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After reading the post about Hertz car rentals in Germany, we are now very skeptical to use Hertz, but have never used or heard of AutoEurope. We have rented through Hertz in the states many times with absolutely no issues. Generally while in Europe, we take trains and do not rent cars.
We have a Hertz rental reserved: pickup Munich airport, returning main train station. We are not sure what the drop off location is like at/near the train station. We chose a different dropoff point after reading that there was no extra charge for a different drop location. We would get a signed copy of a return agreement and after reading the post, take time stamped photos.
Our credit card company confirmed we have CDW coverage and can decline insurance from rental company. We are not fond of the prepayment idea.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Car rental advice - Hertz? AutoEurope?
After reading the post about Hertz car rentals in Germany, we are now very skeptical to use Hertz, but have never used or heard of AutoEurope. We have rented through Hertz in the states many times with absolutely no issues. Generally while in Europe, we take trains and do not rent cars.
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The only reason I can think of to stick with Hertz over AutoEurope is if you enjoy paying a lot extra. Maybe -- and that's a huge maybe -- you are getting a deal with Hertz, but I've never known AutoEurope not to be a LOT cheaper. AutoEurope is not an actual agency, but a wholesaler. It could be that you book with them and you still deal with Hertz rentals although ususally it will be Europecar or another agency. Still, there is nothing wrong with AutoEurope. Check out a price with them and decide if you would like to save the money.
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We have done numerous road trips in europe - using primarily Hertz or Avis - based on preferential rates we get through a corporate travel service.
Have never had any problem at all with Hertz. However, we do check everything on the car before pulling out of the lot and make sure any damage - however small, is marked on the rental agreement. We did have a problem with one car from Avis - turned out the driver's side windshield wiper didn't work. We managed to do a temporary repair and turned it in the next day at the local office for a car with no problems.
I think it is possible to have a problem with any rental agency, but as long as you make sure to retain your paperwork and have photos of the car you return it should not be a problem. I think it's a better idea to use a company with offices in the US - so if there is any problem - you can deal with them rather than try to have to do so at a distance.
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I used Auto Europe once - in 2009 to rent in Croatia - without issue. It was a little odd having to get the voucher, but it worked out fine. In 2011 and 2012, Auto Europe wasn't been cheaper for renting in Slovenia or Czech Republic. In 2011 I rented with a company called Sixt directly - same company Auto Europe hooked me up with in 2009 anyway. In 2012, I rented directly with Budget in Czech Republic.
I have a Costco membership and an Amex card. I did get a discount code for Costco members for renting with Budget this year; that brought the cost down to match Auto Europe's. My Amex card also offers "premium" rental car protection. It is 0 deductible on any damage/loss to the car, but you pay $24.95 per rental for it. I think it's been worth it to me even though I've never needed to make a claim.
I always take pictures of the car, too, before I leave the rental pick-up place to show the condition of the car. I take pictures of the car with the airport in the background, too, etc. just to prove I am there. A time stamp on your pictures doesn't mean much; in 10 seconds you can change the time/date on your camera to any date you want and get any time stamp you want...
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Thanks for quick replies! We have been looking at the AutoEurope website for comparisons.
We did get a AAA rate for Hertz and it is very close to AutoEurope, but have to double check if it includes liability, which AutoEurope does include. That would make Hertz more expensive.
Is there an actual counter for AutoEurope at the airport and main rail station? Or are you using the agency that AutoEurope booked through?
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No AutoEurope is just the broker. You will deal with the actual car rental company that is on your voucher.
And the hours and location should be on your voucher.
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As for the prepayment, you should be able to cancel or change your reservation at anytime in advance without any cost. We've rented our cars for our last 3 trips in Germany (pick up/return at Munich airport) through www.gemut.com. They are a broker like AutoEurope and as stated above with AutoEurope, you could very well wind up with a car from Hertz, but at a better price. Generally speaking, a pick up and drop off in the same country has no extra cost or fees. We always make sure to get a signed copy of the return with some photo's. It's also a good idea to check and get time/date stamped photo's of the car when picking it up. It certainly can't hurt to get quotes from AutoEurope and Gemut. You can always cancel your current reservation... check with Hertz to make sure, but I can't imgine this would be a problem.
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It looks like with Hertz you may be able to get a specific car you want but as noted above, you will pay more.
I've used autoeurope, kemwel and gemut and have been very happy. Of course, one must check the car at the begining and end of the rental. Make sure your paperwork is signed off.
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Another gemut.com fan here. Advantages to using them
- price. They usually have the best rate and if they don't they will usually "match" whatever you find on your own.
- Help. I've never had problems, but if you do, they are there to help resolve issues like those you've been reading about.
Picking up and returning the car to a location nearby the airport or Hbf will reduce your overall price. Often you can get a location that is a quick public transportation ride from the airport or train station. I've done it in Frankfurt, but not Munich. Gemut helped with that, too.
