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Subject: Re: CA car rental fees Posted on: Sun, 6 May 2007 21:37:53 +1000

Incomprehensible post!!!

>>Total Approximate Charges $1859.43<<

For how long?

Including what else?

What class of car?

Where? Canada or California?

"- Bobb -" wrote in message
news:TICdnTkZWIJ30KDbnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> The CA fees for Hertz (probably all at the airport) are really something:
>
> Additional Items (included in Total Charges)
> Tax 18.60 %
> AIRPORT CONCESSION RECOVERY ON
> FLIGHT ARRIVALS WITHIN 12 HOURS:11.10 %
> Customer Facility Charge: $84.00
> Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery 0.65 %
> Total Approximate Charges $1859.43
>
> ========
> "Thank you sir, may I have another "
> Rhetorically he asked ...
> 18% tax !?? An 11% CONCESSION charge because I'm arriving within 12 hours
> of pick up ? They think I should EAT more at the concession stands ... so
> we should all hang out at the airport for 13 hours after arrival to save
> 11% ? and .. they need to cover the cost of licensing the car ?
> Shouldn't $1859 every few weeks cover that ? Apparently they have to get
> another $12.08 every 3 weeks. ... (100% = .065 *x) ... x = 154 times.
> ... $12.08 times 154 = a lot of recovery cost, huh ?
>