Originally Posted by
Reindeerflame
Cars typically don't break when travelling on unpaved roads, especially when driven carefully. I have years of experience with that.
By the same token, one could argue that there is significant risk in renting a car and staying on pavement without purchasing the CDW. After all, even with one's own insurance and supplemental credit card coverage, there's always the possibility of a hassle....if something goes wrong.
True that cars typically don't "break" when traveling on unpaved roads. My point was that driving on such roads is in violation of most rental car contracts. Having an accident and needing to avail oneself of one's own insurance and/or supplemental credit card coverage is not. You are comparing apples and oranges.