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I've used AutoEurope for more than 100 rentals in Europe and am VERY satisfied with them and have always compared prices and gotten the best deal from them. Their customer service is exceptional, whether you need them from the States or from abroad. It may well be that Hertz will be the actual company they'll set you up with anyway - it has been for me, several times in Italy. It depends on where you are picking up and dropping off. As mentioned above, AutoEurope doesn't have offices/counters in Europe - it's just a broker.
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I've used Hertz numerous several times in Europe and I've also used AutoEurope. I've had hassle-free success with both although BE AWARE that Hertz was one of the originators of so-called "dynamic currency conversion" and they at one time had that option written into their rental contracts. I had to fight them on it a couple years ago at Heathrow and it was nasty.
I like AutoEurope (I'm a Hertz practically owns the company member) and I find them to be easy to use and dependable especially if you want an all-inclusive insurance policy. And please be aware, also, of what that insurance does and does not cover. It may very well mean you have a somewhat high deductible which you can reduce to zero IF you mare willing to pay an additional charge directly at the car provider's facility upon arrival. Some call this "super CDW" or by other names. And even that may or may not cover damage to the tires and/or windshield.
Of course you can also use your credit card insurance coverage and believe me, that is an entirely different conversation, especially on this board.
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but have to double check if it includes liability, which AutoEurope does include.
I believe that liability is included in any rental in Europe; the issue is the CDW, i.e. damage to your car.
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In May this year in Germany we rented through Gemut being given a contract with Avis. We returned our car to the main train station in Munich--whatever company you use ask for specific directions to the location of the rental drop. Many of them were in the same obscure garage on an off street near the train station. We finally had to have two of our group go into the train station to track down the customer service counter to get a drawing to the elusive car drop We have used Autoeurope, Kemwel, Economycarrental and Gemut without ever having a problem. Deborah
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Deborah's post reminds me that you might very well consider renting a car which either has a built in GPS or consider renting one from the car supplier. Two years ago I brought my own unit for use in two different car rentals, one in Germany and the other in Italy.
Upon arrival in Munich I discovered I had forgotten to bring the power supply cord. My AutoEurope mrental was through Europcar and I simply rented a Garmin from them; my Italy rental was with Hertz and I again rented a GPS. The extra costs were more than worth it since we were all over the back roads of Franconia in Germany and even further out in the boonies of Tuscany. Those units, helped us find a somewhat elusive (by road) hotel in Nurnburg where there was all sorts of roadwork being done as well as the very elusively located Hertz garage reached through the "You should not even try to drive there" parts of Florence.
Think it over.
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Regarding the GPS, forgot to mention we are already including that in the rental, figuring it was worth the cost. Sorry ☺
Just checked the Hertz confirmation and it does not include liability, nor CDW which we knew. Gives the option for all those insurances, however. AutoEurope did include liability.
Hmm, everyone is making a fairly strong case towards using AutoEurope, Kemwel or Gemut. Will check out last two suggestions. Thanks again for all your help!
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We had a damage problem with a returned Hertz car, and it took Diners Club nearly half a year to straighten the charge out.
You might consider using Sixt, a large European rental agency. We used them twice in France and found it a good service.
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"Just checked the Hertz confirmation and it does not include liability . . ."
You may need to re-check that (or are perhaps using different terminology). Almost 100% sure "Liability" is included in both since it is a law that liability must be covered.
What is in question are CDW (Collision Damage Waiver), and any excess - what is called deductible in the States.
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Have used AutoEurope at least 10 times in Europe -- never a problem and always found them to be best value. Kemwel is a partner company and we have used them as well.
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I've used AutoEurope many times. They have been around for a very long time and have always been cheaper than directly going through Avis, Hertz, Europcar, etc., even with all the discounts I qualify for. However, I would start with gemut.com. As another reader explained, they are a broker who works through AutoEurope. When I've rented cars in Germany, they have significantly undercut the prices posted on AutoEurope. I also used them to rent a car in Poland where they were able to match the AE price and find offers that were not posted on the AE web site. In addition, they are very easy to work with (either via email or by phone) .. as is AutoEurope, by the way. If you plan on making any special requests, however, such as automatic transmission or a certain type of vehicle, I would verify the availability a few days before the rental begins, regardless of whom you are renting from, especially if you are picking up your car at one of the less-busy rental stations where the choice of vehicles might be limited. Be aware that there is a hefty surcharge in Germany for rentals that begin at airports and train stations (some other countries impose similar surcharges, as do some cities in the US); if you are renting for more than a few days, you may save a LOT of money by picking the car up at a downtown office instead. The only downside, as I said, is that smaller offices may have fewer vehicles to choose from, so call ahead as I mentioned earlier.
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Thanks for all the suggestions and help. We will be checking Gemut, AutoEurope and Kemwel today. This sounds like a much better option. Thanks so much!
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Someone above mentioned using a company with US offices so that if you have a problem it's easier to deal with them afterwards. But realize that if you rent from Avis -- when you return home if you have a problem and call Avis, you will immediately be told that Avis in Europe is separate and you must call them. I'm not sure if the same thing is true with Hertz. But AutoEurope is indeed located in the US and you will only deal with US offices if you encounter any sort of problem.
