Originally Posted by honu
If you go to the US for a while (say, a month or longer) and you happen to have a US-issued driver's license (I still do for a while), you might be able to get a "carless" insurance from certain insurance companies (I did that at the end of last year). The coverage is not nearly as good as with the car-hire company SLI, but the cost is considerably lower (<$1/day vs. $10/11). But I'm pretty sure this type of insurance requires a US-issued DL, so it's kind of a mute point for most folks on this forum...
Honu, can you please tell me more about this? Mr D and I both have US drivers licenses. We are about to head off to the US for a month and are housesitting for friends while over there. The deal includes two cars (and a dog!).