huh well, I don't know ..I find that rich people tend to assume everyone else they are friends with are also rich and have access to the same priveliges they do.As I recall the problem was that we were both assuming something and had no idea the other was assuming the opposite. I assumed you would naturally want to rent a car... Because that's what I would have wanted to do if I was going to visit someone, mostly so I would have the security and freedom of not being subject to anybody else's schedule, free to drive away if i ever wanted to.
Meanwhile you were wondering why I did not want to give you a ride? You were probably wondering "Is he really THAT cheap, or just THAT lazy?"
We got it straightened out though.
They often have noooo idea.