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Car rental agencies?
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10/12/2017 09:17 AM
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I wonder what the status is of the car rental agencies? Bill and Elaine posted that a friend of theirs on island was unable to obtain a rental car. There have to be some cars available?
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Re: Car rental agencies?
[Re: fabila]
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10/12/2017 10:12 AM
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I guess you would be going very soon now. So sorry.
I think email is very slow and non existent in some cases still.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/12/2017 11:08 AM
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islandlove said: I know Lesley (kennys) lost some cars didn't know if he lost all of them. This is what Lesley said to me a few weeks ago: "a lot of the cars are damaged from flying debris . Have started working on them and have one missing , but it will be covered by the clients credit card. "
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/12/2017 11:40 AM
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OK, thanks. Anyone else we can add to the list? Or are most people open, just don't have any available cars because of so many cars damaged??
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/12/2017 03:07 PM
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Good news, Lesley, and glad you were able to locate it.
I can’t imagine what everyone is going through in trying to locate and establish ownership of missing goods, particularly cars, with so many having been totally destroyed. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
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Re: Car rental agencies?
[Re: Angelface]
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10/15/2017 02:25 AM
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Good to hear that Michael is back up and running. Still no word from Alain.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/16/2017 07:58 AM
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Glad to hear that Alain is ok. Agreed, our dependence on email here in the states for everything doesn't work so well in SXM, especially these days. A phone call is often best.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/16/2017 01:52 PM
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I emailed Alain this AM about my cancellation of our January trip and got a response a couple of hours later. They are fine but obviously have a lot of damaged cars.
Last edited by boucharda; 10/16/2017 01:53 PM.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/21/2017 09:54 AM
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Heard from Angela of Horizon Car Rentals which is who I have used for several years now. She had damage to 75% of her fleet. Intends to be open for business by December.
Next SXM visit -November 2023. Also January 2024.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
[Re: BeachKitten]
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10/22/2017 06:38 AM
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Wasn't every car on the island damaged in some form? According to my taxi driver friend and his brother (who owns a body shop), a great number of cars suffered some damage. He also told me driving can be pretty dangerous as people are driving cars without mirrors, lights, windows, etc. and it is making for unfavorable conditions.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/22/2017 08:13 AM
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BeachKitten said: Wasn't every car on the island damaged in some form? Many were, many were not. Ours had not a scratch.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/22/2017 09:59 AM
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BillandElaine said: Many were, many were not. Ours had not a scratch. WOW! Was yours in a garage or something? I recall reading that someone had their villa heavily damaged, but the car was fine as it was in the cement bunker of a garage.
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Re: Car rental agencies?
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10/22/2017 10:01 AM
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Yes, that is what someone posted on here previously. The had a truck that was damaged but another vehicle that was not.
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