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To see how Hertz, Avis, EuropCar, etc., and even AutoEurope stack up against one another cost-wise, do some cost comparisons on kayak.com. Sometimes AutoEurope is cheaper, sometimes not, but even if you want to go with them, or with Gemut or Kemwel, it helps to have a good idea of what others are charging for the same vehicle.
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Thanks for all the great suggestions! Kayak, yes, I will check it out. Totally forgot about it.
I really do appreciate the help from this forum.
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Hi Wan,
Just to correct a wrong perception. There are no Aryan or Dravidian races. Those who did not understand Sanskrit, came up with the theory of Aryan Invasion of India in the late 19th and early 20th century.
The fact is there is no Aryan race described in Sanskrit. There is Arya which means a person (not race) of noble character. Dravida means a person from the land arising of waters. It is also used to mean he who receives all noble things bestowed. Thank you Eid Mubarak.
- August 12, 2013 at 9:54 PM
The often perceived and frequently quoted racial division in India between the fairer Aryan
North and the darker Dravidian South is pernicious and dangerous. The British gave currency to
this view of racial divide in India. It was part of their "divide and rule" strategy. The Northern
people in India got especially sucked into this interpretation of history because it made the
"Aryan" northerners appear racially closer to the white races of Europe. This viewpoint is also
popular in Sri Lanka, where the Singhalese believe that they are descendants of Aryans from the
North of India and that Tamils of Sri Lanka are not. New interpretations of ancient Indian history do not accept the view that Aryans entered India from the outside. New information rejects the notion that the Dravidian people were the conquered
races, or that the Dravidians were pushed down south by the invading Aryans.
- August 12, 2013 at 11:52 PM
Hindus collectively have no memory of an Aryan invasion of India that supposedly took place
around 1,500 B.C. Hindu epics do not mention any such invasion. Surely, the extensive Hindu
literature would describe the Aryan invasions if such had indeed taken place.
- August 12, 2013 at 11:54 PM
ecent DNA evidence further negates the Aryan invasion theory. Dr. Subhash Kak summarizes
recent research as follows:
Advances in genetics have made it possible to trace ancient migrations. It is now
generally accepted that modern man arose in Africa about 200,000 years ago
and from there spread first into India and Southeast Asia by coastal migration
that probably included some boat crossings. There are several estimates of the
time when this spread into India took place. According to the geneticist Stephen
Oppenheimer, settlements in India appear about 90,000 years ago. From India
there were later northeastern and northwestern migrations into Eurasia and the
Far East.
The new findings turn on its head the previous view of the origin of Indians. The
earlier view, popular in Indian history books, was that the Indian population came
in two waves from the northwest around four or five thousand years ago,
displacing the earlier aboriginals, descendents of regional archaic groups. . .
The new view is that subsequent to the rise of modern mankind in Africa, it found
a second home in India, which is the point of migration for the populations of
Europe, North Africa, China and Japan. The migrants in India slowly adapted to
the wide climatic conditions in the sub-continent (from the tropical to the extreme
- August 12, 2013 at 11:56 PM
Most Indian groups descend from a mixture of two genetically divergent populations: Ancestral North Indians (ANI) related to Central Asians, Middle Easterners, Caucasians, and Europeans; and Ancestral South Indians (ASI) not closely related to groups outside the subcontinent. The date of mixture is unknown but has implications for understanding Indian history. We report genome-wide data from 73 groups from the Indian subcontinent and analyze linkage disequilibrium to estimate ANI-ASI mixture dates ranging from about 1,900 to 4,200 years ago. In a subset of groups, 100% of the mixture is consistent with having occurred during this period. These results show that India experienced a demographic transformation several thousand years ago, from a region in which major population mixture was common to one in which mixture even between closely related groups became rare because of a shift to endogamy.
- August 13, 2013 at 12:04 AM
The date for the admixture seems a bit too recent to assume tight linkage with the Indus Valley Civilization. I mean, the upper range for the ASI/ANI admixture in this model is 2,000 BC. By this time the "mature" period of the IVC was virtually over. It had essentially collapsed entirely by 1300 BC, which isn't even in the mid-range of admixture dates. Instead, based upon the dates alone, you'd presume the mixture between the two groups happened because of the fall of the IVC, not the rise.
Say some Near Eastern farmers migrated into the Indus Valley region from Persia near the dawn of agriculture. They found native populations living there, but they rather quickly displaced them with minimal admixture, leaving largely "pure" hunter gatherers to their east, in the zone less well-adapted to Near Eastern crops.
Centuries later, some mixture of Aryan incursions and drought caused the cities to be abandoned. The Dravida migrate to their west and south in search of better agricultural lands. They do not find these lands as empty as their ancestors found the Indus, as the locals have picked up some limited Neolithic knowledge. But they have enough of an advantage to dominate the new "mixed-race" polities, and impose their language.
