# Unlimited mileage! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175 "2013-06-17T12:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175/21 "2013-06-19T16:27:37Z")
Back in the 90’s, a company I worked for sent me for a week of training in Boston. The hotel at the conference site was ludicrously expensive, so I managed to find another hotel down the road and convince my boss to go for that hotel and a rental car with unlimited milage for the week and several extra days (that I took as PTO). I then spent those PTO days driving down to New Jersey to visit some people I knew from PBM games (Play By Mail - pre-internet multi-player gaming, baby!) and driving around NY and Mass. Company still came out ahead over what the conference hotel cost. ---
**Author:** ![Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175/22 "2013-06-21T02:03:45Z")
Rented a 2013 Chevy Impala, from Budget, for a weekend roadtrip to visit our son. Left on Thursday, returned on Monday. Rental cost $79.95 plus $25 for insurance. Total of 3150kms Gas cost of $349.34 I was really impressed with the Impala’s gas economy. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175/23 "2013-06-22T20:30:18Z")
I’m also a National customer that doesn’t consider renting a hassle. I book it through my company’s travel site and grab a car at the airport. Returning is even easier, just park and go, they email the receipt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175.md?page=1)