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Hi
As I am going off the idea of buses, I have heard about car share, can anyone tell me about this, or is anyone interested in this as a way of seing USA I will be there end of June and have to make my way to LA. over 9 weeks.

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Originally posted by macri:
Hi
As I am going off the idea of buses, I have heard about car share, can anyone tell me about this, or is anyone interested in this as a way of seing USA I will be there end of June and have to make my way to LA. over 9 weeks.

Hey, Macri, why not use Amtrak? As a visitor to the country, you can get a 30 day rail pass, or you can do point to point tickets pretty cheaply and without much notice. Here are a couple of route suggestions:

New York-Boston-Chicago-Denver-Salt Lake City-Portland-San Francisco-Los Angeles

New York-Washington DC-Charlotte-Atlanta-New Orleans-Memphis-St. Louis-Kansas City-Santa Fe-Denver-Salt Lake City-Sacremento-San Francisco-Los Angeles.

You'll enjoy the train a lot more than the bus, and it's more reliable than ride share, IMHO.

La

Google "Driveaway," which is the name of the biggest company doing car delivery. You need to be flexible, have a credit card, and usually be over 25. If you can find a vehicle near your starting point going near LA (one of the biggest delivery points), you'll have a lot of fun. Last time I did it, I delivered a Mercedes convertible from Montreal to Miami, and got a $150 gas allowance to do it.

Thanks for that, I will look into both options
Chris