They don't stay ahead of the Aryan wave however, which ultimately sweeps over most of the Indo-Gangetic plain. The Aryans form what amounts to an empire of the word, if not a formal empire, linking together a huge region culturally and linguistically. This causes backflow of ASI-admixed people into the Indus Valley. Still, the level of ASI-admixture stays lower because the area was never fully abandoned. But today, the line between those with higher versus lower ANI still does roughly follow the Pakistan/India border - an echo of the IVC.
The problem with such a scenario, however, is the admixture between the ASI/ANI components would have to be nearly concurrent - at most a few centuries apart. If the two happened basically concurrently wouldn't we not be able to detect them at all?
- August 13, 2013 at 12:06 AM
It might be interesting to remind that the oldest written bits of early indo-iranian (and likely indo-aryan actually) were found in north Syria, in the Mitanni kingdom, around 1500 BCE. They were invaders and were speaking Hurrian, a non-IE language (but indo-aryan words - especially related to horse and chariot - and Vedic gods' names were used in a treaty and a manual for horse-training. It's important to note that the Mitanni kings took Indo-aryan king names (even when they had formerly a Hurrian name) when going onto the throne. The name of their capital Waššukanni was also derived from old Indo-aryan words meaning "Wealth Mine" (Vasu-Khani)).
These invaders apparently came from the north, i.e. in the general direction of the _south Caucasus_.
- August 13, 2013 at 12:08 AM
@ Anonymous August 13, 2013 at 12:08 AM
Thanks for pseudo-scientific cut and paste fiction.
Again the presumptuous link goes from DNA to language. Well for all the amount of pseudo-scientific literature accumulated on this myth ; - the exactness of the Sanskrit repository has proven time and time again that this was NOT a foreign group of people coming in to off set the locals but rather an evolution of the same group of people and verified by the DNA. The mixture of DNA here refers to a much earlier period.
And oh yes those dates of 1,900 to 4,200 years are not proven at all. In fact the researchers can only conclude "The evidence that most Indians are genetically alike, even though anthropological data show that Indian groups tend to marry within their own group, is "very puzzling", the study can't establish a rough date for when the ancient mixing between the two ancestral populations took place. There are very curious features of the data that are hard to explain,"
What is correctly determined is dates (By the constellation position) in the Vedas correspond to a much older civilisation. And the Sarasvathy did flow in India (not Syria, not Russia or any part of Europe) at a time much older.
If you understand Sanskrit all you have to do is follow one of the paths it will lead to the knowledge as you will be able to know for your self the inherent oneness of this group of people and at the same time not denying the oneness of the whole human race.
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Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable Sedans Pre-2008
I have 112K on my '96 Sable w/Duratec. The only things I've replaced were the water pump and A/C clutch. I did the water pump myself. It was a bugger, but well worth the savings! I still have excellent power and the (since day 1) 1-2 hesitation. Oh,yea. I just had to have the oil gallery plugs replaced. They were leaking up a storm! The repair was ~$100.
Was away for a few days, missed all the fun. 10K is actually real hard dollars that you the consumer don't have to pay.
Sable LS Premium has a TMW of about 22K but are advertised in the Boston area for 18,999. At the time of my post, I'm 90% sure that Ford did have a 0% 60 month offer available. (I remember since this deal was so much better than the one I got in 2000 when I bought a Sable.)
Camry XLE comes up with an Edmunds TMV of just under 26K. Options can push this higher, and you'll need to select some to get the same equipment level as the Sable. Based on just the TMV, the difference is 4K, with a real world spread in my area of 7K (26K - 19K).
Ford financing is now showing 2.9% for 60 months on the Sable, while Toyota has no promotional offerings in the Boston area. Figure you can get maybe 5.5-6% on your own for 60months. Fully finance both and the interest difference is 1500. At the time of my post, 0% vs 5-6% would be about $2300.
7K price difference plus 2300 interest savings = about 10K.....
Intelli-choice will factor in insurance and depreciation, and yes I'm taking a bath on depreciation....but I plan to keep the car for 10-12 yrs so depreciation doesn't really affect me. Up front purchase price and interest savings are real dollars you don't need to shell out. Any Intelli-choice numbers for a holding period of 10yrs?
edmund2460 Posts: 293Where do you guys think Accords and Camry's and most Mazdas are made? They are providing wages for Americans. Anyway, regardless of the country of design, I wonder, suppose you were insistent on buying 'American', and suppose you had the worst luck on more than one car, would you continue to buy 'American' just on principle? Just curious.
why would tmv be off by $3k. not saying you're wrong, just thought tmv is supposed to be adjusted for a particular area?
boy are you asking for it, good luck. i'll just add that some of these japanese transplant cars also have high domestic content in terms of parts. and it's true the profits go back to japan, but billions of dollars are invested right back into this country. they don't have a problem with american labor.
