Re: French Rental cars do they have 12 volt cigarette...

I bought a portable cooler that one can use in the hotel room with a supplied outlet plug and it can also be used with another adaptor ( cigarette lighter type) to plug into the car.

Do French rental cars have a 12 volt cigarette lighter?

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I couldn%26#39;t remember, but we took a picture of our dash

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and apparantly it did not.

I think it was a renault- I%26#39;ll have a look at their website and see

you see alot of %26quot;Smart Cars%26quot; there too as rental cars. They have electric engines- maybe they have a power port inside?

-cris

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We used the cigarette adapter to run the laptop from the car. Worked fine.

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We used the cigarette lighter in the car to listen and charge our iPod and cell phones, and it worked fine.

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Hi to SeattleMom: We are right across I-90 bridge! Thanks for info.

Hi Kris: I loved all your pictures I looked at them last week! Made me miss my second home!

Thanks everyone for information.

Someone on another thread wrote that she had to buy a converter for the cigarette lighter - (I asked but she did not come back to the thread). I think maybe the convert was just an adaptor for a regular room outlet plug.

Seattle Mom did you need a converter? or just plug into it?

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well according to this website- there should have been one in there standard...

buyacar.co.uk/standardEquipmentyq10513.jhtml

so maybe it was hidden.

-cris

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oh- I didnt see you post

thanks for the nice words about my pictures :)

but anyway, the website I just copied above specifically says %26quot;12 volt%26quot; power socket so maybe thats one of the few universal standards!!

have a great trip :)

-cris

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12 volt electrical systems have become the international %26#39;..standard..%26#39;, with even the French bowing to the inevitability of it.. So, rental cars in France will have 12 Volt power outlets (cigarette lighter-type) in all cars. Some may be on the dashboard while others may be located on or in consoles.

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%26gt;%26gt; you see alot of %26quot;Smart Cars%26quot; there too as rental cars. They have electric engines

They certainly do NOT have electric engines. But all cars do have standard 12V adapters,

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Thank you everyone for the information.

Thanks Chris! I will look at your web site. I usually lease another make car for 65 days driving in France. (Citeron type) I do not know yet what the company will offer to me.

Are the smart cars for long haul driving? Are they small? My hubby wants a car he won%26#39;t hit his head on all the time and is long enough for his 6 foot 3 inches.

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To Cris: I looked on your web site.

%26quot;12V accessory power point in centre console

Ashtray and cigar lighter %26quot;

so it is hidden from view in the center console as another poster said.