[W126 Coupe] Off topic

[Mike Kelly]

Hi Dan,
My wife and I rented a car [Ford Focus] from Hertz in Munich last year. Like
you, I had never driven 'on the wrong side of the road' either!
We did as planned, about 5k km through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria
and back to Germany, with a day trip into France.
We bought no excess cover when we picked up the car, as well as a SatNav
unit. We didn't need the former thankfully but we would still be there
without the latter.
To complicate things a little more, I'm in a wheelchair and the car had to
have hand controls.
It all got a bit much for Hertz here, though they tried hard, so eventually,
I phone Hertz in Germany direct, got the details and relayed them to Hertz
here.
I found that in the flow of traffic, it's almost natural, even going around
roundabouts the wrong way!
Where it gets exciting is turning right/left at traffic lights when cars are
stopped. I found an strong pull to the wrong side of the road.
Mike Adelaide
86 560SEL
89 560SEC


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Gardner [mailto:cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au] 
Sent: Friday, 28 May 2010 12:19 AM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Off topic

Hi Folks

    Thanks for all your input & advise,I have contacted AVIS & HERTZ here in

Australia who stated that the USA & Canada have totally different rental 
agreements to the rest of the world in that Credit cards often cover rental 
insurance( know as Collision Damage Waiver or Loss Damage Waiver ) as does 
your own personal car insurance.My insurance company

here does not insure a rental cars in the policy although it does 
concentrate on classic cars and car club members in particular.

    If I rented a car from these two companies mentioned here all I would 
have to pay extra for is excess coverage,as excess is normally $2500AUD and 
is usually covered by travel insurance.

Its going to be "fun" as I have yet to experience driving on the left side 
of the road,still if I do accidentally stray on to the other side I am sure 
the screams of my passengers will quickly alert me back again to the correct

side!!

 

                    Kind Regards Dan Gardner
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> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 10:59:38 -0600

> From: "Ernie Stephens" <stevetsg at msn.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Off topic

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> Hello Dan,

>

> Your way with words intrigues me (in a complimentary way).  If by hire 

> means that you get a chauffeur with the vehicle I can understand the $75 

> CAN a day other wise I am thinking that rentals are available for less 

> than $30 US.

>

> I am not familiar with the acronyms CDW or LDW but I suspect that you are 

> talking about physical coverage's for your own vehicle?  Collision and 

> comprehensive are terms that we see on USA policies but there are other 

> auxiliary coverage's such as rental reimbursement or loss of use that can 

> be added onto the basic "full coverage" policies.  In the event that you 

> are involved in an accident in a rental vehicle, you may be held 

> accountable for damages by the rental agency regardless of fault but your 

> own insurance policy may extend collision coverage to borrowed or rented 

> replacement vehicles such as would be the case of your experience in SF. 

> The deductible that is applicable to your own vehicle would of course 

> apply to the rental vehicle but many credit card companies will take care 

> of your deductible if you have used their card for the rental transaction 

> (see the terms and conditions of use on your credit cards).

>

> My experience with a car rental transaction in Southern Spain was that the



> daily rent was reasonable but the insurance on that small vehicle was 

> expensive; I would suggest looking into the possibility of extending the 

> coverage that you have on your personal vehicle at home to rental/hired 

> vehicles abroad for a more reasonable fee before leaving home on your trip



> (you would want to have a certificate of coverage to take with you to show



> the rental agency that you have such coverage).

>

> Best regards,

> Ernie

>

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

>  From: Dick Spellman<mailto:dick.spellman at gmail.com>

>  To: Dan Gardner<mailto:cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au> ; Mercedes Coupes Mailing 

> Lists<mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>  Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 9:46 AM

>  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Off topic

>

>

>  On 5/22/2010 9:11 AM, Dan Gardner wrote:

>  > Hi Folks

>  > Decided to visit Canada,Vancover & BC in particularfor for over three

>  > weeks,I got the impression over the years that car hire in North 

> America

>  > was inexpensive and yet to hire

>  >

>  > an econony small car (Suzuki Swift,Hyundai Elantra etc) with CDW or LDW

>  > coverage is working out to over $75 CAN a day and yet I have hired a

>  > Toyota Yaris and Ford KA in

>  >

>  > Australia,the UK and Ireland for $25 to $27 per day I did have an 

> excess

>  > of $2500 (and it was for three weeks)but that was covered by travel

>  > insurance.Havent seen any reference to

>  >

>  > excess with the Canadian hire Companies if anyone has any advise I 

> would

>  > be most gratefull.

>  >

>  > Kind Regards Dan Gardner

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>  >

>  Hi Dan,

>

>  If you do not have full coverage on your own policy that provides for

>  full collision and LDW while traveling, you have no choice but to get

>  this added coverage and at the added cost.  I know in the Northwest

>  (ie., Calgary) you need to add for glass coverage where they use gravel

>  for traction in the winter on all the roadways.

