I've only rented a car a handful of times but it's funny I had that exact experience. Wasn't aware that reservations weren't actually holding the car. In my cas

I've only rented a car a handful of times but it's funny I had that exact experience. Wasn't aware that reservations weren't actually holding the car. In my case they tried to force me to upgrade and when I refused they gave me the upgraded car for the same price as my reserve (~$20 less per day)