这是一个汽车租赁的合同样本。AUTOMOBILE RENTAL AGREEMENTThis Agreement is made and entered in this _(1)_ day of ________(2)________, 19_(3)_, between _________(4)____________, of ________________(5)__________________, hereinafter called "Owner", and __________(6)__________, of ______________(7)________________, hereinafter called "Renter". VehicleThe vehicle which the Owner hereby agrees to rent is: _____(8)_______ ________(9)_________ ______(10)__________(11)_______ _______(12)_________ ______(13)______Mileage at beginning of rental period: ____(14)____ The Owner represents that to the best of his knowledge and belief that said vehicle is in sound and safe condition and free of any known faults or defects which would affect its safe operation under normal use. Rental Period The Owner agrees to rent the above-described vehicle to the Renter for a period of ____(15)_____ beginning at _(16)_M. on _______(17)________ and ending at _(16)_M. on _______(18)________. The Renter agrees: (a) that the rented vehicle shall not be used to carry passengers or property for hire; (b) that the rented vehicle shall not be used to carry passengers other than in the interior or cab of the vehicle; (c) that the rented vehicle shall not be used to carry passengers in excess of the capacity thereof; (d) not to use the vehicle to push, propel or two another vehicle, trailer or any other thing without the written permission of the owner; (e) not to use the vehicle for any race or competition; (f) not to use the vehicle for any illegal purpose; (g) not to operate the vehicle in a negligent manner; (h) not to permit the vehicle to be operated by any other person without the written permission of the owner; and (i) not to carry passengers, property or materials in excess of the rated weight carrying capacity of the vehicle. InsuranceThe Renter hereby agrees that he shall fully indemnify the Owner for any and all loss of or damage to the vehicle or equipment during the term of this Agreement whether caused by collision, fire, flood, vandalism, theft or any other cause, except that which shall be determined to be caused by a fault or defect of the vehicle or equipment. Rental RateThe Renter hereby agrees to pay the Owner at the rate of $___(19)___ per ____(20)____ for the use of said vehicle. All fuel used shall be paid for by the Renter. DepositThe Renter further agrees to make a deposit of $____(21)____ with the Owner, said deposit to be used, in the event of loss of or damage to the vehicle or equipment during the term of this Agreement, to defray fully or partially the cost of necessary repairs or replacement. In the absence of damage or loss, said deposit shall be credited toward payment of the rental fee and any excess shall be returned to the Renter. Return of Vehicle to OwnerThe Renter hereby agrees to return said vehicle to the Owner at ________(22)__________ no later than ________(23)____________. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto hereby execute this Agreement on the date first above written. _____________(24)___________________________(25)______________这是文献Car rental is one of the few areas in the USA where you could encounter relatively unfriendly service and get the impression of being railroaded into extra expenditure, if not being outright swindled. Since it follows on shortly after the often intimidating immigration process you may gain a less than perfect first impression of America. It gets better. Some of this poor impression of car rental companies is due to the complexity of the various different cost elements. Certainly visitors from Britain with a voucher which only covers the basic rental cost have no justification for claiming to have been swindled when they are expected to pay for CDW/LDW and charged sales tax in the USA or Canada. On the other hand, car rental companies enhance their profits, and their sales clerks their commission, by selling upgrades and extra insurance policies that you don't really want or need. Some of the well known car rental companies have business travellers on expense accounts who couldn't care less how much the rental costs as the majority of their customers, and their sales clerks have difficulty understanding that someone who is paying for the rental out of their own pocket wishes to be more careful. I wonder if the car rental companies realise just how many of their customers who are paying for car rental themselves despise and hate their hard sell tactics - a car rental company which made a big advertising point of not employing hard sell tactics could be extremely popular. Hopefully the other pages in this section will help you to conduct your negotiation with the car rental company sales clerk from a position of knowledge. The best advice is to be firm but polite when rejecting upgrades and unnecessary insurance options - but this can be very difficult when encountering a hard sell sales clerk after a long flight.