r/sicily • u/United-Truth-2402 • 15d ago
Turismo 🧳 Car rental advice in Catania
Hi, I'm looking to rent a car to pick up and bring back to Catania airport for 6 days and I was thinking of doing it on the Sixt platform. Do you have any opinions to give me? Is it reliable? Is it true that it is better to avoid renting Fiat pandas, 500s and 500xs?
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u/NoNameHuman333 3d ago
So after being surprised in Iceland that my travel cc didn't cover my rental car (the folks at the rental desk were super friendly and helpful) I wanted to avoid anything like that in Italy.
After doing a ton of research, contacting various rental companies, and comparing rates I discovered that ultimately Sixt was the best deal. Why Sixt? By the time I took into consideration the cost of the rental plus full coverage insurance they had the best price in every car category I looked at.
Also, just FYI, if you get 3rd party rental insurance they do not pay the rental company directly. Instead, you have to pay for the damages and then seek reimbursement from the insurance carrier.
Personally, the savings found with a 3rd party were not worth it because if something were to happen I don't want to deal with the headache of securing the funds to pay for an entire car in another country.