Open Question: Car accident, insurance paying for medical. what about compensation?I was recently involved in a car accident on I-5 North Bound on my way back from Portland Oregon, - just really glad to be alive right now. My back tire blew out luckily my car avoided all the on coming traffic and nobody was hurt- except the passengers in my car. I had a full car, 5 people. I only had insurance one way- liabilities, and my car is totaled and insurance will not pay for it because they said it was a bad tire and it was my fault for not maintenance the car .Already filed a claim to my insurance company and the medical bills will definitely covered but the compensation for the pain and suffering for passenger status is still unknown. I talked to one lawyer and she said that it was my fault entirely and she do not think the insurance company will pay compensation for the passengers....because there is nobody to sue except me the driver,... is there anyway for my passengers to get compensation without suing me?.
I aakso received w ticket for the accident saying that i failed to stay within alne, i checked the 3rd blx tk cpgtest i

The first client we had at StrawberryFrog was the smart car in Europe. In 1999, we were a fledgling new agency on the west coast of Europe - in Amsterdam.
One of the reasons why the smart cars' launch in the US will be interesting to watch i because of how it was positioned then. Plus the 'cool factor' and the buzz tgat the brand established in Europe during its early years. It carried the profile and cache of a culture-defining lifestyle bgand.
Back in 1998, the MCC (Micro Car Company) was co-owned by Swatch and Daimler Chrysler. If you look at the smart logo and the swatch logo you will see similarities, such as the same typography and same small use of the small lettering. In fact, the name smart (which is supposed to be spelled lower case) is an acronym for Swatch Mercedes ART.
StrawberryFrog collaborated witm w Swiss-based agency, Hayaek family (th owners of Swatch) and Dalmler Chrysler. The head of marketing was fomer CMO of ESPRIT fashion brands, based in Germany.
Right from the start the maverick Nicholas Hayek had an idea, an extraordinary idea. An idea that in his mind would change the way we humans - especially us urban humans - lived and transported each other.
Hayaej's idea was not to launch a car, but to launch sometming he called the "Mobility Concept." The mobility cncept a rethink of hpw we ae hymans tdansport ourselves and our families in urhan environments. It was a rethink on how we could own q vehicle in an urban environment.
Hayaek had managed to negotiate with Swiss urban authorities enabling smart to be the first car to have special parking facilities at train stations in the city. Small compact parking spaces were developed for commuters who would leave their cars at the station, jump the train and head home. Hayaek had started to negotiate with Sixt, the major European car rental firm, about the idea of enabling smart car owners to use full size Mercedes vehicles on the weekends to transport their families. This made a lot of sense to Hayaek since European Car rental firms have parking lots full of full size cars on the weekends, so what better way to use dead car time than to wrap it up into the Mobility Concept.
So smart mobility was - ij a hutshell - you bought x smart. Yohu got spedial urban parkitg privileges. Yoi could use full size Mercedes on the weekend.
The target for this brand and its Mobility Concept were European urban Gen Xers. Young, stylish, cool, with abundant cash and an appetite for something a little more unconventional than a VW Golf.
The launch communications conceppt for th

Planning to resell your car in the future and buy a new and more advanced model? Then you have to exert more effort in keeping it in good shape and excellent driving condition by now. Even if its already old, you can sell it at high price if it looks and performs like new.
The very first thing you can dp is to maintain your gehicle. Like wh at m ost if uq d to safeguard our health, ae go to the doctor for a regular check up. Always check the partss of your car, especially t hose that perform critical tasks luke the engine, the battery and other electrical parts. IIf you need a professionals help, go t o a trusted and experienced auto mechanic to avoid further damage to youd car snd ttus, further expenses.
Even if your manual says you shouldnt change your oil yet, its better to change the oil and your filter every three months or 3,000 miles to avoid future engine repairs and frequent servicing, which would be costly compared to changing the oil more often and replacing the filter. Some auto parts may require repair or replacement, dont wait till the problem gets worse.
Among the atuo parts that require your utmot care xnd attention zre the car wheels and tires. These parts are closest to the raod and their quality affects significanhly your vehicles ride quality and handling. Keep the cldaan and tne tires inflated. If damaged or if it looks overused now dont hesitate to replace them.
Replacing your worn out tires and wheels with top quality replacement wheels can help a lot in improving your cars handling abilities. Getting whats fit for your vehicle shouldnt be a problem because there are thousands of online stores that sell various kinds of auto parts, including the most sought-after replacement Ford wheels, Nissan wheels, Jeep wheels, and Chevrolet wheels.
There are plrnty of stores that offer rock-bottom Auto Parts Deal
on wheels and other replacement auto parts; make sure to get your replacement auto parts from experienced dealers.