Actually there are tons of Camrys available on Hertz car sales (www.hertzcarsales.com) I counted something about 60 Camries in CA available versus only 8 Tauruses. The price of 2001 Camry is 14,500 - about 2,000 more than for Taurus. It is similarly equipped cars with 155 hp engines but with less milage ( 20,000 vs 30,000 on Taurus). So that milage difference also explains partially the difference in price. Now tell that Camry don't depreciates or that it is not a rental car. Thats all are crap. It is just a myth. Go check yourself if you don't believe me.
It is that plain simple that you save a money buying Taurus or Sable esp well equipped.
If you don't beleive me consider Matrix and Vibe. Matrix outsell Vibe 2 to 1 (35,000 vs 20,000 so far). And it is exactly the same car. Uninformed customers pay the price. When my friend went to buy Camry XLE he didn't have an idea what the price is. Salesman and manager in Toyota were just fooling him. He called me to find in Internet the invoice. Toyota dealership didn't allow him to use computer. They just trying to make big money on him, as simple as that. He was really angry and furious after that experience. But he deserved it. You have to be prepared before going to dealership and don't believe the hype.
oxx93 Posts: 67I have a 2001 Taurus SES(3.0 V6) and I notice that under hard acceleration the engine has a rattle/ticking type noise. It sounds like something is shaking up front. I really notice it if I am trying to merge onto the highway. I have just over 13k miles. Has anyone else noticed this? any solutions? Thanks
now that you backed your assertions with such solid facts, of course i believe you. thanks for straightening this out. by the way, who said there wasn't any camry rental cars?
The point is not that there are rental Camries, but that there are a lot of rental Camries and they are on sale right now. And the most attractive is that Hertz backs it with good warranty and choice is much better than of rental Tauruses or Sables thats are only few available. And plenty of factory bumper to bumper warranty is still in place in 20,000 miles. And also I have to add that my friend I mentioned before spend about $1,300 for 60,000 miles service on his 1997 Camry - four banger that he bought as a certified preowned for 20,000+ in 1999 with 20,000 miles on it. So don't tell me that Camry is cheaper to maintain. He said that he had a lot of repair made already, most of them thanks god covered by extended or basic warrantly like power steering failure, rotors, waterpump and etc.
jcat707 Posts: 168My Taurus also makes that rattle noise. I hear it all of the time. But it is really bad when the A/C is on and I am accelerating. I guess I will have to take it back to the dealer again. This will be the fifth dealer trip since I bought the car new in July 2002. At least I don't have to pay for these problems. This car will be going straight back to Ford Motor Credit when the lease is up in 2004. Hopefully I'll have better luck with the 2004 Explorer, Crosstrainer, or Expedition.
P.S. I wonder why Ford doesn't give some kind of visial notification when you press unlock or lock on your keyless remote. I would love to have my headlights and/or taillights flash.
g1994sts Posts: 26Good thing these cars have an on/off feature. Has anyone had this problem? Is this an easy fix or an electrical gremlin nightmare to diagnose?
am i reading your post correctly? are you saying there are more camry rental cars than taurus rental cars? i didn't know this, i thought it was the opposite by a good margin. thanks for straightening me out again.
Funny, Ford owns Hertz.
I cannot tell how many cars of certain brand really Hertz owns. All I said is based on the number of vehicles that Hertz is currently selling in California. If you go to www.hertzcarsales.com and check different brands you will find that there are usually about 10 Tauruses are available, about 5 Sables, about 60 Camries, about 40 Mazda 626. There are also Nissan Maximas and other cars, though I checked only cars that were interesting for me when was chopping for low miles preowned family sedan.
I also believe that Ford sold or going to sell Hertz. From my experience and others experience I can tell that Hertz cars are in pretty good shape and are dependable? though there may be some issues, because it doesn't get the best ones from manufacturer. And also engines are basic ones, thats why I didn't go that way and decided to by a new car, semptember-october this year is a fantastic opportunity to buy a new car. It is very unique time and may never happen again soon.
riswami Posts: 192I had the same problem. Was a door switch. Part is about $10. You can still shut your interior lights off? I had to close my drivers door about 15 times to get mine to go off.
I got charged about 2.5 hours of labor by the dealer for this repair. New a Ford Dealership mechanic; he said this is fairly common. He liked this job because they can get it done it about 45 minutes.
Not sure why TMV is off on the Sable. Sunday Boston Globe had ads for Sable LS's at 18,999 with 0% 60 mth. Ad claimed that they had multiple vehicles in stock and there was no fine print on the finance deal (eg: nothing on rebate in lieu of 0% deal.) Two local dealers are offering this, including the one I purchased from 2 yrs ago.
Not sure why this is, but this price has been like this for months. Paid 19.5 for my 2000 and at the time could not figure out how they made any money on the car since my cost appeared to be below the invoice price per Edmunds. They had probably 15 of these on the lot at the time, so figured they got some discount based on volume.
It's a mystery, but also a great deal. The new LS has a platinum trim option and got new lights under the side view mirrors and the cost went down $500 from 2 yrs ago????
