飓风“桑迪”毁车无数 感恩节租车需求剧增
<p>感恩节迎来美国出行高峰，但因大批车辆在飓风“桑迪”袭击期间被毁，美国东北部地区的租车需求在此期间急剧增加。该地区很多租车行都无车可租，就算有几辆可租，租金也高得离谱，每天的租金达350美元，以致有些用户考虑以更低的价格租辆卡车回家过节，卡车的租金每天才19美元。为了缓解这一局面，很多租车行都开始从其他未受飓风影响的地区调集车辆，同时还将本打算出售给二手车行的老旧车辆重新列入可租车型。据悉，飓风中被毁的车辆有些是被水淹，有些则是被飓风吹落的树干砸毁，有五家保险公司称飓风后已接到3.8万个车损理赔电话。</p><p><span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>: <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> — <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="compounded">compounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>. <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="Existing">Existing</span> <span word="reservations">reservations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="honored">honored</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hefty">hefty</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>.</p><p><span word="Tadd">Tadd</span> <span word="Rosenfeld">Rosenfeld</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="LaGuardia">LaGuardia</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $350 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> — <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.</p>
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