did you rent at an airport? the only place i ever rent a car is at an airport and generally through hertz or avis.
always rent a ford taurus. generally leave with a lincoln town car free or for very slight extra charge. i find small airports easier to work than large on this angle. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Robert Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't have a credit card. Renting a car is a pain but certain places > will > allow the use of a debit card....but they charge like $400 then credit > what > you don't spend. > > I may have to break down and get a credit card....especially if we go to > Japan. > > Bob R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Gary Hurst > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:20 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W220 rust > > you go try it at one of the big agencies at the airport and see how it > goes. > > renting a car is the only reason i still desire to have a credit card. i > only rent one about once a year, but i still need a proper credit card to > do > it > > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You can rent a car with a debit card. Not sure it that is true of all > car > > rental agencies. I also have credit cards, all with $0 balances. > > BillR > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Dimitri Seretakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: 2/24/08 9:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W220 rust > > > > You are the exception rather than the rule. Most > > people have credit cards. You almost need them to > > exist here. You can't even rent a car without one. > > That being said, I agree with your philosophy but it > > is unfortunately impractical in this day and age. > > Even in Europe where people refrained from using > > credit cards, the credit card/mortgage way of life is > > catching on. > > Dimitri > > --- Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I beg to differ. The only folks to whom I have a > > > debt is my mortgage > > > company, and that is only because I didn't have a > > > $75K balance in my > > > checking account when I purchased this house. I have > > > no credit cards. I use > > > a debit card. If there isn't money in the bank, I > > > don't buy it. I have no > > > car loans outstanding, and I have five licensed > > > vehicles, counting the > > > motorcycle. And all five vehicles are road-worthy. > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Dimitri Seretakis > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > This is a consumer oriented nation. We are all > > > stretched beyond our > > > > means. > > > > Dimitri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > LT Don > > > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ <http://don.homelinux.net/%7Edon/> < > http://don.homelinux.net/%7Edon/> > > > > > > apt-get update > > > apt-get upgrade > > > The following packages will be replaced > > > Prez > > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
