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From: Maurice Batey on 8 Aug 2010 12:49
On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:05:25 +0000, pete wrote:

> Since it sounds like you're travelling on your Todd,

No - 2 of us.

>... If you
> have booked a car, it's worth getting off the plane and through
> passport control quickly. It can take forever (5 minutes)
> for the car hire desk to process each booking.

Yes, I found a long wait 2 years ago at Europcar. Tedious...
Will try Avis this time.

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/\/\aurice
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From: Buddenbrooks on 8 Aug 2010 12:55

"Roland Perry" <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <slrni5tasl.gsq.no_one_you_know(a)corv.local>, at 13:05:25 on

> Agreed - the only useful way to depart Faro seems to be by rental car. Not
> an Easyjet issue, but watch the rental T&C; the car I hired said no use
> "off road" and any damage caused offroad is not included in CDW - except
> the villa I'd hired was down a mile of dirt track. Was that off-road - who
> can tell?
> --

There is a problem with the Algarve that a lot of roads on the GPS are
indeed dirt track.
You may not be able to avoid them. It is very soft sandy soil and generally
flat, so you don't need a 4 x 4 to go down them.

Some have recently been tarmac covered. There is a big variation between
districts and you can tell when you leave Faro area and get to Olaho area if
heading east.

Another thing to watch, although Faro is very close to Spain and the
Continent Supermarket, biggest supermarket in the region, is over the
boarder in Spain, use of rental outside Portugal may not be covered.

Some of the rental companies have really rubbish cars, a particular risk if
you use an agency.
The company I used was OK for the condition but had a standard E100 charge
if the fuel gauge was not jammed against the full stop. Check you know which
type of fuel the car takes. Mine was not marked and even lifting the bonnet
to look for spark plugs etc failed to make it certain. Had to go back
before filling to ask. Told Diesel has a 'Diesel' label by the filler cap,
petrol has no label.

English and German spoken widely in Algarve, Spanish over the border.



From: Roland Perry on 8 Aug 2010 13:16
In message <ekB7o.58777$X%4.42662(a)hurricane>, at 17:55:39 on Sun, 8 Aug
2010, Buddenbrooks <knightstemplar(a)budweiser.com> remarked:
>The company I used was OK for the condition but had a standard E100
>charge if the fuel gauge was not jammed against the full stop.

iirc there's a filling station right at the airport.

>Check you know which type of fuel the car takes. Mine was not marked
>and even lifting the bonnet to look for spark plugs etc failed to make
>it certain. Had to go back before filling to ask. Told Diesel has a
>'Diesel' label by the filler cap, petrol has no label.

I think the manufacturers have a scheme where diesel cars have thinner
filler tubes, so you can't accidentally fill them with petrol (which is
a much greater safety risk than filling a petrol car with diesel).
--
Roland Perry
From: Buddenbrooks on 8 Aug 2010 14:43

"Roland Perry" <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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> iirc there's a filling station right at the airport.
>

Indeed. I had no problem finding a fuel station and returning the car with
less than a mile use after filling is easy.

> I think the manufacturers have a scheme where diesel cars have thinner
> filler tubes, so you can't accidentally fill them with petrol (which is a
> much greater safety risk than filling a petrol car with diesel).
> --

Again I believe you are right about the pipe sizes varying.

I don't think there is a safety issue with miss-fueling. Only damage to
engine, which is different
according to which way you get it wrong. One causes mechanical damage the
other rots seals.
Both significant costs. Even if you realize as soon as you fill and not
attempt to start the engine it costs around �100 to sort out.

From: tim.... on 8 Aug 2010 15:14

"Roland Perry" <roland(a)perry.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <slrni5tasl.gsq.no_one_you_know(a)corv.local>, at 13:05:25 on
> Sun, 8 Aug 2010, pete <no_one_you_know(a)notthisaddress.com> remarked:
>
>>Since it's only a short-ish flight,
>
> fsvo
>
>> I wouldn't bother with the over- priced in-flight food. I've never had
>> any trouble taking a bananna or two through the check-points and onto the
>> plane
>
> If it's from the North terminal there are also several food outlets near
> the gates. (Can't remember what's at the south terminal).
>
>>Although this doesn't apply since yo have bags to pick up, If you
>>have booked a car, it's worth getting off the plane and through
>>passport control quickly. It can take forever (5 minutes)
>>for the car hire desk to process each booking. The fewer there
>>are in front of you the less waiting around and the sooner you're
>>starting your visit.
>
> Agreed - the only useful way to depart Faro seems to be by rental car.

There's a perfectly acceptable bus to the town and it's not a problem to
catch a cab to the railway station for useful onward connections.

I agree that taking a cab all the way to a resort can be pricey

tim


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