On the Road Again!

When we got back to the Malagacar offices there were so many people out front I ended up driving in the out door as it were and parking inside the warehouse.   On handing the key back to the guy on duty, I told him about the problem we had.  "Oh the battery has gone" he said.  "Yes, I know, it hasn't worked since I picked it up" I said. He shrugged and said that they'd get it fixed..... Still, the entire rental cost €138 in the end, at the exchange rate that make it about £17 a day including petrol. Pretty reasonable. I bet Florida won't be as cheap next year! So would I recommend Malagacar.com to anyone. Most definitely.

One discovery made late in the week is that the Aygo has a USB socket under the dash that can connect to the iPod. Without a manual is was difficult to get it to work as it seemed to choose anything from the 30gb I have on the Classic. With the iPhone it did play what was selected!!! So not all bad....

Why? Okay that is harsh. I read in a car magazine that a good way to find out if you like a car was to hire one and see how you get on with it. On trips to Spain I always hire the cheapest car. Not because I am tight with my wallet, just that small cars are fun (!) and we don't need a big guzzler penis extension car. So when I checked the Malagacar Group One box the options were Ford Ka, Fiat Panda or similar. We have had both of these before. I like the Ka but not enough to buy one. I love the Panda and may yet buy the latest incarnation, having owned one for the best part of 140000  miles... But similar meant a Toyota Aygo. Tiny boot (trunk to the colonials) but can seat four human adults. Tinny, not very powerful but good for what we need. The hire car has a few problems: The key has the padlock symbols but they don't work. To lock it requires the drivers door button depressed, outside handle lift and slam. Same as my 1975 Ford Cor...