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Nome Renting a vehicle in Nome
Posted: Thu December 29, 2005 01:54 AM UTC
I'm planning a trip to Nome, next summer, and i'd like to have a means of transport. The problem is that i'm 19 and too young to really rent a car/truck. Usually you should be 21/25. To be honest, the rentals I have seen there are a little expensive anyway ($80+ per day), but I was wondering if anyone had any bright ideas? I wouldn't mind a quad, if the rental on them wasn't so bad and I could be insured, but obviously it's not ideal if I'm carrying luggage (including a tent) on the back. So, my options seem to be - ask the rental companies if they'll rent me a car even though i'm 19 ("i'll treat it well, honest!"), rent a quad and freeze, buy a car there or pay someone for the use of their car and obviously pay for the insurance whilst i'm driving.

I should probably set the scene. Like I said, i'm 19. I'm from the UK and will have a full UK license (for less than 1 year though). I'm planning to travel to Nome and stay for around 2-3 weeks. Camping - to save some money and it looks fun. I'm planning on spending a fair bit of time Gold Mining around Nome beach, maybe up the hills a bit too (wherever it's allowed without a permit). I'd like to see surrounding villages/towns in my own time and at my own pace though, so i guess what I'm asking is -

1: Is there any hope of renting a car/truck/quad that you know of?
2: Assuming soeone was stu.. kind* enough to lend me their car, would insurance be easy enough to get a hold of?
3: If I bought a car, would insurance be easy enough and would there be any other bureaucracy to deal with?
4: Do you live in Nome and want to lend me a car for 2-3 weeks next June/July? =D

Thanks, Andrew.
phoneticSilence
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Nome Nome Alaska
Posted: Wed December 24, 2003 07:56 PM UTC
Anyone been there lately..how is it?
BisbeeAZ
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