There is not much to say, but the good things first. The car we ended up with was clean and perfect for what we needed. The interactions with the service staff was very helpful and friendly.
However, we had to wait more than 3 hours in line to even get keys, just to find no car waiting in the lot for us. The same happened to two other customers we were talking to. A customer representative resolved this issue quickly and gave us a different car, which unfortunately had low tire pressure (20 psi) and wasn't usable. The third car finally worked for us.
Overall, we spent about 4 hours at the rental car place.
Do not use Budget car rentals! I reserved a Camry but ended up getting a Kia. When I asked the front desk, they said there were no Camrys available and that I had only booked a similar model. At the pickup location, I saw a Camry parked right across from me. This is just a minor issue.
Onsite, they insisted I buy a highway day pass for $13 a day. I declined, but the front desk clerk—a rude lady—was visibly displeased and still charged my credit card $50 as a prepaid toll fee, along with a $200 deposit for the car. Three weeks after returning the vehicle, that $250 is still being held with no updates. Even that I can tolerate.
The scary part is that starting yesterday, I started receiving bills from an ETC company I never registered with. They charged my credit card—provided to the car rental company—$10 on the first day and $25 on the second day in the city I returned the car. This is theft! Renting a car for just one day caused so much trouble. Avoid these lousy American rental companies!
Helpful staff in Austin. In San Antonio no receipt was emailed to me and also I was not told I was being charged for 2 extra hours. There was some time confusion. Other than that, good.
About QEEQ:9.0/10
Very good as always. The only thing is I booked the car at 0700 and returned after 0900 and was charged extra hours but think it was a confusion.
The staff at the Austin Downtown pick up office were extremely polite, courteous and professional. Special mention to Adolph who made the car return effortless and seemed genuinely pleased that we had a great experience. He engaged in polite conversation asked how our holiday went and what we thought of the car. A star man and a credit to Budget.
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