Mike, drifting round bends and on to the verge in a hire car, it's no surprise mate..!!
But why were you doing driving in the verge? Found the extent of ability ?
Nothing as exciting, walking pace passing a parked car on a holiday home site on the edge of Lake Garda.
What a day.
'Recovery truck'... a van, turns up an hour late and then realises I need a new tyre (told Budget this). I then through a translator asked to follow him into town to get a new tyre.
At garage wait another 30 minutes before being asked in very broken English to follow their recovery truck to another garage who will replace the tyre. Get to second garage which is 30 minutes drive away (after recovery truck picks up another non driveable Audi, no spacesaver and failed shaving foam) only to discover they are closed. So now proceed to third garage, that does not have the correct sized tyre!
They then phone the rental company and I am taken to Verona airport to pick up a new hire car. I then have to make my own way back from Verona with no map or sat nav, I was only supposed to follow the first guy into the local town originally!
Totally disgusted with Budget/Avis, completely ruined my day, 6 hours from start to finish, then I get an earful from the Mrs when I got back, even though texted at every change of plan (women, can never win with that one!), biggest problem most Italians don't speak English.
Only plus was one of the garages specialised in the original Fiat 500, will post some pictures...
