AVANTCAR CAR RENTAL REVIEWS

The rental company has a counter in the airport arrivals hall, and AVANTCAR's service was okay.

It's better to inform users about the process from the airport to the pickup point in advance!

The car was brand new and the return process was easy.

The first time a rental car company pushed me to buy insurance, saying it's a must-have and that not buying it could cause big problems.

A Very Unpleasant Car Rental Experience Picking up the car was fine, but the problem occurred when returning it. The female staff checking the car barely looked at it and immediately pointed out a damage spot about 5cm under the left front door. This area was not noted as having any scratches when we picked up the car, so the rental company insisted we caused the damage. We are sure there was no collision. Honestly, during the pickup, the rental staff barely reviewed the car with us, and we were quite thorough ourselves. However, none of us thought to check such a small area. Unfortunately, that's where the issue appeared. We couldn't argue our case. To avoid delaying our journey, we had to accept it. But the fine they imposed was outrageous. They didn’t explain everything at once; first, they said the repair fee was 1,820 Croatian Kuna (HRK, with 1 HRK = 1.067 RMB). Later, they added tax, then a repair handling fee. In total, they charged us 3,045 HRK, around 3,250 RMB. Such a tiny spot cost us a significant amount. This company is truly a rip-off. (See pictures below)

Extremely poor customer service

Aggressive upselling of full insurance

We were a bit disappointed about the rental of a booster for our child- we didn’t get our suitcase with our booster in it so we had no choice but to rent one for 60 euros. We received our suitcase a day later and tried to return the booster and get a partial refund but they didn’t agree.

Initially, we were not given the same class of vehicle as booked. The car we received had severely damaged tires, making it very dangerous to drive on the highway. We reluctantly exchanged it for a BMW 2 Series, but it had many scratches.

Too many extra charges. The deposit without local insurance is high, and the charges for any damage are enormous. You must buy local insurance.

Like: Everything was fine... Car had no problems and was quite new.

The staff were rude and unhelpful. They tried to make extra charges to supply a car in the same class as we booked. One of the staff swore at my daughter because she refused to pay extra to have a suitable car, as booked, supplied to us without almost another €500 being paid for "Necessary Extras". Avantcar act like gangsters extorting money from vulnerable people. Avoid at all cost they are NOT a reputable company as the reviews on Trustpilot confirm.

Simple rental procedures, good vehicle condition, and timely reminder to retrieve the GPS device I left in the car upon return.

New car, very clean, all minor damage marked on collection and no issues at return - told us about extra insurance but not pushy about it.