# Rental cars with dashcams? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831 "2016-01-11T17:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831/1 "2016-01-11T17:44:24Z")
I swear by my dashcam. It’s already saved me from one claim. But I’m wondering, I’m thinking of a road trip in America next year, based around the eclipse - this year’s trip to see the eclipse in Asia isn’t happening, alas - and I would really want to rent a car with a dashcam. Do rental cars come with dashcams? Or should I just bring my own? ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831/2 "2016-01-11T17:55:32Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > I swear by my dashcam. It’s already saved me from one claim. But I’m wondering, I’m thinking of a road trip in America next year, based around the eclipse - this year’s trip to see the eclipse in Asia isn’t happening, alas - and I would really want to rent a car with a dashcam. Do rental cars come with dashcams? Or should I just bring my own? I’ve never seen a rental car with one, but if you’re planning to rent a car for any appreciable amount of time, you probably want to supply your own, or you’ll end up buying a new one for the rental car company in fees. Most rental car companies compete strongly on the base rental price, but charge a lot for any add-ons. You can rent a $20,000 car for $25/day, and add a $150 car seat for another $10/day. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831/3 "2016-01-11T17:56:08Z")
I’ve never seen one. However, if you’re willing to spend the bucks (and you can probably get one for under a hundred) you can get one that will plug into the lighter and stick onto the windshield with a suction cup. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831/4 "2016-01-11T17:57:32Z")
Oh, and when and where do you plan to see the eclipse in the US? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rental-cars-with-dashcams/742831/5 "2016-01-11T18:47:57Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Oh, and when and where do you plan to see the eclipse in the US? Next year, probably on the east side of the US. Beyond that, I’m not sure. I want to see some of the Smithsonian, have a pen pal in Atlanta, and ex colleagues in Savannah. So probably South Carolina - Charleston is directly on the line of totality but will likely be swamped, so some place inland a bit. > **[NASA - Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21](https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html)** > > This page is part of the NASA Eclipse Website. > It uses Google Maps to create an interactive map of the > \