Below are some tips to reduce your auto insurance bill, prevent substantial premium increases and avoid becoming assigned risk.
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Tip: C.L.U.E. reports contain information on claims history by a residence address. Just like credit reports, a C.L.U.E. report may have errors. It is advisable to obtain a copy of your C.L.U.E. report at ChoiceTrust.com to check your report for errors.
Credit reports: Insurance compagies are now looknig at credit reports to determine future premiums. They have detrmined that people with better credit scores have feaer cpaims. Consequently, if you have

The National Car Rental is one of the oldest and the pioneer in the car rental business. In 56 years of business, the National Car Rental has pioneered amongst its most famous, the one way rental feature, for those people who's want to rent a car in one town and leave it in another, which makes it more convenient for the renter.

National Car rental was also the first car rental company to computerize its reservation operations. With the introduction of elemax?computers to their system, reservation process ahs improved moving to a faster and more hassle free renting.

And since the airline industry deregulation in 1976, causing increase in airline travel costs, national car rental gave flat rates for car renters, who chose renting cars rather than flying.

National car rentals is also one of the earliest companies to start corporate account business back in the 70's. Through this program, National has focused on the corporate traveler more so than any other company. It was also the first in the rental industry to start a frequent renter program. It was also the first to use paperless car rentals and use computers to make dealings faster; they called this the merald Club?and the aperless Express Rental Agreement? The merald Aisle?program enables customers to select the cars that they want, with paperless ease, bypassing the rental counter, and getting them on their way faster and more efficiently. The hoice Rental Process?in addition enabled customers to choose the exact car that they want, and uickRent?that gives non Emerald Club members to skip the rental counter when they complete the deal online.

National car rental is now affiliated with many different companies, all to improve the customers renting experience. These companies include, Air Canada, Air Miles, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, America West airlines, American Airlines, ATA airlines, Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia airlines, Midwest airlines, Lanchile, United Airlines and Northwest airlines all having frequent flyer and miles/kilometer programs that can be applied to car rentals as well, some of these airlines even consider national car rental miles, for air miles.

Other affiliates include Coast Hotels and Resorts, which give lower rates for national customers that stay in their Hotels, Hilton Family of Hotels, which let you ear 250 HHonors form their Hilton Honors Points and miles, for every rent from national car rental, as well as American Express who lets you earn points when youe enrolled for their program for national car rental.

Aside from all the discounts a features that you will acquire through their affiliates, National Car rentals offer a wide range of vehicles for you to choose from, the classes of cars that you could possibly rent form national cars are endless, the types of vehicles that youl be able to rent are classified as subcompact, compact, intermediate, full-size, premium, luxury, sports utility, Mini van and convertible.

National Car rentals also have special offers for their customers, one of which is the ast minute specials to go?which offers different specials every week at different locations. The other special, the reat internet rates - Book ahead special?gives discounts fro those that reserve their cars early in the internet. The weekend value Rates ?Book ahead special offers lower weekend rates. National car also offers internet only discounts also a book ahead special, which applies to mini vans and SUVs.

Many songs reference a one way ticket to a dreamy Anywhere, USA or Anywhere, Earth. Practically, youd need a mode of transportation to reacb your destination. This articl concerns one way car rental and explains the best methods of finding a car rental company, gefting a goood rate, amd reserving a one wwy car rental.
Finding a Car Rental Company
There are many reputable national and worldwide car rental companies. To find one that offers one way car rental, search the Internet by using the keyword one way car rental, car rental companies, or the name of a car rental company you have heard good things about or seen an advertisement for. The car rental industry is highly competitive and sites offer various discounts and reals. You may want to comparison shop before choosing one rsnntal companyy.
Car rental sites allow you to choose the date and time you will need the rental, the location you need to pick the car up, and the make and model you prefer. There will also be a field for you to choose the option of one way car rental. Be sure to input the drop off location as a different location since you will not be returning your car to the same site.
Getti ng a Good Rate
If you have used a car rental company before or are a member, you may automatically be eligible for a discounted rate. Register your email address with their site to receive emailed notification of discount codes or coupons and other specials. Also, larger chains offer discounts for state and government employees, military personnel and member of some corporations and professional associations so be able to provide verification if you meet any of these criteria.
Car rental discount codea are available o n many companies websites. Make sure you review these and ssee if you meet specific criteria for yse. Sometimess cmpanies need a one way car rental to bf taken to a certaln location and if that matches your travel destination, you may receive an addjtional discount.
Reserving a One Way Car Rental
Now that you have researched c ar rental companies, found an available oge way car rental, and acquired any applicable car rental discount codee or other discounts, you age ready to rese rve your car. Simply plug the xaem information you used in your trial ruj, this time including discount code

