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It's not remotely outdated. I have the top tier of Avis loyalty program, almost exclusively on corporate rates, and even then arriving at SFO often results in
by jen20 3y ago
It's not remotely outdated.
I have the top tier of Avis loyalty program, almost exclusively on corporate rates, and even then arriving at SFO often results in a > 30 minute delay between arriving at the rental car centre and getting on the 101.
If you try to rent at an in-town location, forget about it, you're going to be dealing with someone who has spent a long time watching The Apprentice and thinks they know what business is about trying to sell you a 2008-era navigation system.
- standardUser 3y agoJust not my experience I guess. No upsells, never a 30 minutes wait. I haven't owned a car in 15 years so renting is pretty normal for me and almost always effortless. Maybe try someone other than Avis.
- switch007 3y agoI've rented cars on and off for ~15 years, my experience: there are certainly regional differences but renting has certainly got shittier and shitter over the years, perhaps skewed by my experience in Europe: - Car class inflation (cheaper models, models being bumped up a category i.e. "Luxury" not actually being Luxury) - Instead of raising prices sufficiently, they use 'damage' as a revenue stream more and more - Reticence to give you a printed paper contracts, making it harder to inspect them. - Far less thorough damage recording. It's like they just delete existing damage in the records at the beginning of the rental. I always get a blank damage sheet when I rent. - Higher and higher mileage vehicles - Bigger and bigger deposits and damage excess ("co-pay") - Dynamic Currency Conversion scam - Fuel recharge scam This isn't just a post-pandemic cost-recovery thing. Renting was getting shittier in the years prior