Hi,
Have in-laws visiting from Europe for about a month. We live in Bend, Oregon and have one car for our family of 4.
The problem: 6 people don't fit in the car, and there are a number of things we'd like to do with our guests while they're here, many of which involve, potentially, a bit of driving on snowy roads.
Some ideas:
* Rent a car when we need it. Cheap, and we've done that before in the summer, but rental cars apparently don't come with snow tires or chains and so present kind of a problem.
* I looked at Turo.com and it seems like it might work - not many options in our area though so maybe kind of risky that we wouldn't find anything available.
* Buy a second cheap car, and try and sell it when they're gone. Kind of a hassle in terms of the "transaction costs" of buying and selling, and there's a risk we'll get lazy and keep it.
* Trade our current car for something like a Toyota Highlander that fits 6+ people. Then we're stuck with a big 'clown car' we don't really need, unless we turn around and sell it again, but... that's a hassle.
* Stay in the house all the time with the in-laws. That has some health risks for all of us - mental and otherwise!
Out of the box ideas?
