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[*] posted on 3-3-2007 at 03:45 PM


Elgatoloco. You have answered a question that I've had for years. "Do rental agencies have a central clearing house to check if cars are brought back with problems or not. Life & health insurance companies do. So why wouldn't rental agencies. Always someone wanting to test the "system" I guess. Think that keeps our rates lower when we rent cars????? If we have a clean record & our cars are retured without "hidden damage">>>
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[*] posted on 3-3-2007 at 04:09 PM


Interesting side bar to all of this.
Having entered the "medicare eligible" era last year I have noticed on the bottom of all the major car rental contracts, promotions etc. the notation
"no rentals to under 21 or over 65"
HUH??!!
Anyone else notice that?
So far no one has raised the issue,
in fact it was on Cabaja's contract, she actually wrote down my birth year, and not a word was said.
(oh well, having married a 'child bride' I can always rent in Teresa's name)
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[*] posted on 3-4-2007 at 10:30 AM


Ya, I tried it just once ...that was all it took for me to never do it again.
Thought it was going to be an easy in easy out trip to drop a friend off at the TJ airport going through Otay Mesa. Well not so when your driving a nice clean white brand new rental car with a rental sticker nicely displayed on the bumper. Dropped my friend off and was just about to make the turn back to the border crossing when I was pulled over by a motorcycle cop. All he wanted to see was my insurance papers ... didnt care about a license, just the insurance. After he pointed out that my rental car insurance didnt cover coming across the border things got real clear to me.
Needless to say after being told I was going to the TJ jail and the car was going to be impounded several times that I finally asked where the local bank was and could I just take care of this unfortunate mistake of mine with him.
I always "try" to obey the laws in the states and I sure as heck always obey the laws while visiting Baja now.




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