Renting a car here in the US has become a nightmare.
We rented with budget a couple years ago and they gave us 2 broken cars, charged us too much, and charged us $1,000 in smoking fees. We’ve never smoked cigarettes. We had to dispute it with BBB and our bank to get the money back.
And then there’s a whole thing with Hertz reporting cars stolen even when they’ve been returned.
And I’ve heard nightmare stories from family about enterprise.
We used to do road trips and rented frequently, even did Zipcar a decade ago. I don’t know what’s happened in the past few years but it’s now pretty risky to use a rental company these days.
So yeah…avoid renting a car is what I recommend.
I live in a city with public transportation or I get rides from family (or I just walk).
Renting a car here in the US has become a nightmare.
We rented with budget a couple years ago and they gave us 2 broken cars, charged us too much, and charged us $1,000 in smoking fees. We’ve never smoked cigarettes. We had to dispute it with BBB and our bank to get the money back.
And then there’s a whole thing with Hertz reporting cars stolen even when they’ve been returned.
And I’ve heard nightmare stories from family about enterprise.
We used to do road trips and rented frequently, even did Zipcar a decade ago. I don’t know what’s happened in the past few years but it’s now pretty risky to use a rental company these days.
So yeah…avoid renting a car is what I recommend.
I live in a city with public transportation or I get rides from family (or I just walk).