Hi, I plan on visiting Italy this summer and will rent a car for 12 days as I
drive from Florence to Rome, stoping in Toscana and the home town of my
grandparents. AutoEurope has quoted me a price of $840 for an economy 4 door
car like an Opel wagon. Is this price reasonable? In the good old USA I would
pay less than $200 per week for such a car, but perhaps Europe and Italy are
must more expensive.

Thanks for you help and any suggestions on geting a good car rental.

For what it is worth, by watching arifares I managed to get a ticket for $300
less than the best price my travel agent could find.

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[email protected] (Pauldibgrape) writes:

    > AutoEurope has quoted me a price of $840 for an economy 4 door
    >car like an Opel wagon. Is this price reasonable?

Try again. I find economy rates on AutoEurope for 12 days in August 2003 at
under $500. You may have asked for an expensive car by mistake.

It would be polite if you had indicated that your e-mail adrress is invalid.

Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in
address)

Actual expenses in Italy in the Spring of 2001
The lodging is so high because m'girfriend
demanded better accommodations than
I would have accepted.

Auto Trans. Lodge Food Admits Misc. Total
$87 $12 $65 $30 $9 $5 $133
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    > Actual expenses in Italy in the Spring of 2001
    > The lodging is so high because m'girfriend
    > demanded better accommodations than
    > I would have accepted.
    > Auto Trans. Lodge Food Admits Misc. Total
    > $87 $12 $65 $30 $9 $5 $133

I gather that's per day. It doesn't add up. Is it per person per day or for
both of you?

To the original poster, CDW is required in Italy. That adds to the cost.
There may also be limitations on where you can drive--but these don't apply
to your itinerary. Yes, it's more expensive to rent a car in Italy.

Marianne

I was researching renting a car for 10 day this coming May in Tuscany.
Hertz gave me the best price for less than $400 for their economy
class car.

A four door car? I would think it is not an economy class car?

Bill

[email protected] (Pauldibgrape) wrote in message news:...
    > Hi, I plan on visiting Italy this summer and will rent a car for 12 days as I
    > drive from Florence to Rome, stoping in Toscana and the home town of my
    > grandparents. AutoEurope has quoted me a price of $840 for an economy 4 door
    > car like an Opel wagon. Is this price reasonable? In the good old USA I would
    > pay less than $200 per week for such a car, but perhaps Europe and Italy are
    > must more expensive.
    >
    > Thanks for you help and any suggestions on geting a good car rental.
    >
    > For what it is worth, by watching arifares I managed to get a ticket for $300
    > less than the best price my travel agent could find.

Larry wrote:

    > In article ,
    > [email protected] (Pauldibgrape) writes:
    >
    >>AutoEurope has quoted me a price of $840 for an economy 4 door
    >>car like an Opel wagon. Is this price reasonable?
    >
    > It would be polite if you had indicated that your e-mail adrress is invalid.

Why does it matter? The question was posted here, and should be
answered here.
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DGS

In article ,
Pauldibgrape wrote:
    >Hi, I plan on visiting Italy this summer and will rent a car for 12 days as I
    >drive from Florence to Rome, stoping in Toscana and the home town of my
    >grandparents. AutoEurope has quoted me a price of $840 for an economy 4 door
    >car like an Opel wagon. Is this price reasonable?

Manual or automatic transmission? Restricting yourself to cars with
automatic transmissions will reduce availability and increase price
significantly in many parts of the world.

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