# Tourists driving U-Hauls? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397 "2021-04-27T12:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/1 "2021-04-27T12:17:28Z")
Yup! The resurgence of tourism in Hawaii has led to a shortage of rental cars, and the cheapest rental car in Hawaii is now a **$722 PER DAY** Camry. 😲 As a result, some tourists are resorting to renting U-Hauls for sightseeing. [Why are Hawaii visitors cruising around in U-Hauls? Blame the pandemic. (hawaiinewsnow.com)](https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/04/22/why-are-visitors-cruising-around-u-hauls-blame-pandemic/?utm_source=morning_brew) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/2 "2021-04-27T12:20:42Z")
When supply is short and demand is high… Prices rise to meet the new intersection. For $722 a day, I’ll call a cab, or get in a tour bus. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/3 "2021-04-27T12:47:33Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > For $722 a day, I’ll call a cab, or get in a tour bus. I wouldn’t go. $722/day is absurd. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/4 "2021-04-27T13:14:32Z")
Hawaii is a nice place to vacation. A car is nice but not absolutely needed to enjoy it. Even on a small island like Maui. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/5 "2021-04-27T13:17:11Z")
Carvana has 7 day trial period. 400 mi limit. Free returns ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/6 "2021-04-27T14:06:07Z")
I wouldn’t go to Hawaii if you paid me to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/7 "2021-04-27T14:31:18Z")
I would. Free trip? 1st class tix. Resort. Nice ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/8 "2021-04-27T14:57:11Z")
This is one example of the big rental car problem most everywhere - they sold off their inventory, now there aren’t enough new cars available to replace them. This problem will be around a long time, carmakers can’t make enough vehicles because of chip shortages. I guess I’ll be driving my own car… ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/10 "2021-04-27T15:03:34Z")
I see to remember reading somewhere that it cost 600$ to ship a car to Hawaii that would be a little less than two days rental and you would have a car the whole time you were there. ---
**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/11 "2021-04-27T15:28:29Z")
If we could go back to 1966, a person could buy an Amphicar and drive from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/12 "2021-04-27T15:44:51Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > I wouldn’t go to Hawaii if you paid me to do it. I went there, circa 1997, and I really enjoyed seeing that beautiful state. On Oahu, we got around just fine with local buses and the occasional taxi. Naturally, we took a plane when visiting the other islands. There was no reason for us to rent a car. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/13 "2021-04-27T16:22:13Z")
I wonder if these guys were in Hawaii? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk7m1SSmRs) ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/14 "2021-04-27T16:31:42Z")
I can see plenty of the sights on the web without getting out of my recliner. It’s too far to go there and too expensive and we have nice beaches in new jersey if i ever wanted to go to the beach (which i don’t). ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/15 "2021-04-27T16:42:16Z")
Airfares and hotel room’s went through the roof in a matter of days from what others pricing trips have told me, my grandparents lived on Oahu from the 60’s until Grandpa died in 2006 so we used to go about once a year and use their car as a rental around the island. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/17 "2021-04-27T18:06:31Z")
> [@Triedaq](#): > > If we could go back to 1966, a person could buy an Amphicar and drive from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii. Bring a lunch and an extra gas can. I dunno, those things are so low in the water I don’t even trust them in the lake. Thing is it’s an 8 hour flight, about the same as to Amsterdam. Nice place but kinda cold when we were there plus sharks. Lots of places closer and you wouldn’t get me on a plane yet for that long. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/18 "2021-04-27T18:15:40Z")
That u-haul video is grade A entertainment. Wonder if entry door only opens to fire sprinkler pipe height? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/19 "2021-04-27T18:41:36Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > I can see plenty of the sights on the web without getting out of my recliner. It’s too far to go there and too expensive and we have nice beaches in new jersey if i ever wanted to go to the beach (which i don’t). I’m not a beach person either, even though I could go to our very nice NJ beaches if I wished. On the other hand, I love driving through mountainous areas. I did all of the long distance traveling that I will probably ever do back in the '70s, '80s, and '90s, and now I’m content to stay closer to home with an occasional drive to the mountains when I get the urge. This will surely not impress the forum members who are frequent fliers, but I did have the opportunity to tour Europe multiple times back in those days, along with visiting Hawaii, Mexico, Canada. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/20 "2021-04-27T18:46:45Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > That u-haul video is grade A entertainment Hmmm… Doing the same thing with that truck _repeatedly_, and expecting a different result… Einstein (allegedly) said that this was an indication of insanity. If not insanity, surely stupidity is to blame. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/22 "2021-04-27T22:13:41Z")
To Hawaii? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397/23 "2021-04-27T22:15:56Z")
After viewing that video, aside from the sprinkler system pipes that he keeps colliding with, I have to wonder about the (unseen) obstacle that he repeatedly rams with that rental truck. Buying a former rental vehicle? Ummm… no… [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tourists-driving-u-hauls/176397.md?page=2)