Edmunds TMV has been high for Taurus for a long time. For example, when I bought my 2000 SES, the TMV for an SES with the base engine was $18699 and this was for a car that had MSRP of $19810+$600 destination charge=$20410. The one I bought had the Duratec engine option + floor mats which raised the MSRP of it to $20410+$695+$55=$21160. I bought the car for $18,000 (not including sales tax, title and license transfer). So I got a more well equipped SES than Edmunds for $669 less than TMV.
I think Edmunds TMV is does not account for rebates and other dealer incentives that allow for much lower prices than TMV.
If you don't understand how Ford does these prices, it is likely because Ford wants to keep their plants up and running. With the union contracts that are in place, it costs them nearly as much when a plant is idle than when it is operating. With the weak economy, low prices and incentives keep sales up and the factories open.
Just makes you wonder what kind of profits Honda and Toyota and their dealers are raking in, given the substantial additional prices they are commanding for equivalently equipped cars.
johnwng Posts: 24I have a '97 Taurus GL, about 82K miles. Recently, the steering wheel has started shaking once brake is applied just a bit hard. Is this normal for a car of this age, or is this a sign of major problems coming? Does anyone of you have similar experience with your Tauruses?
Sounds like warped rotors. Replace your rotors with a quality aftermarket set (like NAPA) and you won't have problems again. Also make sure your wheels are torqued correctly with a torque wrench, not an impact gun.
Ford has no plans to sell Hertz Rentals.
They should buy more Camries, since it is the #1 car. Fill the lots with them to erase their imagined resale value.
fdthird Posts: 352While my wife has a 2001 Taurus SEL, my car is a 2000 Mustang convertible. One of the big reasons I bought this car is loving a 1999 Mustang rental from Hertz in Las Vegas. Well, we've been to Vegas 3 times since then and have rented a car from Hertz at the airport every time. The first two years we had a Pontiac Grand Am and this last year a Nissan Maxima. Funny...the company is owned by Ford but seems like they're doing all they can to spread the "rental car" image to other brands too!
If I was Billy Ford, I'd order Hertz Co. to fill the lots with the competition's cars and then make them have bigger "Hertz" stickers on them.
Why is Honda misrepresenting the MSRP on Taurus? When you use Honda's Web site feature to compare a 2003 Ford Taurus SES Deluxe with 2003 Honda LX V-6 Sedan, they list MSRP for the Taurus of $22,120 and $650 shipping charges which is ok so far, but they end up with the total MSRP of $23,520 rather than $22120+650=$22770. Where did this extra $750 come from? My guess, they lied!
When you list the 2003 Honda Accord LX V-6 Sedan, the MSRP for that car with shipping is listed at $23,460, conveniently for them slightly less than the faulty MSRP they list for Taurus.
They also conveniently didn't list that the Taurus has alloy wheels standard. Yes, this particular Honda model has a few features the equivalent Taurus doesn't, like rear disc brakes and a 5 speed automatic. But, I think misrepresenting the Taurus MSRP is inexcusable.
Of course, real world purchase price would make Taurus much more attractive, but Honda shouldn't start out with an erroneous MSRP.
danielj6 Posts: 285That may be called what is known as "deceptive advertisement" by Honda perhaps.
That's okay I'd still buy Ford
Let people deal with Honda's and Toyota's arrogance and supercilious attitudes.
I'll keep my Merc or buy another one or a Ford.
pondious Posts: 1We own a 1999 SE, 12V. We bought it because it was cheap. We purchased it in 2000 with 25K miles for $11,000. We have had it for slightly more than 2 yrs/20K miles and nothing major has happened, except for :
1. there seems to be some electrical problem somewhere. Sometimes when I turn the steering wheel, my wipers go on and then off on their on. This also happens sometimes when we use the turn signal.
2. Engine rattling/pinging under acceleration. This is really not a big deal for us but our other automobile (which I will not mention because I do not want to offend anyone) is just so smooth under acceleration, you can't help but notice it. I can live with it on an $11,000 car though. I wonder how the
This is my wife's car so I do not know when it actually started. I have driven it for the past 3 weeks and it happened twice. My guess is it's the multifunction switch. I'll try that before going to the dealer, I know they'll want "an arm and a leg", just for the switch.
Here is one thing I discovered last weekend: PLEASE SERVICE YOU TRANSNISSION!! if you don't want problems. I have 45K on mine (I know, 15K overdue), and decided to change my own ATF just to see if this is one of those rip-offs by the dealer/Ford. Here' what I found out:
1. Fluid very dirty.
2. So many metal pieces on the the magnet.
3. Oil pan bottom dirty.
4. Filter, I don't know, I didn't look, it had to be dirty as well.
Here's how much it cost me, I was doing it for the first time:
1. Time 2hrs
2. Haynes manual $15.00 (Autozone)
3. Oil $16.50 (8 qts Ford ATF, got scared to add synthetic after seeing all the little metal pieces)
4. Filter ($20 NAPA - Ford wanted $37).
** Ford, a drain plug to allow us to empty the pan before removing it would make the job a lot cleaner.
mralan Posts: 174Had mine done at about 31k miles at the dealer. Cost something like $70 or $80 dollars.
