atikovi
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Not sure what the person that would drive down with me would drive but for the sake of argument lets say it gets 25 mpg. That's 15 gallons of gas going down and 15 going back, plus the car I'm picking up gets at least 50 mpg so that's 7.5 gals for that. Total of 37.5 gallons to bring it back.Well, I guess my brain works a lot differently than yours.
Twice as much gas????
For easier calculation, the rental I'm driving down gets 37.5 mpg so will use 10 gallons going down, plus 7.5 gallons for the car I'm picking up. That's 17.5 gallons total. So yes, twice as much gas to have someone drive me to get it. Plus it's a BIG favor to ask of somebody to take off a whole day and then put all those miles on their vehicle to do this. I'd feel guilty for such a big ask and would then owe them a big favor in return. I don't like owing anyone, but maybe MY brain does work differently then most people.
I wouldn't be standing on the side of the waiting, I would be sitting in the car. How would a friend there with me improve things? I mean, maybe if I was a 20 something female in a sketchy part of town, I could see your point, but AAA and a cell phone is all I really need.Of course you wouldn't abandon your "broken car" by the side of the road. But it sure would be better having a friend with a car there with you versus standing on the side of the road waiting on an uber. IMHO