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- Denver, CO
Yep I am definitely extra careful when I have a rental.
Look what Ive got.....
- Thread starter Anchorman
- Start date
I am the same. I take photos of the vehicle before I pick up, drive it properly, clean it out & fill with petrol upon return and take photos of it before handing in the keys.
boandlkramer
US Specs in Europe
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- '17 CX-5 GT AWD; '18 BMW X3
I generally overpay up front for gas so I don’t have to worry about it when returning a rental. I go on business trips pretty often.
Interesting. If we return a vehicle with low fuel, we get charged. Therefore we fill up just before returning it.
Must be different there.
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- Denver, CO
Rental car companies often give you the option.
Return the vehicle with the same amount of gas you picked it up in, or pay $$$/gallon at a higher rate of whatever the going gas price is to drop it off at whatever tank amount and they refill it.
boandlkramer
US Specs in Europe
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- '17 CX-5 GT AWD; '18 BMW X3
It’s just a matter of convenience, and it’s expensed anyways.
Personal travel, It’s a few minutes saved on the way back to the airport.
Personal travel, It’s a few minutes saved on the way back to the airport.
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- Denver, CO
Yep exactly.
Not Enterprise. They will get you for anything. It’s a scam they run.
7eregrine
The man, the myth, the legend
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- Land of Cleve
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- 2016.5 CX5
Absolutely. I am a bit hard on the engine, I suppose, but any modern car should be able to handle it.
I did buy a Saab Convertible that was a rental. Other then the serpentine belt breaking on the way home with it, it was rock solid the rest of the time.
The serpentine belt is a known issue with that particular Saab that MUST be changed every 40,000 miles. It had 36,000 when we bought. In case you're wondering why I didn't just return it right then.
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- Denver, CO
Oh I am hard on any engine, but I agree, they can take it.
My careful is more just in my style of driving. Depending on what kind of rental I have I can't always assume it has the same pickup and power my CX-5 has so I am less apt to try to "beat that car and make that turn" or do something sudden, is more what I meant if that makes sense.
