Car with a battery issue

Y.Amarnani

United States

Reviewed: Sat, Jul 6, 2024

About Budget: 6.0 /10

There was a wait for more than an hour at the rental center ..with only one staff attending for a majority of the time. The car was due for an oil change ..the next day after I had parked the car in my driveway it would not start at all ..the car battery totally died ..now how does that happen ..I got the key and locked the car ..shouldn't that have taken care of lights etc ..which btw I didn't even touch ( switch on or something ) and I checked after that the lights turned off after the car was locked ..also budget wanted to charge me like 100 bucks for a jump start request ..I got it done and also came to know the coolant level in the car was like super low ..That car had an issue and I was super inconvenienced for renting it ..only good thing was after several attempts to reach the local office of budget 30 min wait on multiple calls and informing them , they said theyvwould not charge me for the late delivery which. I was able to return the car around 1 hr late

About QEEQ: 8.0 /10

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Standard | Toyota Camry or similar

1 days rental

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Reviewed: Thu, Jan 9, 2020

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i had problems with my reservation with budget. at the counter they wanted to see my israeli passport and drivers license. i had the passport but no knowing i might need my foreign license i did not bring it. they at first refused to honor my reservation as is including all insurances and told me to try somewhere else. finally the manager said if i could show a boarding pass or something showing i was outside the usa when i booked the car they would honor it. i did not have my boarding pass but fortunately i found something issued by israel as i passed through passport control that showed i left israel on dec 19. it was stressful and i had no idea i would need documentation as i booked the reservation in dollars in english and i also have a new york drivers license.

About QEEQ: 8.0 /10

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