-ハイデルベルクシュツットガルト麦琴根−チューリヒルツェルンファドゥーツ-インスブルック—ザルツブルク——ニュルンベルクフランクフルト

The confirmed car model was not provided in the store. Even after contacting the rental company, we were still downgraded. The cross-border fee was less than 30 euros, but the tax was as high as about 12 euros; the tax accounted for nearly 50%.

Not bad

I reserved a Mercedes E-Class, but when I arrived in Frankfurt, they gave me a Jeep Wrangler! After refusing it, they replaced it with an XC90. At the time, I thought it was an XC60 and didn't pay much attention. Only when I got the car did I realize, and ended up spending over 200 euros in three days! Hertz in Europe is honestly mediocre. A few days ago in Switzerland, I used Europcar, and it was much better.

When booking, it was specified that we would travel to other countries, including Eastern Europe. Upon pickup, we were forced to buy additional insurance because the trip included Eastern Europe. This should have been clarified when placing the order. After over an hour of negotiation, we managed to reduce the extra insurance cost twice. In the end, we spent an additional 50 euros on insurance.

The process was quite simple. They only asked if I was sure about purchasing insurance. Seeing that we had a lot of luggage, they suggested upgrading to an SUV for an extra 25 euros per day. We got a Volvo XC90 with a navigation system, which was incredibly helpful. Otherwise, it would’ve been difficult to access Google Maps with local data, and Baidu Maps isn’t very useful here. Make sure to bring your domestic driver’s license and its translation; otherwise, they won't include it in the record. I forgot mine and almost had a serious issue, but fortunately, someone else had theirs.