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DGD
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:06 pm 
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I'll bet that was a scam, that airport lot is small, so there's no way they couldn't find it. I think you'd get a better over all rate on line as opposed direct local, my experience anyway. The other key is don't wait until the week before, there is no charge for the reservation, don't even take a CC.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:50 pm 
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Great stuff guys, great advice. I was going to rent a car, but with reading all these posts, i've changed my mind. I might just ask a cousin or a friend and see if i can borrow one! Ya all should go on trip advisor with all these horror stories and get the word out to the average tourist. It really sounds like these rental car agencies are giving you americans a hard time.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:14 am 
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Tstef527 wrote:
BlueDevil wrote:
Sometimes, I get nit-picked for micron-width scratches and pinhead-sized dents, other times I don't. When renting, I use the American Express Premium Auto Rental insurance, which covers 100% of all damage. It costs $24.95 per rental period, and is in effect as soon as you pick up and covedr your deposit with AMEX. When I turn the car in, and if there are no issues, I just use another card to pay my final bill, and my AMEX account is not charged the $24.95. Unless it is something like a smashed window, I will argue the point, and the agent usually backs-off. If he persists, I ask for a separate invoice for the damage and dispute the charge with AMEX. AMEX will either deny the payment or pay the damage through its insurance. The rental car dent and scratch may be a racket in CR... but it is far worse in European countries.


Great tip and great advice....TY


I use the American Express Premium Insurance also. And when I turn in the car I use my AMEX card and gladly pay the $24.95 for the extra protection and piece of mind. It's a great program....
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:17 am 
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Dekalb45 wrote:
I won't go through the whole scam, but at the end of the day they charged me $350 extra because they could not find the car for three days after they told me where to park the car at the airport for an early flight.

Always return a rental car directly to the rental office and get them to sign off on it before you leave so there's no surprises. Doing the "park it in a lot" routine is just asking for trouble. Once, I was running late for a flight, so I dropped the car off at Economy and didn't have time to wait until they checked me out. I left the keys and they took me to the airport to just make my flight. That could've been bad too. They could've found "scratches and dents" and charged me accordingly since I was on a plane to the US. But luckily they were straight up and didn't charge me a dollar extra. I've always had good luck with Economy (aka Advantage) at the airport.
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Orange wrote:
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I won't go through the whole scam, but at the end of the day they charged me $350 extra because they could not find the car for three days after they told me where to park the car at the airport for an early flight.

Always return a rental car directly to the rental office and get them to sign off on it before you leave so there's no surprises. Doing the "park it in a lot" routine is just asking for trouble. Once, I was running late for a flight, so I dropped the car off at Economy and didn't have time to wait until they checked me out. I left the keys and they took me to the airport to just make my flight. That could've been bad too. They could've found "scratches and dents" and charged me accordingly since I was on a plane to the US. But luckily they were straight up and didn't charge me a dollar extra. I've always had good luck with Economy (aka Advantage) at the airport.



And their price was $50 cheaper for Semana Santa then my usual Budget Rent A Car and for an authomatic.
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