>traveling >need to rent car>reserve standard car >$478 for the whole week>go to pick up car>tires basically bald>interior smells like an African has been living it all year>trunk smells even worse>ask for a different car>“Sorry sir thats the last one for that class but I can upgrade you to a small SUV for $25/day>mfwAre all rental car companies like this?
the real question is, do people usually treat rentals with respect? Chicken or egg type of question
>>28770381>reserve full size SUV>get off my flight and to National's desk>told it isnt ready because they're replacing the tires and giving it an oil change>if I want I can get downgraded to a midsize luxury crossover>i dont get the price different back because I paid with credit card points>forced to sit around for 3 hours until the car is ready>front passenger pressure sensor is broken and car beeps angrily anytime my wife isnt in it and the seat belt isnt plugged in>rear wipe blade is halfway hanging off>Are all rental car companies like this?The answer would appear to be yes. And there are only two real companies which own all the major rental brands. When I went to pickup mine they had only two desks with one person each for the rental companies in Bangor Maine.
>rent 300>smells of poorly covered up smoke>still better than the alternatives
>>28770381Never had issues like this in Europe, South Korea and Japan. I even got free tier upgrades when they ran out of the car I rented. May just be an American thing.
>>28770446 A certain sort of American.
>>28770446niggers ruin everything here.
>>28770381Pretty much. And you wonder why people prefer just owning a truck vs renting one?>>28770402Typically yeah because everything you do in them is being logged and people are afraid of the rental agency keeping their damage deposit. inb4 that guy using rentals for engine swaps.
Again, another purely USA Amerimutt problem.Just like how all mutts are fat and need oversized trucks and suvs
>>28770809Oh well. At least I can buy a TV or a butter knife easily ;) Ya can't have it all I guess.
>>28770402>the real question is, do people usually treat rentals with respect?No.
I always rent from Enterprise.I've only had a bad rental onceThe trick is to call them the morning of and request a specific vehicle.I usually rent a minivan or a truck. I call to request a 4x4 truck. That way I get a top trim with a V8 or twin turbo V6And for a minivan I request a sunroof which gets me top trim in leather.
>pre-pay for a 10 day convertible rental because they had a decent rate on it>fast forward a few months, get to the airport>"yeah we just gave out the last convertible on the lot but we can put you into a Charger for no free">look at the website>it's a couple of fare boxes less expensive and even as a last minute panic rental it would've been $200 less for the period>the desk offered no refund, not even comped toll charges, no nothing, they're just trying to put me into a cheaper car "for no extra charge" and aren't budging at all>whatever I'll just camp out at the desk until someone capable of an actual deal comes along, I ain't in a hurry today>20 minutes later they finally "suddenly" "find" a soft top Mustang that's being washed and quickly put me into it to get rid of me>it'd be fine except some monkey managed to break the passenger side roof seals so the rear quarter window doesn't close unless you manually give it a sharp tug
>>28770402I usually rent from Hertz and Uber during the weekends at the airport, and the clerks always tell me I return cars in a better shape than when they give them to me. It's a 50-50 chance it'll smell like Muslim and the other 50 they'll smell like Indian.If you rent often an Ozone generator is a must
>>28770402I used to but now no. Not to say I litter or stink them up. But I don't avoid potholes or curbs, and I don't give them even a second to warm up. I treat them like exactly what they are, not my car.
>rent Ram truck from budget>they say I chipped the windshield>tell me this 8 months later via letter in mail>already charged my card>I dispute>they dispute >get the money back>can't rent from budget or their sister companies now (probably)>don't care lol
Zamn, renting a vehicle in the great US of A-holes sounds like hell. Never had this problem.
>>28770381>travelling>need to rentThey have a very special consumer base
>>28771181Watch out for mohammed
>>28770381>interior smells like an African has been living it all yearHad this exact problem at Enterprise, and it's because street people do rent and live in them, smoking all their shit in there. I rented one for a job interview out of town and couldn't show up smelling funky. I told the jeet at the counter it smelled too bad and he gave me a different car free if charge. He was gonna "upgrade" me to a minivan but I said nah I'm not gay and waited for a smaller car.
>>28770432>>28770446Never used to have much of a problem, but I rented cars basically constantly for work (usually with Hertz before they went bankrupt). Sure, everyone beat on the cars and shit, but they usually sold them off to retards before they got too bad. I guess now they're cutting costs more.
>>28771294Why? A cheap hotel costs the same per night
>>28771049Haha hey anaon...Wanna hertz donut?
>>28771053I love rentals because I can be as hard on the brakes as I want driving mountainous roads and they're not my problem!!! I don't have to fix it!!! Meanwhile in the spring my stupid box panther needs new rotors...
Bruh wachu talmbout, renting cars is the best.It's so liberating, you can off-road them on rough forest roads, pinstripe the sides with bramble and bushes, do burnouts down to the cords. At the end of the day, not your problem
>>28771049>It's a 50-50 chance it'll smell like Muslim and the other 50 they'll smell like Indian.Thinking about it makes me retch. How can a smell be so bad that it induces a trauma reaction? Even worse if they add a perfume or cologne.
>>28770888what is it with rental companies and the mopar "upgrades">4 hour drive each way to go to a wedding, so wanted something a little nicer>reserve 3-series from Sixt>girl working the counter is clearly new to the job with the most annoying fake valley girl accent imaginable>takes her 10 minutes to access my reservation and scan in my DL and credit card, meanwhile she's making vapid small talk the whole time>I'm already getting annoyed and just want to gtfo>"good news I was able to upgrade you into a Challenger for free!">I can see on the screen it's a base model v6 chally wally shitbox with cloth seats and 50k miles>This is in Chicago so 99% chance the thing is going to be beat to shit and reek of weed >ask if they have anything else available, "no, lol", won't budge when I point out that there's no way a 3-series and a chally are equivalent vehicles >I eventually give up and go outside to wait for the car, at that point I just want to cut my losses and get out of there>after another 10 minutes the manager who was handling another customer when I was inside comes jogging up with the keys to a brand new 530i and apologizesI guess I should have just Karen'd out in the first place but I seriously couldn't stand listening to the original worker for a minute longer
>>28770381>Had a big interstate move coming up>Went online and reserved the perfect sized truck from Enterprise >Arrive at Enterprise at the scheduled time to pick up my rental.> That'll be just a minute sir, we're just finishing a clean and detail on your truck.>Just enough time for you to sign your papers here.>5 minutes later Enterprise associate says truck is ready, please follow me>Get taken out to lot, and shown the truck> It looks absolutely brand spanking new>Spotlessly clean>Less than 20k on the odometer.>Looks, feels, smells and operated like a new vehicle in every way.>They showed me how to use the motorized cargo lift gate, the rear cargo door latch, tow mirrors, everything >Send me on my wayTruck handled and performed beautifully in everyway. Absolutely flawless. Zero downside.Returned the truck when I was done.Final charges were less than initial estimate.Sales associates were the kindest friendliest most courteous people I've dealt with in a long long time I give 100% 5 stars to Enterptise for the truck rental division. I've never rented a passenger vehicle from them.
>>28772255Took a new Stellantis Grand Waggonear though the PCH and kept saying this.
