# Very short-term car access

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-short-term-car-access/66425>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-short-term-car-access/66425 "2011-07-20T17:30:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jdlebrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jdlebrain](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdlebrain)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-short-term-car-access/66425/1 "2011-07-20T17:30:20Z")

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I need a car to drive myself a total of 25 mi/day for 8 weeks, September through early November in eastern Pennsylvania. I’m strapped for cash. Is the best option to lease a car? I have minimal experience with this. How do I go about it?

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-short-term-car-access/66425/2 "2011-07-20T17:34:02Z")

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I don’t think you can lease a car for just 8 weeks.

There are long term rentals from the car rental agencies. And there are some bargain places like rent-a-wreck.

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**Author:** ![piter\_devries](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@piter\_devries](https://community.cartalk.com/u/piter_devries)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/very-short-term-car-access/66425/3 "2011-07-21T14:06:59Z")

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Second the motion on rent-a-wreck. In any case you’ll need a credit card. Oops!