Re: European Auto Rental

[Michael Murphy <mmurphy@nais.com>]

Ditto Dan's remark about Autoeurope.  Rented from Avis (Stuttgart), Jan
98 and have this year's trip reserved through Autoeurope (Munich). 
They're cheaper, have no restrictions except to Eastern Europe, allow
one-way rentals, and you could, if really flush, rent an A4q.  SO and I
liked the A3 last year and got it again for this trip.  Even w/the 74Kw
motor the A3 had no problems on the Autobahn and 40+mpg makes the shock
of buying gas somewhat less painful.  Difference in rental over larger
car saves plenty of $$$ for other necessities like the horrifically
expensive food.
HTH,
MJ Murphy


FBFISH@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Group- I am planning a trip to Europe for May of this year. I would like to
> rent a car in Frankfurt Germany on 5 May
> and drop it off in Rome Italy on 18 May. So far I have contacted Avis and
> Hertz asking for an A8 or A6. It seems neither company will rent these cars in
> Germany and let you drive  to Italy. The reason cited was theft. It looks like
> they will rent me an A4, and allow me to drive into Italy. Is this my only
> option? Anyone have experience circumventing this problem?
> Frank Santoro
> 1990 V8 for sale
> 1998 A8