MelBay
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In early November we made our very first trek to Vegas, and had a ball. I've been through a very, very ugly real estate legal battle for the past year, and it got settled (in my favor) 2 days before we left, so I was ready to go! We lost our car 4 times (not due to alcohol, just age-induced stupidity) and I also backed the Budget rental car (much bigger than my car at home) into a pole. Oops!
I NEVER take the rental insurance they try to ram down your throat, as my MasterCard covers the deductible from our full line of State Farm coverage.
I was so upset we actually went to a Chevy dealer who told us if we weren't leaving the next morning that he could fix it for about $250. Minor damage...
So, here's the question: It's been 2 months, I have called Budget 3 times, no returned calls (always get an answering machine), no paperwork demaning $$, nothing. My insurance agent hasn't heard from them, and neither has Mastercard. They have all the info.
Should I keep bugging them, or just hope it goes away? :hysterical: Seriously, my agent says to just sit tight and let them initiate it, but I don't want to sit tight for 2 years and then have this pop up. This is crazy, from the horror stories I've heard about wrecked rentals, I'd have figured they'd have put a lien on our house by the time we got back home.
And, while we're at it, I'd love to hear other rental wreck stories. They're always good.

I NEVER take the rental insurance they try to ram down your throat, as my MasterCard covers the deductible from our full line of State Farm coverage.
I was so upset we actually went to a Chevy dealer who told us if we weren't leaving the next morning that he could fix it for about $250. Minor damage...
So, here's the question: It's been 2 months, I have called Budget 3 times, no returned calls (always get an answering machine), no paperwork demaning $$, nothing. My insurance agent hasn't heard from them, and neither has Mastercard. They have all the info.
Should I keep bugging them, or just hope it goes away? :hysterical: Seriously, my agent says to just sit tight and let them initiate it, but I don't want to sit tight for 2 years and then have this pop up. This is crazy, from the horror stories I've heard about wrecked rentals, I'd have figured they'd have put a lien on our house by the time we got back home.
And, while we're at it, I'd love to hear other rental wreck stories. They're always good.