Originally Posted by
Teddie2
Rental insurance through the rental company is much more expensive than if you go through priceline and buy their insurance but I am not really sure what the difference is. We never bought insurance because we used the cc insurance in the past but then discovered they will only pay as a secondary insurance if you have insurance for your own car.. my H does not want to use our insurance for the rental in the event something happens.. does not want to have our rates go up.. so we pay quite a bit when we rent (22 per day for many companies) but I noticed insurance through priceline is like half that.. I was not sure if that insurance was as good or as reliable should something happen.. Any one have any thoughts on this?
Why would you gamble for essentially $20?? Even if Priceline is cheaper, its still 3rd party coverage. In otherwords if you smack up the rental car, HERTZ will want their money. Then you need to go through the hassle of dealing with the priceline coverage carrier to get reimbursed. For a 2 day rental, this is crazy in my opinion. Spend the extra $20. If it was a longer rental and the savings were more substantial I could understand. For $20 you are gambling on $20000-30,000. Get it directly with the rental company and avoid the hassle should something happen.