PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

What to do?

I can either buy them and replace them.

Or I can return the car and let things "fall into place," whether they see it or not.

Damn Mustangs. I hate people who own them...

STIG

Didn't you buy rental insurance?

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

Unfortunately not.

Here's the deal: my insurance covers stuff like this, less my deductible. Since the centercaps will be about $60, I can either buy it, or see if the rental place will even notice.

I'm not trying to be unscrupulous, but part of me wants to just say "F'ck it -- let it be."

Och

iTrader: (3)

Dude, don't you know what to do when someone steals your centercap? LOL.

Just steal someone elses centercap.

tex2670

I'd return it without mention of it. I'd be surprised if they noticed right away. If they do, you just pay for new ones (or try to negotiate out of it). If not, and they come back, you say what they would -- "They were there when I returned it."

SCRUFFDOGG

I had that happen to me once too. I just turned the car in like I normally would have, never heard a word about it.

MD350

I used to work for Hertz. I think you will be fine returning it as is. They are more concerned about body damage, if your tank is full, etc.

If anything, you can say you rented it that way. You have no idea what happened.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

I'm just concerned because the car had 3000 miles when I got it...

link13

I used to work for Dollar a long while ago. I can tell you we would not have cared about missing center caps. As long as we could flip the car quickly, details like that were not important. The damage they are concerned about would be major body damage or damage to safety equipment such as lights, etc.

I rented a crappy PT Cruiser from Thrifty a few years ago and had a slight misunderstanding involving the back bumper and a rust-colored pole in a parking lot. The PT ended up with part of the rear bumper caved in and a big, rust-colored scuff on it. During the drive back to the airport, the caved in bumper popped back out. I turned the car in and they never said a thing about the scuff on the bumper. I think you'll be ok just turning it in.

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

just return it as is and see if they catch you.
But don;t steal others center cap!

Solo_D33A

Thought the rental companies are smart enough to zip tie their hub caps onto the steelies? Or was I thinking of cab drivers?

Oh wait, it's center caps, opps

sleeper408

iTrader: (6)

We have a Hertz desk where I work. The employees won't notice. It's just a rental anyways.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

I'd just return as is. Not your fault.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

spoken like a true New Yorker ahahahha. does it really stand out that much? if not then they'll most likely not check for it.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

I think I will buy centercaps and not install them.

If it becomes an issue, I will give them the centercaps.

If it's not an issue, I will return the centercaps and get a refund.