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- From: perry@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brendan Perry)
- Newsgroups: rec.travel
- Subject: Car rentals in Europe
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 17:52:48 GMT
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- Greetings,
-
- I'm going to Europe in 6 weeks and have called all the car rental
- agents listed in "Let's Go" to compare rates. I'd like advise on
- companies, renting and driving in Germany.
-
- I decided to rent a car because there are 3 of us going and we're
- going to Frankfurt, then Heidelberg, then Munich. Round trip on
- the train seems to be about DM 200 (say, $125) for each of us, but a
- car is DM 193 a week, unlimited mileage plus 15% minus a 10% discount
- for being in AAA, plus gas (say, 1000 km total for the week, 50 kpg
- = 20 gallons * $4/gallon = $80). So, instead of $125 * 3 = $375 for
- train, it's $120 + $18.75 + $80 = $218.75 TOTAL. If my logic is
- faulty or it's really $8 gallon for gas in Germany somebody tell me,
- because I WANT not to have to drive, but we can see more in the 10
- days we'll be there, we can take side trips on the way, and its
- cheaper.
-
- So, what I want to know is, am I crazy or is it really cheaper to
- drive if there is 3 of us (all over 27, so no discounted Eurail and
- the like)? And, I'm not afraid of the driving, but how's the parking?
- Can we find a place to park in Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Munich, or is
- it 2 million dollars to park 8-) ? And, how much IS gas? I assumed
- about $4 per gallon.
-
- I basically planned on driving the car only between cities, and use
- public transport or walk within our destinations.
-
- Finally, am I getting a good deal with DM 193/week unlimited mileage???
- (plus 5% tax and DM 10 tax in Frankfurt)
-
- Viele Dank!
-
- Brendan
-