Satisfied

We had already paid for a full-size SUV, but upon arrival, they told us we had reserved a compact car and insisted we pay extra for the larger vehicle. Being forced into an upsell felt really unpleasant.

Do not go to this Budget. They mislead you. When picking up the car, they used an electronic contract that I didn't fully understand before clicking to the next page. In the end, I unknowingly bought several unnecessary insurances and other items. Even though I returned the car with a full tank of gas, they insisted it was short and charged a ridiculously high fuel fee! I will never go to this Budget again!

When picking up the car, the male staff at Budget counter informed me that they no longer had the Ford Explorer I reserved. They only had a Chevrolet Suburban, a large SUV, available with an upgrade fee of $125 per day. Considering there were six of us with six pieces of luggage, we had no choice but to agree to the upgrade. Renting it for two days including tax came to $599.47, almost $270 more than the originally confirmed amount on Zuzuche.com! I thought the Ford Explorer I initially booked would have been sufficient for us and our luggage, but Budget's failure to keep the model we reserved resulted in significant extra costs. I will not be using Budget again. Compared to a friend's experience at another rental company where they got a free upgrade under similar circumstances and were even given an additional day's rental due to the larger vehicle's higher fuel consumption, Budget's service was disappointing. Additionally, the process to pick up the car at Budget was slow, and there were no staff to accompany me to the vehicle. They just handed me the keys, and I had to find the car in the lot myself. When I had questions there, no staff were present to assist. The entire pickup process took almost 45 minutes.

Even though I took the maximum on insurance the counter staff person said I was not fully insured and advised I take extra insurance - which I did. I then hired another car that I also booked via easy car and this was fully insured. Why the difference - I will see with my next car hire if this follows the Boston hire or the Minneapolis car hire. Don’t understand why the difference