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 Waterford, 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!

•  Fear of the Unknown: Unfamiliar with the streets of Waterford? Consider adding a GPS navigation system to your rental. GPS provides turn-by-turn directions to a number of Waterford attractions and businesses, and is offered by almost all Waterford car rental agencies. The GPS helps you navigate like some mythical Greek God of Navigation! You can also add your own portable GPS on your handy windshield sucker, but remember to take it all with you when you turn in the car at the end of your trip.

•  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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Waterford MI Area Attractions

• North Oakland Medical Centers (6.60 miles)
• POH Perry Medical Clinic (7.36 miles)
• Palace of Auburn Hills - Detroit Pistons (7.65 miles)
• St Joseph Mercy Oakland (8.04 miles)
• POH Medical Center (8.20 miles)
• Havenwyck Hospital (8.28 miles)
• Pontiac Silverdome (8.35 miles)
• Huron Valley - Sinai Hospital (8.93 miles)
• Oakland University (9.41 miles)
• Walter P Chrysler Museum (9.69 miles)
• Museum Bronze Co (9.83 miles)
• Meadow Brook Hall (12.74 miles)
• Oakland Hills Country Club South (12.96 miles)
• Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (13.00 miles)
• Rochester College (13.13 miles)
• William Tyndal College (14.12 miles)
• DMC Health Care Center (14.59 miles)
• Walsh College (15.62 miles)

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