>

>  So, if you are comfortable with your insurance companies coverage

>  provisions you can decline and save the $.  Just be sure you have all

>  the needed coverage confirmed and in writing on your personal and

>  umbrella policies before taking this cost saving measure.

>

>  By the way, I had a rental in San Francisco totaled when a fellow acting

>  out what I presume was the Steve McQueen movie, Bullet came over a hill

>  and rear ended me at a red light just opposite the Marriott at the

>  wharf.  I had selected my personal policy for all damage coverage and

>  declined on the rental as per usual. The bill came into my offices for

>  $20 some odd thousand and the offending drivers policy paid all costs.

>    Had he been uninsured, I am told my policy would have paid the bill in

>  full.

>

>  Safe travels.

>

>  Dick

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> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 13:21:26 -0400

> From: Jay Hirsch <J.Hirsch at mac.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Off topic

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> Two cents

> Dallas is  "expensive!"

> Oklahoma City and Tulsa cheap.

> Have found that making a reservation  weeks in advance  rate  is

> higher than making reservation a day or two before arriving.

> BUT each city is different  in the US and other countries are another

> matter.

> If you  decline the rental companies insurance rate goes down

> dramatically

> When using  credit  card if you  "do not decline" the rental

> companies  ins.  your credit card company will not cover you!

> Jay H

> On May 22, 2010, at 9:37 AM, alal30319 at gmail.com wrote:

>

>> It's probably location based. Renting a car in Florida is dirt

>> cheap but in Dallas TX it's expensive enough to where the CEO of my

>> company (an Australian guy) would borrow my 560SEL every time he

>> came in from Sydney. I rented a VW Golf for 3 days in London back

>> in the 90's and it cost me 75GBP/ day with the insurance.

>>

>>

>> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Dan Gardner <cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au>

>> wrote:

>> Hi Folks

>>   Decided to visit Canada,Vancover & BC in particularfor for over

>> three weeks,I got the impression over the years that car hire in

>> North America was inexpensive and yet to hire

>>

>>  an econony small car (Suzuki Swift,Hyundai Elantra etc) with CDW

>> or LDW coverage is working out to over $75 CAN a day and yet I have

>> hired a Toyota Yaris and Ford KA in

>>

>> Australia,the UK and Ireland for $25 to $27 per day I did have an

>> excess of $2500 (and it was for three weeks)but that was covered by

>> travel insurance.Havent seen any reference to

>>

>> excess with the Canadian hire Companies if anyone has any advise I

>> would be most gratefull.

>>

>>

>>                             Kind Regards Dan Gardner

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> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 13:35:15 EDT

> From: FPecar4525 at aol.com

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> Nothing is cheap these days in Canada.  The Canadian dollar is $1.05  to

> the dollar cuurently.  This will correct eventually but Canada is not 

> cheap

> until it does decline to a more normal 90-95 cents to the dollar.

>

>

> In a message dated 5/22/2010 10:21:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

> J.Hirsch at mac.com writes:

>

> On Sat,  May 22, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Dan Gardner <_cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au_

> (mailto:cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au) >  wrote:

>

> Hi Folks

> Decided to visit Canada,Vancover &  BC in particularfor for over three

> weeks,I got the impression over the years  that car hire in North America 

> was

> inexpensive and yet to  hire

>

> an econony small car (Suzuki Swift,Hyundai Elantra etc)  with CDW or LDW

> coverage is working out to over $75 CAN a  day

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> Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 13:55:29 -0400

> From: Jay Hirsch <J.Hirsch at mac.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Off topic

> To: Dan Gardner <cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au>, Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

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> Who do you know?

> Just checked  rental rates in Vancouver BC   airport for economy car

> Budget  $18 day

> Avis $18

> Alamo $26

> Hertz    $45

> National $65

>

> Jay H

>

>

> On May 22, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Dan Gardner wrote:

>

>> Hi Folks

>>    Decided to visit Canada,Vancover & BC in particularfor for over

>> three weeks,I got the impression over the years that car hire in

>> North America was inexpensive and yet to hire

>>

>>   an econony small car (Suzuki Swift,Hyundai Elantra etc) with CDW

>> or LDW coverage is working out to over $75 CAN a day and yet I have

>> hired a Toyota Yaris and Ford KA in

>>

>> Australia,the UK and Ireland for $25 to $27 per day I did have an

>> excess of $2500 (and it was for three weeks)but that was covered by

>> travel insurance.Havent seen any reference to

>>

>> excess with the Canadian hire Companies if anyone has any advise I

>> would be most gratefull.

>>

>>

>>                              Kind Regards Dan Gardner

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