Pre-trip complication: our 06 Pacifica’s been deemed ‘unsafe to drive’ by our mechanic

Gang, we’ve got a big, fat complication in terms of the Traverse City trip. My 2006 Chrysler Pacifica has been deemed unsafe to drive long distances (any distance, really) by our mechanic in town. Norm says that the sub-frame is rusted out, and that we cannot drive the car to Traverse City.

Renting a car for the approximate two-week trip would cost us around $1,500 from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which is our local rental place. We’ll try to see whether we can get discounts due to Aunt Annie’s AARP status and our status as customers of Norm’s Total Automotive, but we don’t have the money budgeted for this expense, so I don’t know what to do.

If you have any recommendations, I could use them.

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My name is George Malik, and I'm the Malik Report's editor/blogger/poster. I have been blogging about the Red Wings since 2006, and have worked with MLive and Kukla's Korner. Thank you for reading!