Originally Posted by
miadeals
Yeah, I heard about that scam a long time ago - ALWAYS look at the roof. (The scam: last guy had the coverage, or it was missed, etc, now we got you!) Rental places think I'm nuts when I'm inspecting every last inch of the car for anything at all that I can make out with the naked eye and refusing the car unless it is marked. You can't be too careful with these people - and it ain't just enterprise, its all of them.
Second, it's good to hear it works. I've used diners for a car rental, but with sapphire you get double points with a rental, so I've switched to mainly using that. I don't think you want to use amex - don't you have to pay some fee upfront etc? And I'm not sure that all (any?) are primary coverage on amex.
I'll stick to saph unless i need diners points shortly.
I seem to recall that the higher-end Amexes like Platinum have primary coverage, but never looked too carefully.
The only other time I had damage to a rental car the windshield got a chip from a rock on the road. I had rented with SPG card. Went straight to Hertz, exchanged cars, and gave them CC info. Never heard another word, and not sure who paid for it. Always assumed SPG, but maybe Hertz handles these things itself.