/ Source: Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
Question: A car rental attendant In Denver urged us, in fact pleaded with us, to buy a $19-a-day collision damage waiver on a rather upscale car we were renting, claiming that our credit cards would not cover the waiver. Was she right?
ANSWER: SHE WAS. None of the major credit card companies will cover the collision damage waiver on a growing list of expensive luxury cars—like a slick convertible or a heavy van. That’s another reason for always renting standard, lower-priced cars; use of your Mastercard, Visa, or American Express card will cover the waiver and save you an average of $15 a day currently charged for such waivers.
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