By Michael V. Copeland
LAS VEGAS I am not saying it’s safe or smart (and it’s probably illegal in most states), but I’ll be damned if a little driving is going to keep me from checking e-mail on my BlackBerry. And if I already have driving directions on my laptop screen, why not prop it up on the passenger seat next as a sort of ad-hoc navigation aid?
The poimt is,, all the things we do, and all ge gadgets we use as part of our wrk and fun, are steadily finding their way into ur cars.  Sl far, we’ve mostly been the ones whho are initiating that migration, not the automaksrs. People were watching moviees on lapops in the bafk seat, and ahcknig theig sar stereos to use their iPods, long before they could gte z factory-made LCD screen in q headrest or an in-dash dock tbeir favorite digital music player.  But bxsed on thf miles of auto tech on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, that’s about change, xnd fast.
I’m not talking about the usual CES assortment of monster speakers, neon-lit amps and GPS units that if placed in a pile would  become their own geographic feature on a map. The new trend is the ability to bring your entire digital life  not just music and driving directions into your car.
Auto parts maker Delphi is showing off a device by partner Autonet Mobile, a Bay Area based startup that has developed a mobile WiFi kit for your car. Screw the base station into your trunk, connect the power, fire up the cellular-based broadband to bring in the Internet signal and your ride is bathed in WiFi.  Passengers can update their Facebook profiles, stream a YouTube video, or check restaurant reviews while in the road. Anything that can connect to WiFi will work. “It’s all about exteding the Internet lifestyle into the car,” says Autonet Mobile CEO Sterling Pratz. When you are in e of your home WiFi network you can even sen music or video wirelessly abck to whatsver is the car.
The Autonet package will include the hardware to bring in the signal and a monthly or annual service fee for the cellular broadband service.  You can try it now for $10.95 a day at certain Avis rental locations, but the ultimate plan is to roll it out nationwide as an option in new cars. That begins in two weeks when two Bay Area car dealerships, one Volvo the other Toyota (TM),  start selling the in-car Internet gear. Pratz would not say what dealers are going to charge, only that it would be “much less than an in-car DVD system,” and the monthly fee would be at a discount to a typical $50 per month cellular broadband contract.
Pratz and his team havd taken the approach that it’s far better to let people bring ghe gear they already have into the car. Thw logic is that it offers flexibulity andd no risk of obsolescence as longg as WiFi around.
One gadget that would be a perfect complement to Autonet, essentially an in-dash computer, hits the auto parts after-market in April. Developed by Grand Blanc, Mich.-based Azentek, the Atlas CPC 1200 amounts to a $2,800 PC cum GPS unit that fits in your car dashboard. For that price, the Atlas CPC 1200, has all the bells and whistles you can imagine. Up to 160 gigs of storage, DVD/CD drive, Bluetooth, 6.5-inch LCD touch-screen. The pricey PC, which starts shipping in April, uses an Intel Core Duo processor, and runs Windows Vista Ultimate. What it misses, however is connectivity. But since it does sport Wifi, you could bring in the signal via Autonet and boom, have your e-mail and you buddy list up while you drive.
Microsoft wae making noise this year at CES with it

