reajackson
10+ Posts
Ok - so I have been agonizing over car rental options at Florence Airport. I will be arriving by train to SMN and then heading up to airport on the tram and hit the rental car desk in the terminal at Portale airport. Going to Panzano again for a visit for a week - want a car to travel in the hill country and beyond.
To be honest I have no idea what I am looking at and what is the bare minimum in terms of making sure that I am paying for what I need in terms of car rental. I rented a car 15 years ago at FCO and what I experienced was nothing short of confusion and I don't want to go through that again. So I need help from the jump on what to do - what to pay for esp in terms of insurance - what type of car for the Tuscan hill country would be good and how can I make sure I am getting a diesel in lieu of a more expensive gasoline car?
So far this is what I am seeing......
I have looked at individual websites i.e. Budget, Avis etc for rental rates and at Auto Europe - From what I see Auto Europe is a good option - the thing that confuses me is the insurance issues associated with booking directly via say Budget vs. going with Auto Europe. The costs between the two options are not at all clear to me - and I am wondering too about the deductibles and how these are calculated as it seems there is no information. I have read previous posts and there is discussion about deductibles being picked up by your bank and / or Credit card - what is that about?
Any very basic information on what direction I should take and questions to ask for a one week rental would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Non posso aspettare a ritornare a Italia in Settembre.
Rea J
Colorado
To be honest I have no idea what I am looking at and what is the bare minimum in terms of making sure that I am paying for what I need in terms of car rental. I rented a car 15 years ago at FCO and what I experienced was nothing short of confusion and I don't want to go through that again. So I need help from the jump on what to do - what to pay for esp in terms of insurance - what type of car for the Tuscan hill country would be good and how can I make sure I am getting a diesel in lieu of a more expensive gasoline car?
So far this is what I am seeing......
I have looked at individual websites i.e. Budget, Avis etc for rental rates and at Auto Europe - From what I see Auto Europe is a good option - the thing that confuses me is the insurance issues associated with booking directly via say Budget vs. going with Auto Europe. The costs between the two options are not at all clear to me - and I am wondering too about the deductibles and how these are calculated as it seems there is no information. I have read previous posts and there is discussion about deductibles being picked up by your bank and / or Credit card - what is that about?
Any very basic information on what direction I should take and questions to ask for a one week rental would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Non posso aspettare a ritornare a Italia in Settembre.
Rea J
Colorado