Chrysler 300C rental car in Canada?

Last time at Orlando airport and Islip on Long Island, National and Hertz
took a good look at the car when I returned it. In fact the Taurus had a
ding that I did not notice when I picked it up but I saw it after my first
lunch stop with the car. Don't know if someone hit it with a door in the
parking lot while I ate or if I just missed it. Hertz saw it but did not
try to charge me.



"MoPar Man" > wrote in message
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> Art wrote:
>
>> Have you rented recently? Hertz and National give the cars a good
>> once over these days when you bring them back now.
>
> I rent a car at a US airport about 8 times per year (more in previous
> years). Usually Avis. The proceedure is get off the rental bus and
> either get dropped off right at the car, or go to the counter, fill
> out the paperwork, and walk to the car. Keys already in the car. Get
> it, turn it on, drive away. NO ONE is ever there to do a once-over of
> the car with you, look for scratches/dents, etc.
>
> Do they still even put those diagrams of the car in the rental
> envelope showing where existing dammage is?
>
> When bringing the car back (which is usually an open-air lot,
> sometimes it's inside a covered parking garage), you pull up behind
> the last car, get out, wait for an agent to scan the car, look at the
> milage and gas gauge, and print your receipt on the spot. To me it
> seems they barely glance at the rest of the car. And if you're
> bringing the car back at night - good luck seeing any dammage.
>
> Maybe the airport rental locations are more lax about this (hmm- lax.)
>
> Maybe if you rent at smaller, low-volume, inner-city or suburban
> locations they pay more attention to the cars.

MoPar Man schrieb:

> If you've made arrangements through an agent in Europe to rent a car
> in USA/Canada, you should check your rates to see if you're getting
> screwed or not.

I checked with Alamo's website: Taking into account that the "rental
package" offered by my travel agent includes an additional liability
insurance covering up to 1 million Euros I am better off with that.

Yes, I guess I will call or email the airport counter of Alamo a few
days before my arrival to ask them about a 300C.

MoPar Man schrieb:

> If you've made arrangements through an agent in Europe to rent a car
> in USA/Canada, you should check your rates to see if you're getting
> screwed or not.

I checked with Alamo's website: Taking into account that the "rental
package" offered by my travel agent includes an additional liability
insurance covering up to 1 million Euros I am better off with that.

Yes, I guess I will call or email the airport counter of Alamo a few
days before my arrival to ask them about a 300C.