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Old Nov 23, 2002 | 7:49 am
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slawecki
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CountinPlaces:
I am flying into Milan next year with an open jaw back out of Munich. The car rental companies seem to want 300-400 Euros for a drop fee between these two cities. Another issue is the ridiculous amount of fees charged on the rental.

Car for 4 days = 60
Fees = 140 "What the %@#%!!!!"
Total = 200

I think I erred by intiating my travel in Italy. I seem to remember hearing that this is something to be avoided if possible.
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At least Thrifty now tells you up front. In old days, the fees were hidden until you got the car. €200 sounds very cheap to me coming out of an airport in Italy. Italian Airport rental fee is 14% by the way.

I have never rented a car in Europe with a tag from a different country. They must have to take them back to where they came from.

I have always used Autoeurope, and when I just plugged in 4 days, MXP-MUnich, i get a low rate of €241 complete.

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