So, the car story continues. You see, Bill and I thought that Ted would just be renting this car to me. As I mentioned in earlier posts, because of Ted's business and the insurance problem, I actually needed to own the car so I could get coverage. After I had the registration changed and I had taken the car, Ted wanted me to pay him a purchase price of about $3500 NZ or $2800 US and then he would somehow pay me back at the end of our stay less some rental amount. The problem was that Ted could not process a credit card transaction. Then I got to thinking, how is he going to pay me back when the time comes? A check would do me no good, $2500 of NZ dollars cash would do me no good at the time I'm ready to leave the country. The only way I could see it working was if he could process a Visa credit card transaction and a credit. Since that did not seem possible, I returned the car to Ted. Funny, it's still in my name and Ted doesn't really seem to care about having it changed back. It's a crazy system. I think it's best for both of us that the deal is over.
We're now renting a car the old fashioned way. I found the place I've rented from before and am using them. It's a little more pricey, but I don't have to buy the car.
Pictures are of Brenda with her bike looking down our street, and Brenda and our bicycles taking a break in Nelson city.
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