Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:33:32 -0400
Reply-To: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Van/camper rentals in Europe?
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Tolga,
I agree with Didier about the smaller the better if you are going to be
driving in the mountains in France or Switzerland. My wife and I lived near
Geneva for a year and we had a tiny car. It was great, but several times, it
was even too big for some of the mountain roads we were on. Did you try
Europe by Car for a rental? I have used them several times and so have
friends and none of us have ever been disappointed and they always beat the
next best price by a good bit.
See: http://www.ebctravel.com/carcategories.html
Have a great trip,
Harold
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Harold Teer
Harrisonburg, VA
1991 Westy
On 5/1/05, Didier Don <didier.don@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> I guess this is the standard price in France in July. Renting a car is
> expensive partly because the VAT is very high (around 20%). It's about the
> same with local renters who are located in the suburbs, far from the
> center
> of Paris. If you decide to rent a camper, it's better to take a small one
> because roads are often narrow particularly in the mountains.
>
> I hope my answer is not too late and not too "discouraging". I think it's
> worth seeing the "Tour de France", especially in the Alps.
>
> If you have other questions, don't hesitate. I'll try to answer them.
>
> Didier
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tolga Morawski" <tolga@MAC.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:06 PM
> Subject: Van/camper rentals in Europe?
>
> > Hi there,
> > I'm heading to France/Switzerland this July to see some of the Tour de
> > France and also some of the sights in the Paris area. We are flying in
> > to Paris and I was wondering if anyone knows of a reasonable renter in
> > the area. Ideally would love a westfalia or weekender but even a plan
> > van (VW would be nice but anything would be fine). Looked at Hertz and
> > other international renters and the prices for small cars were in the
> > $250-400 range but even a basic, barebones mini-van or van was $800-1200
> > a week.
> > Can anyone recommend anything more reasonable and/or local?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Tolga
> >
> >
>
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