It is not for the first time a company must pay a larger sum then expected for a single accident. I remember a car manufacturer being sued over4 billion $ for excluding some security option of a car presuming that such accidents happen very rare. This usually happens because big companies have a ver...
As long as your French is the second language, believe me it will be a bit difficult. You’d better contact some tourism companies, they would be happy to see somebody with perfect English.
If you are going to rent an apartment in Paris, it is not going to be expensive, unless you want to buy a property. Shipping your car by sea freight costs around 2000$. Even more you'll have to spend for the furniture.