Smarter Car Renting

Here are car rental tips from the road trip-seasoned editors of RoadsideAmerica.com:

•  Many States, One Car: If renting a car for a longer road trip, check with the car rental companies in Sterling Heights, Michigan to see if they have policies about crossing state lines that affect the final rate you pay. May be no effect, but don't assume you can crisscross the globe with unlimited mileage impunity. There may be a GPS tracker in the car!

•  Credit Cards for Pick-Up: Many agencies require a credit card upon pick-up. Yes, Opie, we live in that kind of world. So make sure you are in good standing with your "plastic." Call the car rental agency in Sterling Heights before arrival or verify in the rental policy and rules to see which forms of payment they accept.

•  Leave Nothing Behind: At a road trip's end, we find we've accumulated souvenirs, kitschy mementoes, and piles of brochures from tourist attractions. These treasures prove you really traveled -- that it wasn't just some wacky delusion. When dropping off your rental car, carefully check every door pocket, drink holder and storage bin for these keepsakes. The rental car company sure doesn't have any use for them.

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Sterling Heights MI Area Attractions

• St Joseph's Mercy of MaComb (3.99 miles)
• William Beaumont Hospital-Troy (4.32 miles)
• Four Bears Water Park (4.96 miles)
• St John Macomb Hospital (5.12 miles)
• Walsh College (6.12 miles)
• St John Hospital (6.39 miles)
• St John Oakland Hospital (6.61 miles)
• Mount Clemens General Hospital (6.72 miles)
• Hazel Park Raceway (7.53 miles)
• Rochester College (8.60 miles)
• Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (9.36 miles)
• William Beaumont Hospital (9.38 miles)
• Detroit Zoo (9.59 miles)
• Museum Bronze Co (11.14 miles)
• Walter P Chrysler Museum (11.21 miles)
• Oakland University (11.90 miles)
• Edsel & Eleanor Ford House (12.01 miles)
• Meadow Brook Hall (12.08 miles)

Sterling Heights rental guide