Amanda Cara Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 My fiance are looking for a classic car to rent for our wedding on August 9th in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I've been calling around and asking around and I've come up with a lot of dead-ends. It appears that if you don't want the cliche limo or the disgusting hummmer-limo, then you're out of luck.Is there anyone who could help us out?Desperately,Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Cara Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 Errata: I apologize for the missing words in the opening sentence. It should read: "My fiance and I are looking..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Amanda, congratulations on your upcoming marriage!This topic has come up here several times, and our consensus has been that <span style="font-style: italic">renting</span> out our cars opens up some legal and insurance issues.However, you may find someone who is willing to drive you <span style="font-style: italic">pro bono</span>, or maybe for the cost of a tank of gas for their old car.Agreed on Hummer limos. Hummers are disgusting enough on their own, moreso when they're stretched. I'm wary of the kind of people Hummers (and other SUV based limos) tend to attract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Cara Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 That makes sense about the issues surrounding renting one's cars out. My fiance and I love cars (my dad wanted me to get a muscle car for my 16th birthday, but my mum disagreed with us), so we'd be very excited if someone would be free to do some pro bono work (i.e. for gas and some really good food at our backyard reception). If anyone out there is free on a Saturday afternoon in August and wants to drive around a newly married couple from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven and back, we'd appreciate it. Thanks, Glenn, for the note...and the commiseration about Hummer limos. Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Amanda, add my congrats to the list.Something you might want to try is going around to some car shows/cruise-ins and talk to some owners about what you are wanting to do. Lots of times clubs post the dates of shows/cruise-ins at parts stores or on bulletin boards in the area. You can also find them in the local newspapers. You might just find someone that would love to help you out and love some good food.Also, contact any garages in your area that work on old cars and they might give you some leads also. Good luck with your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Cara Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Thanks for the leads, Susan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Contact one of the AACA regions in your area. I'm sure they can help.MICHIGANBLUE WATER REGIONPaul R. Pawlowsky9084 Lake RoadOtisville, MI 48463BOYNE COUNTRY REGIONArnold HudsonPO Box 250Walloon Lake, MI 49796FLINT REGIONRon A. Jacob8258 ManchesterGrand Blanc, MI 48439INLAND LAKES REGIONGilbert A. Mack118 James SquareRoscommon, MI 48653IRISH HILLS REGIONTori L. Goin7087 Co.Rd. 1-3Swanton, OH 43558KALAMAZOO VALLEY REGIONDavid Lyon27405 Shaw RoadLawton, MI 49065NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN REGIONMike Hamilton9538 Cherry AvenueKewadin, MI 49648SAGINAW VALLEY REGIONRay Christie9980 Tittabawassee RdFreeland, MI 48623WEST MICHIGAN REGIONDon Mayton4521 Majestic AveZeeland, MI 49464WOLVERINE STATE REGIONRobert Scheffler19963 Sumpter RoadBelleville, MI 48111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlK Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 All good suggestions. I have been doing this kind of thing for a long time for friends and I only get a tank of gas and a case of beer, and sometimes some food at the reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aussie610 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AlK</div><div class="ubbcode-body">All good suggestions. I have been doing this kind of thing for a long time for friends and I only get a tank of gas and a case of beer, and sometimes some food at the reception. </div></div>With the prise of gas at the moment, you might be prising yourself out of a market there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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