The phone's off the hook, no one knows we're here

[raybear]

I love phone calls at 9:30 on Saturday asking me for money.

So, I rented a car in L.A. at Thanksgiving and they claim I owe them $200+ for some damage to the rear bumper. They're sending me the incident report and other misc. paperwork to back up their claim. I have said that no one mentioned anything to me when I returned the car, and she said that the inspection was made just after I returned it, and that if they did inspections right at return, customers would have to wait forever. To which I'm thinking, too bad, it's your business decision to create a gap between procedures that is unaccounted for, that's not my fault as a customer. I stood by my claim. Also, $223 seems like a way too much for some 'minor bumper' damage that 'probably happened while parked'.

But, perhaps I'm also just screwed. Am I going to have suck this up and pay it?

Also, I used to ALWAYS get the full insurance when renting, the extra $9 a day to cover such bullshit (as well as major stuff), but about a year ago, someone made fun of me for doing that and said she never in her life did it and that I worry too much, and plus I was really broke around that time and saving the dollars seemed like a good idea. Now I'm mad I ever stopped doing what I wanted to do and fck intrusive know-it-alls who say I have hangups for being too careful and equate spontaneity and freedom, with irresponsibility. You can pay my $223 bill.

Actually, fck me for not just doing what I want to do and ignoring the rest.

Or fck car rental places who are charging me more than twice what I paid to rent the damn car for minor isht. Alamo, for future reference.

Comments

[mirror-self.livejournal.com]

The rental car thing really sucks. I always used to buy the extra insurance (despite people telling me not to) until I found out for sure that my car insurance plan also covers rental cars. (Although I think that a $200 scrape would probably end up being all deductible and I'd have to pay it all anyway.)

Did you use a credit card to pay for the car rental? Some major credit cards include rental car coverage when you use them to rent a car, but you'd need to check with them. Still, a 15 minute phone call might save you a significant amount of money.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have "real" car insurance that covers major stuff while driving other people's cars, but like you said, $200 scrape isn't worth it.

But good idea on the credit card, I'll call the Visa and ask.