Next repair is a brake job. Pads and rotors turned. Anyone have this done lately? How much $$$?
The pinging could be that the ECM (engine computer) needs to be reset/reprogrammed.
I negotiated a brake job at Merlin's for $220. Front pads and rotors. Sometimes you can haggle for repairs, too
mrdetailer Posts: 1,118Only because IMO your tranny is not 15K overdue, but 30K overdue. I've owned mostly Chrysler and Ford vehicles over the years. Both are notorious for fussy transmissions. If maintained meticulously they work forever. Don't maintain = overhaul.
After replacing one transmission I always service automatics every 15K by doing what you did. Draining and replacing the fluid and filter. Never had a serious problem since. I've talked my Dad into getting that service done at least annually on his 95 Taurus.
Drive it for about 5000 miles and then see if you still see dark fluid, or smell a slight burnt smell. Just draining out the fluid takes about half of it away. A second time will remove 75% of the old fluid.
My Son's Mazda with a Ford Transmission was sticking when it needed to shift between 1st and 2nd. A drain and fill, and adding Lubegard took care of the problem within a few days. However, when he took it in again for its annual service this summer the fluid still smelled burnt, so it was replaced again. With the second drain and fill it looks and smells just about as good as new. Certainly better than when he bought it.
It's funny, given the cost of a replacement, how the transmission is so seriously neglected.
PS. Check out www.lubegard.com It helps reduce acids and heat that harm transmissions. Helped stop further damage on at least 4 friends vehicles. They will send the manufacturers recommendations and TSBs if you want.
lmp180psu Posts: 393My dad is looking at a 96 LX with Leather interior; according to a New Car Test Drive review, a CD changer wasn't even an option for 96 Tauruses, but in pictures of an LX interior from Edmunds, there is a button for "CD" and "tune 1-6 disc" on the faceplate.
I was wondering if anyone has a 96 taurus with the cd changer or was it not available for 96. Or if not does anyone know of a way to retrofit a "normal" CD player in the pod ( I know there is an aftermarket accessory to do this for escorts with the pod). Thanks
sarow Posts: 1Does anyone have an opinion on the Sable vs. the Taurus? I found good reviews of both of them on the New Car Test Drive website. http://www.nctd.com/review-intro.cfm?ReviewID=1226
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He has also recorded his own cabaret CD, called Reflections, under the name Paul K James, and performed live as part of a Blues Brothers tribute act.
When caught he claimed his stage performances were part of his "healing process."
At Preston Crown Court, Holt was jailed for six months on his 52nd birthday yesterday after he pleaded guilty to five offences of failing to notify a change in circumstances and one of making a false statement to obtain benefit.
The court was told he had been at Bradford's Valley Parade stadium on Saturday, 11 May 1985, to see his team play Lincoln City when fire broke out in one of the wooden stands after a spectator dropped a lit cigarette.
Holt was said to have rescued his then girlfriend and a young boy as the blaze swept through the grounds, killing many people and injuring at least 265.
The woman was left badly injured by the flames but survived.
The court heard 16 years later, in 2001, Holt was legitimately claiming a number of benefits including disability handouts after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of witnessing the blaze.
On his application sheet, Holt said he needed "assistance daily, could only be left alone for 30 minutes at a time and would need supervision seven days a week."
He spoke of having "good days and bad days" with PTSD, and of sometimes being "completely reliant" on helpers, carers and family.
Holt also spoke of having problems with sleep apnoea and said he could fall asleep even on buses or in taxis.
But he got a job as an entertainer at the Hacketts York House Hotel, on Queens Promenade, Bispham in April 2010 - and neglected to tell the DWP about his change in his personal circumstances.
He continued to claim income support, disability living allowance, housing and council tax benefits.
The deception went on for three years, until he was caught by investigators in 2013.
David Traynor, prosecuting on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, said: "The defendant was working at the hotel as an entertainer, in a variety of roles such as DJ, bingo caller and compere.
"He was earning different amounts, between £60 and £140 for each shift, working two to three times a week."
When confronted, Holt later said there had been a "gradual improvement" in his condition.
He said he had not been offered a work contract and carried on doing casual work for fear it would dry up, leaving him penniless.
In mitigation, his lawyer Daniel Harman said the Bradford disaster had had a "catastrophic" effect on his clients's mental health and he had made four attempts to commit suicide.
He said Holt had made a "monumental error" in continuing to claim benefits.
"For the bulk of a decade the claims were legitimate and he was in a very bad way," said Mr Harman.
"But things improved. He got the opportunity to perform. It was in many ways part of his healing process. He accepts he should have informed the department of a change in his circumstances."
But Judge Simon Newell told Holt: "I have come to the conclusion that the size of this benefit fraud is such that there ought to be a custodial sentence.
"In all the circumstances and all the information I have before me, and having regard to the size of the fraud and the period of time, the sentence should not be suspended."
The Bradford City fire disaster occurred after Bradford had just been presented the Third Division trophy.
