress. I get it! Sunroof open in rainstorm overnight also totals your car. Maybe steer away from sunroofs

10:19pm on 7/26/26 by Magicalday2011

Was the deer ok?

7:35am by Fatty McButterpants

Pretty sure she said no.

8:53am by hodg

@ Trish hahaha!! Sorry for the stress @snowdiz. But thankful you are ok.

9:20am by jenc45

@snowdiz, some rental companies (hertz and enterprise) , will allow you to stay in same rental at the insurance company (lower) negotiated rate if you need to as long as agree to pay. Sometimes they will do it if you ask / explain, or sometimes ins co

9:41am by RememberTheMagic

will need to call and advise you need the rental longer. The ins co I worked for , we would do it ALL the time for our insureds. The rental companies are ones we have contracts with and usually not a problem at all for them.

9:44am by RememberTheMagic

I love https://carrentalsavers.com/ and costcotravel.com

1:10pm by JackOfAll

But my favorite is my corporate National account. it is always cheapest and I mostly pick any car I want with the emerald club.

1:12pm by JackOfAll

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Update: I have been told I can keep my current rental car at the same rate Progressive was paying. I've booked it for the week so far, but it's doubtful I will have a new vehicle before then. I am a FL resident with car titled there but accident in WI.

1:57pm by snowdiz

I don't know about WI but in St Louis people can drive for years with temp tags ;-)

2:08pm by MOJoe

@snow did you buy previous car from dealer? I did,went back there, bought PreOwned Certified. Came with boatload of Warranties and discounts to get close to my payout. No loan. Had to rebuy extended warranty but the Company refd my prev payments

18 min ago by Magicalday2011

LL burner ride thought. Would it make sense to book Mission Space for right at park opening. While the other 3 rope drop Guardians I go to Mission Space and use their cards to tap in to use it and then book another Tier 1? No one rides MS.

4:24pm by JodiF

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I can't ride guardians and they would use their magic bands and I would have gotten cards from the hotel front desk. We would literally burn this one but seems to make more sense than running to a ride just to ride.

6:45pm by JodiF

The blue umbrellas will also happily help if it saves you steps. I've had them "burn" a reservation for me and it worked

8:00pm by Phillylaura

Yup this works!

49 min ago by Totsypooh

My very first offsite visit in coming up. What do you do differently? We will have a car/APs. Each park one time. dAS (no LL typically needed). When to arrive at each park and any tips on parking/trams /TTC/ways to use the time during EE. Thanks

5:23pm on 7/13/26 by wvdisneyrn

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Also any tips about westgate villas if anyone has them. It was so cheap I couldn't pass it up and it allowed me to book several onsite long weekends to visit DCP kid later this fall.

7:22pm on 7/13/26 by wvdisneyrn

Definitely purchase LL, sometimes you can skip RD and use the stacked LL and zombie stack to create a late morning start. Having multiple trios with an AP means less stress to do everything.

6:53am on 7/14/26 by youcanfly

No help but my DS is doing DCP this fall also! So excited for them.

8:02am on 7/14/26 by Daisy de la Cruz

Awesome @daisy! when does he arrive. She movies in 8/3 MK Main Street. Bakery.

11:08pm on 7/15/26 by wvdisneyrn

Bumping to get offsite tips. Do you go the opposite direction of EE guests? Never not had EE available to us. Also we don't usually drive to the parks so I haven't navigated driving parking lots. TTC trams etc.

2:56pm by wvdisneyrn

I do offsite often. Parking is really only a PITA at MK, only because everything is far to the TTC. I haven't used trams in for ever so not much to add there. I do try to move opposite of EE at MK.

3:48pm by youcanfly

When entering parking remember to follow for all guests unless otherwise necessary. Watch CMs as they direct you. Also I did notice your other question about 3hr breaks. We do often leave and return, even when offsite.

3:51pm by youcanfly

Thanks, I may have to make a last minute decision on leaving to resort.We like to monorail hop and pin trade. However. My husband( who I usually leave at home )is coming and he may not want to hang out in poly lobby like I do,Hence why he gets left ;)

4:16pm by wvdisneyrn

Also excited for both of your DCP kids. My youngest DS did fall 2017. He did MK and the hours can be intense but he loved everything about his time there.

4:17pm by youcanfly

MK is awesome :D. I'm very worried about the amount of hours for her. She has pretty severe bouts of anxiety and depression and fatigue really makes that much worse for her.her meds are working well right now compared to years past fingers crossed!

5:23pm by wvdisneyrn

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Offsite is fine with DAS. DAS is so much better than LL's.

5:54pm by JackOfAll

Westgate Villas= Use Sherberth Rd to get on property, especially when going to AK and AKL.

8:17pm by trishr.

Mmm I could really go for a big bowl of Rainbow Sherberth right now

49 min ago by Fatty McButterpants

Looking for recommendations of a nice but affordable hotel to stay at for one night in Orlando before checking into Swan Resort the next day :)

10:04pm on 7/26/26 by MadMadamMim

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We have stayed at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista several times. Easy walk to DS. The tower rooms are the best.

2:02pm by MOJoe

Delta Hotel is a Marriott hotel.

6:18pm by JackOfAll

Which one of these feels safe for solo? Drury is what I am considering. @OP let us know what you decide on

8:18pm by Magicalday2011

New DVC Rental Thread starting July 7th. Housekeeping: Find my Dedicated DVC Rental search engine here: http://dvcseer.com/dvc-search

4:30pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

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I also post same info in forum thread, but with charts, further analysis, and goofy gifs. https://forum.touringplans.com/t/dvc-you-there-now-with-bonus-content/87420/9999

4:30pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

Rare price point for CC in December. Possibility we'll see a 2-nighter or two appear before December rolls in, super unlikely we'll see something longer than that. But who knows?

4:31pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

7-night Copper Creek Studio 12/13 for $472/night or 12% under median https://dvcrentalstore.com/guests/reservations/a0fVJ000003oFi5YAE

4:31pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

We see *MAYBE TWO* 6-night or longer Poly studios anywhere near this price each January. We do see a couple of dozen shorter listings this low. In 2026 many of those appeared between 25 & 65 days out from check in.

4:31pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

6-night Polynesian Villas Studio 01/23 for $403/night or 15% under median https://rentals.dvcshop.com/reservations/polynesian-556039

4:31pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

Remember earlier when I said we see *MAYBE TWO* 6-night Polys near $400 in January. Guess who just showed up? *TWINSIES* 6-night Polynesian Villas Studio 01/23 for $403/night or 15% under median https://rentals.dvcshop.com/reservations/polynesian-556217

7:18pm on 7/7/26 by JJT (staff)

Following

7:26pm on 7/7/26 by missWishes

SFL

8:33pm on 7/7/26 by Eeyores Pal

A pair of identical Boardwalk studios that have been out there since last August both dropped to a terrific price today - as well as a pair of similar BLT listings for January! It is DOUBLES DAY.