Apparently, one effect of the pandemic has been car rental companies have sold off much of their inventory. We normally rent a minivan for the four of us to drive to and from the airport and for golf everyday. We uber to restaurants at night because we tend to lack a sober driver. This year, however, the minivans are in extremely short supply and the costs are ridiculous (ie. $1600 for 4 days).
My question, is it practical to rely on uber for the airport and golf as well. Are they available early in the morning and are there enough vans available ? We never had an issue at night but we usually do a November trip. This year we're doing a May trip.
I myself would not want to rely on Uber to get to and from the course each day. Depending on where you are staying in relation to the courses, it could start tallying up pretty quickly, especially requesting larger vehicles.
Have you looked into the cost of renting 2 cars? Maybe not ideal, but could be a cheaper alternative.
When needing to rent a car, I tend to use the Autoslash search engine for pricing out a rental.
@brewcrew I have and so far it's not much better. I will try definitly try autoslash. Thanks
I don't use Uber in MB, so I can't comment on how good it is in MB
for golf.
What you could do, in order to use Uber for golf, is only play courses
near your lodging. IE, stay at Myrtlewood and play MW, Grande Dunes,
The Dunes, Arcadian, AH, WT.
Legends lodging: Play Legends, KN, AH, WT, WW, MOW...
How about a decent size SUV?
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I've got a rusty 2007 Ford F150 that runs like a charm that you could rent for a fraction of that!
@artmbgolf Art- we're in the 78th street area playing AS, Grande Dunes, World Tour, but the other is Wildwing. So, point taken, maybe trade that off for something closer. You mentioned AH ?
So far the SUV's aren't much better. Thanks for the help.
@secondandgoal I may have to take you up on your rusty Ford !
One thing to note... Somebody in a local FB group was just talking about a similar subject. They were down here last week, and Ubers were extremely difficult to get, though that was spring break week (which was crazy, glad its over!).
@secondandgoal I was afraid of that. It seems May is going to be extremely crowded in MB and I'm not comfortable relying on ubers. I appreciate the information.
@estreeter Yes, May 1st is the official start of beach season down here. It might not be quite as crowded as spring break week, but it will be close. Not sure your exact dates, but Bike Week is May 7-16, which could further complicate things.
@artmbgolf Art- we're in the 78th street area playing AS, Grande Dunes, World Tour, but the other is Wildwing. So, point taken, maybe trade that off for something closer. You mentioned AH ?
So far the SUV's aren't much better. Thanks for the help.
AH about the same drive as WT and is closer than WW.
Barefoot is about the same as WT.
Brian can book The Dunes + Grande Dunes Members, which are close.
You saw his post that Pine Lakes is closed.
Myrtlewood is close.
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My group of 4 has found that hiring a shuttle company has worked out best for us, been doing it for the last 5 years. We always stay at legends and usually play 2 rounds there and 3 rounds off site. We have the shuttle pick us up and drop us off at the airport and have them stop at a grocery store for supplies for the condo after getting picked up at the airport. They transport us to each offsite golf course and back to the condo on the days we play offsite. Works out really well and they can handle small and large groups, no worries about us driving. We will use Uber or Lyft to go out for dinner or whatever at night but the shuttle company also offers those services also, we choose not to use them for nights out because we really don’t like being on a schedule at night but maybe it could work for you. It usually costs us between $75-$110 per guy depending on where the off site courses are that we play, they will give you a price when you book. It has always been well worth it. Let me know if you would like to know the name of the company that we use, I recommend them highly.
@skippyjlove Yes, I really would like the name. That sounds like it could work for us. Thanks
Apparently, one effect of the pandemic has been car rental companies have sold off much of their inventory. We normally rent a minivan for the four of us to drive to and from the airport and for golf everyday. We uber to restaurants at night because we tend to lack a sober driver. This year, however, the minivans are in extremely short supply and the costs are ridiculous (ie. $1600 for 4 days).
My question, is it practical to rely on uber for the airport and golf as well. Are they available early in the morning and are there enough vans available ? We never had an issue at night but we usually do a November trip. This year we're doing a May trip.
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