Ugly Cars - I rented one
Rent-a-cars amaze me. The concept that I can turn up in all sorts of weird places, someone will hand me the keys to a car and I can drive off continues to delight me. But if there’s one thing worse than airlines loading on extra charges – see my recent Ryanair blog – it’s rent-a-car companies. Particularly in the US.
I need a car for three days in New England, picking it up from Boston airport. A quick zip around the websites and I decide to go for Thrifty – I have absolutely no allegiance to rent-a-car companies, my Hertz No 1 card or my Avis Wizard card don’t seem to make any difference when it comes to renting a car. 
No, this is not a Ford Fusion, it's a Dodge Charger
The daily rental for my Ford Fusion is US$53.19. Now I know there’s going to be Loss Damage Waiver (‘this is not insurance’ says the Thrifty website, but that’s just lawyer-speak), but nowhere on the website does it say what LDW is going to cost! Something like US$22 to 28 a day I reckon, in fact it’s US$23.99 a day.
click here for more on rent-a-car charges and something really ugly, the axle-of-evil
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