The staff at the counter tried to give me another smaller car initially stating that it was more fuel/cost efficient. It was only when I refused it that I was offered another car of similar size as the one I had booked but had to wait for 45 minutes for that car to be delivered.
About QEEQ:10.0/10
Booking was straightforward although it would be useful to understand what are the alternative cars that could be offered in each category.
I had already purchased full insurance, but they kept recommending an additional ten-euro-per-day insurance. They also suggested upgrading the car model, which I accepted. The car was an older model but in good condition and quite new.
Commandé un véhicule SUV et nous avons reçu une audi A3. nos baggages ne sont pas tous renter dans le coffre donc voyager avec deux bagages entre les deux sièges de dernière pas très confortable pour 5 jours de location avec 4 adultes.
The first car had issues with its lighting system, which we discovered ourselves and returned to exchange. After driving the second car for nearly an hour, we received a call informing us of a problem with the vehicle and asking us to return to exchange it or to have it replaced at our destination. When I asked about the issue, they wouldn't tell us. For safety reasons, we returned the car to exchange it again. On the phone, they promised a better car, but it turned out the engine had problems, and they gave us the same model again. It's really irresponsible and frightening in hindsight. Luckily, we made it back. Our destination was far, and if something had happened, it would have been a disaster. Their service was average, they didn't inform us of anything, and the return location was not clearly explained.
I booked a Mercedes A-Class, but upon arrival, they said it was temporarily unavailable and asked me to wait an hour. After an hour, it was still unavailable, so to avoid delaying my trip, I took a Corolla with very poor performance. Currently, I am applying for a refund of the price difference, and I don't know the outcome yet.
I reserved a Mercedes C, and although I didn't get it, I would have been okay with a similar model. Instead, they downgraded me to an SUV, which is very unreliable. I booked this more than half a month in advance, and it still happened. Eventually, I found an Avis offline by myself, and they offered me a 5 Series at the same price. The online service is truly unreliable.
Overall, it went smoothly, but there were two issues. First, we couldn't understand the directions given by the staff for the pickup location, and they were unwilling to assist us, making it hard to find the pickup spot. Second, the invoice sent was in Turkish (probably) and not in English, making it unreadable.
The insurance upsell was actually fine, but the biggest issue was the wrong return address. We were told at pick-up that it was at T2, so we went there early and searched for a long time only to find the counter was closed. After calling, we found out it was at T1. Paying for parking was a minor issue; the main problem was going through security, finding the counter, and making calls, which took us half an hour. Fortunately, we arrived early; otherwise, we would have missed our flight. When we complained to the staff, they were indifferent and simply said it was wrong, which was really frustrating!
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