Long term car rental

Most car rental agencies have rates for these types of long term rentals.
Check with Budget or Dependable Car in STT (www.dependablecar.com)
See if affordable, if not purchase a car for use during the 8 months.

What island? If you're on STT check First Rent-A-Car. They get about $225.00 per week.

Contact Centerline. When we first moved here and were waiting for our car to arrive from down island, we rented a great Explorer from them for a month at a reduced rate.

Does anyone know of anyway to rent a car four about 8 months?

The least expensive legal auto rental will cost you at least $800 a month. That will give you a newer fully insured car. We had some friends who used Centerline on stx. If you plan to rent or lease for 8 months you might negotiate a better deal, but it will still cost you around $6000. I suggest you look into buying a used car and selling back when you leave. You will need to register and insure it, but you could even break even on costs.