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car rentals, was: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines

From danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject car rentals, was: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines
Date 2015-10-25 12:47 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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In <n0hqko$u49$1@dont-email.me> Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> writes:

>>> If you don't own a car or your personal insurance doesn't provide 
>>> sufficient coverage--and many people don't check until it's too
>>> late, figure an additional $100/day or $700/wk (i.e. no free
>>> days).

>I suggest checking your coverage before relying on that.  My state only
>requires covering policyholders (but not "additional drivers") in rental
>cars at the same level(s) as their own cars.  That means if you have
>collision/theft coverage on a $5k car, it will only pay out $5k when you
>wreck/lose a $25k rental, and you're still on the hook for the remaining
>$20k.  Many people drop collision/theft coverage entirely after their
>car is paid off and would be on the hook for the entire $25k.

>> For this hypothetical rental, CDW would cost $20/day, again way
>> less than what you're seeing.

>The cost will vary depending on exactly what you need; for instance,
>someone who doesn't own a car probably also needs LDW, which is much
>more expensive, and there are a half-dozen other options that can
>further increase the cost.  $100/day is a reasonable estimate if one
>doesn't have all the specifics.

A decade or so ago, a lot of credit cards included covering
the collission damage waiver as part of their perks. While
many have dropped that bit of niceness, I'd guess it's still
floating around for some.

So it's worth giving a call to your credit card company

-- 
_____________________________________________________
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
		     dannyb@panix.com 
[to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

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optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-24 11:00 -0700
  Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "hqhy" <hqhy@nospam.com> - 2015-08-25 04:47 +1000
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-24 15:01 -0500
  Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-24 14:45 -0500
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-24 13:22 -0700
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 13:26 -0500
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 11:48 -0700
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 16:12 -0500
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 20:20 -0700
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-08-25 20:28 +0000
  Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-08-24 21:42 +0200
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-24 15:14 -0500
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 08:07 -0700
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 12:52 -0500
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-08-25 20:06 +0000
  Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2015-08-24 23:33 -0500
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 01:39 -0500
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-08-25 10:23 +0200
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 12:30 -0500
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-08-25 22:48 +0200
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-26 10:44 -0500
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-08-26 18:03 +0200
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-26 12:04 -0700
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-08-25 14:15 -0500
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 15:15 -0500
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 13:33 -0700
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 15:49 -0500
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-08-25 21:00 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 16:37 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines lawrence@cluon.com - 2015-08-25 23:52 +0200
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                Re: fluorescents, was: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 20:24 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 19:11 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 20:36 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-26 02:29 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-08-26 09:35 -0500
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) - 2015-10-11 17:24 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-13 07:30 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) - 2015-10-15 19:32 +0000
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-08-25 20:52 +0000
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "Joseph D. Korman" <joekor@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-28 14:34 -0400
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-26 04:03 +0000
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-08-25 20:36 +0000
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-25 08:10 -0700
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-08-25 12:18 -0500
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-08-25 17:30 +0000
  Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-12 22:15 -0700
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-13 07:37 -0700
    Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-14 13:15 -0500
      Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-14 12:37 -0700
        Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-14 14:57 -0500
          Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-14 13:30 -0700
            Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-15 11:26 -0500
              Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-16 07:19 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-16 15:55 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-17 00:10 +0200
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-21 13:12 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-21 13:23 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-21 17:56 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:53 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> - 2015-10-24 00:46 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-04 12:38 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-21 17:56 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-22 10:56 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-22 10:09 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-22 19:44 +0200
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-22 14:38 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-22 23:40 +0200
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-23 13:29 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-23 11:39 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-23 15:52 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-23 21:40 +0100
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-23 16:55 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-10-23 22:18 +0200
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-25 21:04 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-26 07:17 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-26 14:48 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-26 15:54 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-28 07:07 +1100
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-23 21:36 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-24 16:01 +1100
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-23 08:19 +1100
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-23 05:57 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-22 14:12 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-23 14:27 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-23 16:16 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-23 20:05 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-25 00:53 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-25 17:49 +1100
                car rentals, was: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-10-25 12:47 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-23 19:55 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-24 07:16 -0400
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-24 18:11 +0000
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-24 20:18 -0700
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-24 23:55 -0500
                Re: optimum power supply for subway/light rail lines scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 18:01 +0000

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