Blog Response: Escape from New York! + Road Trip Rental Car Suggestion

One of the first blogs I ever followed regularly was scoutingny.com. On the site, blogger Nick Carr shared some of his favorite travel experiences during his time as a location scout for feature films and television shows. In addition to the massive log of locations he compiled in the immediate New York City area, he took an epic road trip in 2010 that he documented on his blog through a highly detailed documentary photo style journey.

In the introductory post, Escape from New York!, Nick highlights some of the basic essentials for a long cross country journey including how to get the best price on a potential rental vehicle among other things. He mentions:

"You’re not going to get very far on a road trip without a car, and as neither I nor my girlfriend own one, we had no choice but to rent. I spent much of last week researching the cheapest rental options in New York City, ultimately reaching the conclusion that if you want to rent a car, you do not do so in New York City. For a 2 week+ rental, you’re literally paying a $1,000 premium to drive out of Manhattan, and I was quite willing to travel great distances by public transportation to knock that down a bit.

Ultimately, I discovered that not Connecticut or New Jersey but White Plains offered the cheapest deal on a compact – about $350 a week with Avis. If you want to paint a slightly more romantic picture, you could say the road trip actually began at Grand Central Station, where I boarded a 10:25 Metro-North train to White Plains to pick up the car – and is there any better place to begin a journey than Grand Central?"

I found this to be a great suggestion for any New York based road tripper. Everything in New York City is expensive, so being able to find the best price on one of the most expensive aspects of your trip  -  your car -  is extremely valuable and important information. Plus, he is right that Grand Central is quite a good starting point for any adventure. Nick's suggestion could help prospective NY  road trippers lock down a better rate on their vehicle, and give them and idea of where to start looking for an affordable rental car outside the five boroughs. If you are a road tripper based in or around Manhattan, try going up to White Plains to lock in an affordable ride for your upcoming adventure.