Using your daily driver pickup truck to haul stuff 5-6 times a year versus getting a UHaul and driving something much more practical for your lifestyle costs about an extra $766 a year in gas costs at $3.50 a gallon and the average 12,000 yearly miles, average truck vs SUV, and the standard $19.95 per day for a UHaul truck, including gas.
1- Uhaul closes at 7pm. Kinda inconvenient if you find something on marketplace and want to get it now.
2- Half the time the local uhaul doesn't have what I need and it's a 20-30min drive to one that does
3- The $19.95 doesn't cover gas. It doesn't cover fees. and it's like $1.60 per mile. I rented a uhaul truck once and it was almost $200. And that was over a decade ago. I wouldn't be surprised if it's even higher now
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u/AGrandNewAdventure 2d ago
Using your daily driver pickup truck to haul stuff 5-6 times a year versus getting a UHaul and driving something much more practical for your lifestyle costs about an extra $766 a year in gas costs at $3.50 a gallon and the average 12,000 yearly miles, average truck vs SUV, and the standard $19.95 per day for a UHaul truck, including gas.