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European Sport Climbing Extravaganza 22-Oct-2004 At 9:25:17 AM PN

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I can relate to that, I dinged up a hire Peugeot 206 in Italy a couple of years back on the way to Dolomite, was a really zippy little thing too (hence the ding). Also was passenger in a bingle in a hire Subaru in NZ in 2001, but that was because of a faulty tyre - hire car companies in NZ get their cars really cheap directly imported from Asia (much smaller car import duties in NZ) with really crap, cheap tyres designed for city driving in say Japan and they go straight onto the road. Then take that on a romp around NZ ski fields with the fellas and tyres will start popping at inopportune moments (ie at 110 km/h going round a corner).

When this sort of thing happens you need to be aware of your rights and what was in the contract you signed when you took the car, and not to get conned by the hire car dealer - especially being foreigners they will try to take you for everything. Perhaps Less likely in your instance because there are a lot of you.

Cheers, D