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South Africa AVIS deal..
I just went online to get a car for one day to get
from Cape Town to my house beyond Hermanus. Always easier and less expensive than using the shuttle for the 2 hour trip. Avis always has special deals for foreign visitors, but there's one now that's the best I have had. The deals are found at this web page: http://www.avis.co.za/main.asp?ID=943 Only the lower priced cars are featured, but what a deal. I got the little VW Chico with all taxes & fees, 90% insurance coverage (too complicated to explain here, but it is normal and quite sufficient), unlimited mileage - for R174 - about $28. Longer rentals are less. No, I don't have shares of Avis. Just an extraordinary interest in saving money. Which isn't always easy when renting a car. |
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No, I don't have shares of Avis. Maybe an account then? So you get discount? |
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"Corné" wrote:
No, I don't have shares of Avis. Maybe an account then? So you get discount? No.. this is not a travel industry rate. Avisco.za always has special rates offered to foreign visitors at the web page I mentioned. This deal just happened to be the best one I have seen. |
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Dave Patterson wrote:
Avisco.za always has special rates Should have been Avis.co.za |
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"Dave Patterson" schreef in bericht ... "Corné" wrote: No, I don't have shares of Avis. Maybe an account then? So you get discount? No.. this is not a travel industry rate. Avisco.za always has special rates offered to foreign visitors at the web page I mentioned. This deal just happened to be the best one I have seen. Thanks for your contribution! Next time I'll advise my guests to book with Avis. Keep well. Corné. www.amukela.com |
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Just be careful about those VW Chicos. Like the CitiGolf, they are
regularly targeted by thieves for breaking into. I had one smashed into in CT and the radio was taken. Avis replaced it (for a fee) and the next night, the second one was broken into, the radio taken again. Avis replaced it again (for another fee) and this time I opted for no radio. The third night, nothing happened. But it was broken into on the FOURTH night, and they didn't take anything. Eventually, I convinced Avis that I had paid enough damages to warrant them upgrading me to a better car that was more break-in proof. Theives can break into Chicos by just getting their fingers in behind the top of the door and pulling it out until the latch pops loose or the window breaks. If you are spending even one night in CT, I would not recommend going for the cheapest car offerred by Avis. You get what you pay for. --riverman |
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My girlfriend and I regularly hire cars in Cape Town, usually a
Citigolf or similar. In 6 years of doing business periodically in Cape Town, neither of us has ever had a break-in or burglary. I guess this all depends on where you are leaving the car. I wouldn't hesitate to hire a Citigolf, as I will always park it either at my hotel, or where there are parking guards. I would never think to park a car in any city in South Africa where there is no parking guard. When you park the car, you must find the guard, ask him his name, and then give him a small tip when you get back to the car. R2 to R5 is adequate. I haven't had any car broken into in the past 8 years. Marc On 17 Sep 2005 23:57:00 -0700, "riverman" wrote: SNIP If you are spending even one night in CT, I would not recommend going for the cheapest car offerred by Avis. You get what you pay for. --riverman |
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When I'm in CT, I stay with some friends in Bantry Bay. Their two cars
take up the garage, so the rental car goes on the street right in front of the house, where it can be seen clearly from the front window. No guard, unfortunatley, and the vandals/burglars strike when we are asleep. After the first two robberies, I met with the Bantry Bay Chief of Police and said it seemed like an easy nab to watch the car the third night and bust whoever did it. He sympathised, but said that there was little he could do, because in the big scheme of things a broken-into rental car was nothing compared to the murders and things he dealt with daily. He suggested that I leave a package in the passenger's seat, hide in the bushes with a baseball bat, and once I 'defended myself' against the burgler, call him and his boys would cart him off. Justice, SA style. I didn't do it, of course. --riverman |
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On 20 Sep 2005 05:51:46 -0700, "riverman" wrote:
SNIP He suggested that I leave a package in the passenger's seat, hide in the bushes with a baseball bat, and once I 'defended myself' against the burgler, call him and his boys would cart him off. Justice, SA style. I didn't do it, of course. --riverman No, that's "Policeing, SA style" That policemen should have his badge removed, and be sacked. He's a disgrace to the uniform and nothing but a trumped-up civil servant with the mentallity of a gnat. My experience with the SA Police Services generally show that there are areas where the police seem powerless to do anything about the crime, and those areas where they are successful. The difference is not resources, not workloads, not financial... The difference is LEADERSHIP. In areas where the OC is a true leader, the police will find the resources and money, and the workloads will drop. Anyway, this is OT, and a bit of a rave from me, so I'll retreat back into my corner... :-) Marc |
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