I don't have a credit card. Renting a car is a pain but certain places will allow the use of a debit card....but they charge like $400 then credit what you don't spend.
I may have to break down and get a credit card....especially if we go to Japan. Bob R. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:20 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] W220 rust you go try it at one of the big agencies at the airport and see how it goes. renting a car is the only reason i still desire to have a credit card. i only rent one about once a year, but i still need a proper credit card to do it On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Bill R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can rent a car with a debit card. Not sure it that is true of all car > rental agencies. I also have credit cards, all with $0 balances. > BillR > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Dimitri Seretakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: 2/24/08 9:00 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] W220 rust > > You are the exception rather than the rule. Most > people have credit cards. You almost need them to > exist here. You can't even rent a car without one. > That being said, I agree with your philosophy but it > is unfortunately impractical in this day and age. > Even in Europe where people refrained from using > credit cards, the credit card/mortgage way of life is > catching on. > Dimitri > --- Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I beg to differ. The only folks to whom I have a > > debt is my mortgage > > company, and that is only because I didn't have a > > $75K balance in my > > checking account when I purchased this house. I have > > no credit cards. I use > > a debit card. If there isn't money in the bank, I > > don't buy it. I have no > > car loans outstanding, and I have five licensed > > vehicles, counting the > > motorcycle. And all five vehicles are road-worthy. > > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Dimitri Seretakis > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > This is a consumer oriented nation. We are all > > stretched beyond our > > > means. > > > Dimitri > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > LT Don > > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ <http://don.homelinux.net/%7Edon/> > > > > apt-get update > > apt-get upgrade > > The following packages will be replaced > > Prez > > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
