Dislike: 1. The car has 40-50% of gas in tank.
2. The employee tried hard to sell additional insurance. It's annoying.
3. About 20 min was wait in a line plus about 40 min waiting for a car on parking lot.
They gave me a car with a tank half full. The contract with us was full to full.
E.Salmanov
United States
Reviewed: Fri, Sep 29, 2017
About AVIS:8.6/10
Like: We booked three 'Mustang or similar' and 'Chevrolet Tahoe or similar' so they gave us a Mustangs and Tahoe. That`s was exactly what we looking for. Dislike: 1. The car has 40-50% of gas in tank.
2. The employee tried hard to sell additional insurance. It's annoying.
3. About 20 min was wait in a line plus about 40 min waiting for a car on parking lot.
Since Budget has merged with AVIS, I'll address both in my feedback. First segment of the trip: I rented a car in Dallas and returned it in Houston with Budget, booking a Ford Edge, a midsize SUV, through Zuzuche. However, the staff gave me a Honda compact car instead, which was incredibly frustrating. After communicating with the staff, I swapped for the originally booked Ford Edge, as shown in the pictures provided. So, the store actually had the Ford Edge available but didn’t give it to me right away. One key issue to note is that due to the time difference, Zuzuche’s customer service was unavailable when I tried to report the issue. Even when they responded later during business hours, it was meaningless by then. Second segment of the trip: I rented a car in Los Angeles through AVIS. Upon arrival, I waited nearly 40 minutes for vehicle coordination. In the past, if the reserved model wasn’t available, they would upgrade free of charge; now, you're lucky if they don't downgrade you. During the return, they charged me for roadside assistance insurance, miscellaneous fees, and fuel costs—around 70 dollars. Although I refueled the car completely, I unfortunately lost the receipt, and the credit card charge's posting date was after the payment date, hence unusable for filing a dispute. Imagine if all tourists went through this—they could refund the ones who successfully disputed and profit from those who didn’t keep their fuel receipts. This could amount to considerable earnings for them. In summary, think carefully before choosing these two rental car companies, as this likely stems from management-level policies.
Despite paying in full and confirming the reservation, the entire pickup process took 3.5 hours. First, there was a two-hour wait in line, then the car was not ready, and finally we received a car that was dirty and smelled terrible.
Avis, Budget, and Priceless are in the same building, and the wait to confirm an order exceeded one and a half hours, all while standing. Not recommended.
The local Avis branch asked if I wanted the highway toll pass, and I said yes, but they didn't explain the costs. In the end, after 21 days of rental, they charged over $300 extra on my credit card. They also upgraded the insurance without my consent.
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They gave me a car with a tank half full. The contract with us was full to full.
Dislike: 1. The car has 40-50% of gas in tank. 2. The employee tried hard to sell additional insurance. It's annoying. 3. About 20 min was wait in a line plus about 40 min waiting for a car on parking lot.
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