We needed a small car for a short trip, but when we arrived 30 minutes early at the car rental company, they told us there were no cars available. They offered an upgrade for an additional 20 euros per day or we could wait for more than half an hour. Since an automatic car is more convenient, we accepted the upgrade. Hertz has always provided good cars, and this time it was a car with just over 10,000 kilometers on it. It worked great over the past few days. Returning the car was also easy, no issues with insurance. We returned the car a day early due to a change in plans and asked if we could get some discount for that, they agreed initially but didn't give any discount in the end.

Quite good

Half a month after returning the car, I suddenly received an email saying the car was damaged and asking me to pay 390 euros. What a surprise! Luckily, I kept the rental receipt as evidence, or I would have been scammed! Always take photos and videos when picking up and dropping off the car, and keep the receipt for a long time. Avoid choosing Hertz or Thrifty!

The guy at the pickup counter symbolically asked if we wanted to upgrade our car. They had an XC90 available but it would cost more. Since there were only two of us, we declined the upgrade. I showed him the full insurance purchased on QEEQ, and he didn't try to sell us anything else. We got a brand new diesel XC60, in a beautiful smog blue color!

This was the worst car rental experience I've ever had. The staff at the store were pushy, trying to upsell and change the car model for additional costs. While the extra charges weren't too much, they ignored my clear request to pay with a Euro debit card instead of a credit card. The staff even locked the doors and left during my attempts to withdraw money, and ultimately charged my credit card. Communication was completely ineffective, and the whole process was extremely frustrating.