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Lee, I'm curious as to why you switched from America to Avant. The insurance coverage appears the same.

Several reasons. First, it took much too long for their rep to show up at the chaotic meeting spot they have selected outside of the terminal.

Second, after arriving at their rental office, the paperwork took much too long to complete; we were in that small stifling office for about an hour. I recall my friends and I asking each other if we'd ever get out of there.

Third, the rental vehicle was a pos.

Fourth, our friends returned the vehicle, since we were staying an additional week without wheels, and they explained the rep that checked in the car was literally crawling under the vehicle, looking for some sort of damage. Return took way too long, and the guy checking it in was a knob.

As mentioned, I've rented and subsequently switched numerous agencies over the years, and thus far, Avant has been top dog. If or when they drop the ball, we'll move on once again. We have another weeks rental before our return, so can update after that.

A question for you Helene, are you still vacationing at the rr's? I thought you were staying in Akumal, or elsewhere, no? Above is a view from our place today. Loving it. Not in Akumal though ;)
 
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I miss Tulum. Your picture reminds of some of my favorite places.

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Nuestra segunda semana de aventura ha comenzado. Este es nuestro nuevo lugar, comprobar n ayer.
 

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? Que estas haciendo guey ? ? Donde es la pedo ? No reconozco esta playa pero sey ve muy chido.

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Es hablar de buceo. Significa donde esta la accion o el partido. Has estan buceando ?
 

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¿Dónde aprender Español?
 

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Aprendo a hablar de los chilongos. Soy no bueno, pero ni modo.

Looks like you moved south.

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¿son también demasiado humo de la marihuana?
 

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A poco ? No fuman mota, lol. Chelas quizas.
 

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I already have a good idea of your grasp of the Spanish language. ;) I'd rather not participate.

Ma tin naa'tik. Haha che'eh!

How's your Mayan?

Toosh ah ka hal?

Taak tu lakin.

Maare!
 
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No hay bronka noco. Ni modo. No hablo ni entiendo Mayan. Solo un poco de Espanol. En otras palablas, me valle madre Cabrone.
 

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I would not ever again rent a car from a small Mexican owned car rental agency.
I have learned that Continental Rental Car seems to be part of the American/Caribbean car rental group. They seem well regarded on TripAdvisor.
 

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I have learned that Continental Rental Car seems to be part of the American/Caribbean car rental group. They seem well regarded on TripAdvisor.

They probably are fine. Same goes for Advant. Both companies get good trip advisor reviews until they upset someone really bad. Usually they are so nice that a person wouldn't want to hurt their small business with a bad review, imo. I didn't.

I can remember renting cars from the big guys when they were doing things that were not considered coshire and gave car renting in Mexico a bad rep. I have had good experiences with small Mexican car rental companies but I have also had very bad experiences with the same companies. These small companies I used didn't go out of their way to upset me. In fact they were very nice but it cost me more of my precious vacation time than it was worth so now I only try to use Avis, Alamo, Hertz and occasionally Budget. These companies have their terms and conditions spelled out on their website and they abide by their franchise corporate rules. Avis, Hertz and Alamo usually run low mileage cars, accept Amex and most importantly they have a 24 hour international operator with interpreter services.

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We used AVANT last week - recommend highly
 

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Several reasons. First, it took much too long for their rep to show up at the chaotic meeting spot they have selected outside of the terminal.

Second, after arriving at their rental office, the paperwork took much too long to complete; we were in that small stifling office for about an hour. I recall my friends and I asking each other if we'd ever get out of there.

Third, the rental vehicle was a pos.

Fourth, our friends returned the vehicle, since we were staying an additional week without wheels, and they explained the rep that checked in the car was literally crawling under the vehicle, looking for some sort of damage. Return took way too long, and the guy checking it in was a knob.

As mentioned, I've rented and subsequently switched numerous agencies over the years, and thus far, Avant has been top dog. If or when they drop the ball, we'll move on once again. We have another weeks rental before our return, so can update after that.

A question for you Helene, are you still vacationing at the rr's? I thought you were staying in Akumal, or elsewhere, no? Above is a view from our place today. Loving it. Not in Akumal though ;)
 

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Thanks for your reply. I didn't like the beach in Akumal. Too many rocks/boulders to get in and out of the water for me who has a knee replacement. Moved on to Soliman Bay in Tulum. Actually, your picture looks similar to where we stayed. Going back again in 2018. Then on to our timeshare in RH.
 
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