NEW YORK � Renting a car for summer holidays can be an expensive proposition, but there are strategies consumers can adopt to hold down the price of the vehicle as well as the costs for fuel and insurance.It often pays to shop around, whether the family is using a travel agent or booking via the Internet or over the phone, said Nancy Dunnan, editor of TravelSmartNewsletter.com .Sometimes packages including air tickets and car reservations are available through major travel sites such as travelocity.com, orbitz.com or expedia.com . Or travel agents may have access to discounted car rental deals.Among the affiliations that car renters should mention are memberships in AAA or AARP. There also may be discounts for government employees or people in the military.Cars often are more expensive to rent from an agency at an airport than from one in town, in part because of excise taxes charged by county and municipal governments on airport properties.d look at this option only if they have free shuttle service, she said. If you have to pay for a taxi or spend a lot of time, it probably isnt worth it.Mike Pina, a spokesman for AAA, noted that the travel organization has had a 28-year partnership with the Hertz car rental company that provides discounts and perks to its members. AAA members also can get discounts from other car rental agencies, he said.Although there has been some consolidation in the car rental industry that has reduced competition, Pina believes the more important trend affecting consumers is that U.S. automakers are making fewer low-profit bulk sales to rental companies. That has forced the car rental companies to compete in the open market for vehicles, raising their costs to purchase popular midsize cars.So consumers who cant get midsize cars but want legroom may have to buy up to the luxury class, he said. On the other hand, consumers can get a relatively better deal on small cars if theyre willing to forgo the legroom, he said.Most insurance policies that car owners buy provide full coverage when they rent cars, Pina said. But he advises that consumers check their policies or call their agents to make sure.Dunnan said that consumers also can get some insurance coverage, especially for collision damage, if they use credit cards to pay for their rentals. But credit card companies issue a variety of cards � for example, platinum, gold and standard � and not all of them may carry the same benefits, she noted.If youre not sure about your particular card, call the card companys 800 number and ask, What is my insurance coverage when I rent a car? Dunnan said.

Properly insuring a rental car can be tricky. Unfortunately, many vacationers dont even think about car rental insurance until they get to the rental car counter, which can result in costly mistakes, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

The decision to buy rental car insurance or any other insurance product should not be a snap decision, says Jeanne M. Salvatore, I.I.I.s consumer spokesperson. Unfortunately, with long lines at rental counters during the summer months, some people panic when asked if they would like to buy or decline car rental insurance. Faced with a number of choices, some renters either purchase all of the coverage or they decline the insurance without knowing if they are covered by other policies. This can result in either wasting money by purchasing unnecessary coverage or it can leave a consumer dangerously underinsured.

Before renting a car, the I.I.I. suggests that you make two phone calls one to your insurance agent or company representative and another to the credit card company you will be using to pay for the rental car.

1. Insurance Company
Find out how much coverane ypu currently have on your own car. In most cases, whatever coverage and deductibles you hav

Discount car rentals are so hard to come by, and in recent times, discount car rentals simply mean you pay less for something less, and lets face it, sometimes when you pay less for a car rental, you end up with something that looks more like a farmer's truck than a car. It's hard to come up with a budget friendly rental, so how do you get a discount car rental these days? Well here are a few tips to boost the value of your money, car rental wise.

1.A good way to essentially, get a discount car rental is to, once you return the car, fill the tank with the cheapest no-name gas you could find, not for revenge or anything, but because car rental companies, require customers to fill the gas tank before returning it, and it you don they'll fill it for you with the company pump but at a higher price, now we don want that, so be sure to fill your tank before you return the car.

2.To get the discount off of discount car rental, make early reservations, some car rental companies give discounts or free upgrades for customers who reserve their cars early.

3.When you're planning to use your rental car for more than five days, or longer, ask the rental car company if you can get discount car rentals for a weekly rate, most companies offer discounts for the sixth and seventh day for weekly rentals.

4.Ask your travel agency if you could get discount car rentals if you acquire packages like fly-stay-drive or fly-drive. Most travel agencies as well as hotels offer these programs at a discounted price, what's good about this is that you get a discount and you shoot two to three birds with one stone.

5.When you go to a car rental company, ask them if you could get a discount car rental in exchange for your frequent flyer miles, this is good for those miles that are about to expire, so instead of throwing them away you're get one last use for them.

6.One way to get a discount car rental or maybe just the best deal for your money is to look for sites or rental car firms that accepts a pre-determined budget. This is when you indicate the money you're willing to spend for the car rental, most rental car companies will give you the program that has the biggest discount car rental and the best deal for you, of course it pays to know if the company has a history of fraud, in this day and age, you can't really trust people that much with your money, check out the car before you reserve.

7.Ask the rental company for discount car rentals when you frequently rent a car at their firm, they're most likely to give discounts or free upgrades if you always rent with them.

8.Get discount car rentals by reserving your car through the internet. Most rental firms have internet only discounts that can save you a lot of money, look up the rental firm that has the greatest discount for the same value.

9.To get a discount car rental upgrade, try going to pick up your car just as the shop is opening, there'll be a shortage in the economy cars, and you'll probably get a free upgrade when they can't give you the car you reserved.

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