At 3.40 pm, a small fire was reported by a TV commentator, but in less than four minutes, in windy conditions, it had engulfed the whole stand, trapping some people in their seats.
In the panic that ensued, fleeing crowds had to break down locked exits to escape.
There were, however, many cases of heroism, with more than fifty people receiving police awards or commendations.
The disaster led to major new safety standards in UK football grounds, including the banning of new wooden grandstands.
Bradford City continues to support the internationally-renowned Burns Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary as its official charity.
In a Facebook posting on the 27th anniversary of the fire in 2012, Holt left a message saying: 'my thoughts are in bradford today rip the 56 souls who went to a footy game and never went home."


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Stellar tab man, keep it up :)
Tab sounds great, except I think the drums might be a bit off?? Not that it matters, but I'm pretty sure Omar plays the lead parts, and john frusciante plays the rhythm bits (usually). Some things seem odd to me, though, like fair enough you chose to write the breakdown in a compound time signature instead of continues 9/4, but why choose 7/8 and 11/8 if the first event in each bar of 11/8 is a rest?? Wouldn't 4/4 and 5/4 make more sense with the rest at the end of the 4/4 measure?? The time signatures here seem terribly arbitrary, like alluding to complexity that isn't in the song. This is their 'simple, acoustic pop album' after all. My 2 cents, for what it's worth.
the reason the time signatures are what they are is because I used a previous tab which was pretty lacking as a template - you're right, they are kinda arbitrary, I just never got around to changing them, odd time sigs are not really my forte.
the snare/kick patterns of the drums are definitely correct, but the hi-hat and cymbal rhythms might be all over the place because they're pretty low in the mix, I guessed with a lot of them just to fill it out.
as for omar/john, I'd heard the opposite - because Omar is the producer as well, apparently, but I could be wrong. Thanks for the comment, hopefully the notes are at least all right, now if only I could work out what the **** Marcel is doing


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This romance was based on a magazine serial by the talented John Monk Saunders. Dan Savage (Theodore Babcock) prepares his son, Randall (Richard Dix), to fight in the business world by having him trained as a pugilist. Randall shows a flare for fisticuffs, so he is taken to the Ironworkers Ball to try out his infamous "shock punch." He knocks out Bull Mularkey (Walter Long), who is working on a high rise being built by Jim Clark (Percy Moore). Randall falls in love with Clark's daughter, Dorothy (Frances Howard), and gets a job on her father's construction project. While working, he discovers a plot, led by Mularkey, to delay the construction long enough to ruin Clark, who has invested his whole fortune on the project. With the help of his friend, Giuseppi (Paul Panzer), Randall foils Mularkey's scheme and gets the iron work done in the allotted amount of time. And, of course, he wins the girl. In real life, producer Sam Goldwyn won Frances Howard -- she married him a month before this picture was released.
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The Baggies had a bid for the young marksman rejected in the summer and are contemplating a second offer in January's transfer window.
But Railwaymen boss Dario Gradi has hinted the struggling Premiership outfit are not the right club for Hulse to continue learning his craft.
Gradi insists he would not prevent the 19-goal striker leaving Gresty Road, providing a suitable club came in for his services but believes it will be more beneficial for Hulse to stay in the Second Division this season.
"West Brom made a bid in the summer which was turned down," said Gradi.
"There is a lot of interest for Rob but as yet we have not had a firm offer from the right sort of club.
"We are not a club to stand in anyone's way which is why the players trust our judgement.
"Rob has done well but I believe he needs to see out the season with us to help his game develop."


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To say that Betsy DeVos is unqualified to lead the Department of Education is an understatement. Her limited knowledge of the country's educational foundation, including her complete unfamiliarity of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, serves to underscore the fact that there are better people for the job.
During her confirmation hearings, she repeatedly deflected questions regarding student loans, only going so far as to say that she would research the subject more.
Betsy DeVos herself has no experience with student loans because she never had to take any, nor did her children. Not that there is anything wrong with being able to afford a college education without going into debt, but the complete disconnect that her and her family have from most students is alarming.
A proposed program to cut student loan interest substantially, along with programs designed to lower the burden of higher education cost for low income families, seem destined to go nowhere with DeVos at the helm of the Education Dept. This will cause a greater number of students to take out more loans for college, likely at interest rates as high as 8%, leading to higher education costs across the board as colleges continue raising their rates.
Plans to make community colleges free or only requiring a nominal fee will also be stalled for at least 4 years. Even a fraction of underclassmen in 4-year colleges taking community college courses can drastically reduce the nation's overall student loan burden. This, along with the above programs, will probably cost taxpayers $25 billion a year, at minimum.
As it stands now, total student loan debt by itself is increasing about $100 billion a year (not including private loans) and will probably keep going up for the foreseeable future.


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At Heysham Library every week ~ Scrabble and other traditional boards games are enjoying growing popularity in our digital age. We have a lively and informal group of players of all ages and all abilities from absolute beginners upwards. Why not come and join in? All ages welcome.
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