Originally Posted by
dcrowell
I have no idea what my one-way 120-mile trip here would have cost by taxi, then there's the return trip early on Monday... I think renting the car was cheaper and avoided a bigger vehicle (taxi) making *two* round-trips. I doubt the driver would want to stay here for the weekend.
From what cabbies I know have told me, people do make trips like that in taxis, and longer ones. One driver told me that the longest trip he took was from Lansing to Lexingtom, KY--which must be 300 or 400 miles. Trips from Lansing to Detroit and Chicago airports are pretty common. (100 to 150 miles) I think the run to Detroit Metro is about 75 dollars--well worth it if you need to catch a last minute flight that's costing you a few hundred bucks--especially on an expense account.
I'm too cheap to do this, but it's something some carfree people might want to keep in mind.