[MakeLV] Makerfaire Bus Info

[Jeremy Sawruk]

Please add 3 to your headcount on my behalf. I also posted to the LV
Tech Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/203384606406628/

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Jared Steckel <steckelj at jaredsroom.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> We can rent 15 passenger vans without a CDL from Enterprise for roughly
> $130/day, and they have vans available for 9/29.  The charge is per day, no
> mileage, but they need to be returned with full tanks (they'll be full when
> we pick them up) so there will be fuel costs as well.  I’m not sure how to
> estimate fuel costs exactly, but a search says to expect roughly 15mpg for a
> 200 mile journey which sounds optimistic.  I’d suggest maybe $75 per vehicle
> for fuel, which allows for a few gallons either way.
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> According to the Makerfaire site, there is parking available at Citi Field
> for $10 with shuttle service to NYSCI.
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> http://makerfaire.com/newyork/2012/directions.html
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> This is $215 for 15 transports, so roughly $15 per person for the lift round
> trip so long as all the vans were full.  Right?
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> We can pick the vans up either from Airport Rd, or from Hamilton Blvd.
> Rental is 24-hours, so we just drop them off when we're through and use the
> key drop.
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> The only issue Enterprise said we might run in to is insurance.  Enterprise
> requires that the drivers have liability coverage, and that the coverage
> would extend to the van despite the fact that trip is not exactly personal.
> If our personal insurance doesn't cover the trip, we could check into the
> AEDC having some sort of liability coverage that would extend to us as
> drivers for a trip run by the organization.  Without Enterprise being able
> to verify this liability coverage, they will not rent to us.
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> I missed my chance to call my insurance company to ask my queue of questions
> today, but will see about that tomorrow.  Any suggestions for another price?
> Any ideas in addition to the above?
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> Jared
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