On 20 Feb, 21:32, Alan S wrote:
> On 20 Feb 2007 10:03:55 -0800, "stuffthejubilee"
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> >On Feb 19, 12:01 am, m...@home.spamsucks.ca (Kir=E1ly) wrote:
> >> stuffthejubilee wrote:
> >> > Is this possible? I've read that you have to have a permanent US
> >> > address to have plates to put on a car but is there a way round this
> >> > for foreigners?
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> >> There is only one legal way to do it. Have a friend who is a US resid=
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> >> register and insure the car in his name, and then you drive it. The
> >> registered owner makes sure that his insurance covers you driving it.
> >> This is obviously risky for the registered owner; because if anything =
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> >> happens, he's on the hook. I wouldn't do this, not even for a friend.
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> >> Good luck.
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> >> --
> >> K.
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> >> Lang may your lum reek.
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> >Blimey, thanks for that. Looks like I'm going to struggle as I don't
> >know anyone in the US other than the odd newsgroup person, which
> >obviously isn't good enough. This may demand a rethink. 5 months in
> >the US with a hire car would be astronomically expensive. I thought
> >that doing it by Amtrak would enable me to go everywhere I wanted
> >either. Hmmm, tricky.
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> >Thanks again.
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> >P.S what's a 'lum'?
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> No idea on that one:-)
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> Consider an alternative. Use Amtrak (or cheap flights) to
> get from long-distance A to B and then rent cars on an
> as-needed basis via Hotwire, priceline or Expedia.
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> As an example, we used Amtrak from NYC to Buffalo(Niagara),
> then rented a car via priceline's bidding system for US$20
> per day for 12 days. Insurance was an extra $9 with Avis.
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> If you plan your trip with some major "nodes" you can book
> the flights/trains ahead to save cash and still retain
> flexibility by using local transport in the areas you visit
> and renting a car for a week or two in each district to
> visit outer areas. As another example, in 2003, we flew into
> LA, drove (one week) to San Jose, flew to Las Vegas and
> stayed a couple of days, then via St Louis to New Orleans
> for a few days, then drove for two weeks from there to
> Washington DC. You can get some really cheap prices if you
> plan far enough ahead and use the net booking systems.
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> Cheers, Alan, Australia
> --http://loraltravel.blogspot.com/
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It all makes sense but will still, in the long run, end up costing me
more than I'd envisiged. Part of the idea of buying a mini-van was
that it could be used as accomodation too. This, hopefully, would keep
the overall costs down and I don't mind roughing it at all. Having
said that though I may well have to go down your suggested idea
depending on how long I've actually got there. I just liked the idea
of having complete freedom do come and go as and when I pleased and
having my own van would achieve that.
Thanks
Gavin
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