Hamburg-Berlin

The pick-up process was quite fast, and they gave us a Skoda. The car was new and had great performance.

I prefer renting a car in Germany because the vehicles are in good condition, the service is excellent, there's a high chance of getting an upgrade, and they don't have hidden charges. We originally booked a standard manual, but at the pickup location, we got a diesel manual station wagon. Since we planned to drive for several days, we asked if there was an automatic version available. The staff checked and offered a new C-class gasoline automatic with navigation, which had only been registered for a month. We were very happy! The navigation worked great, and we barely used Google Maps. When returning the car, we were a bit concerned because it was late and no staff was around, so we parked in the designated area and went to the office the next day to return the keys. We were told to just drop the keys in the drop-off box in the parking garage. In all of Europe, renting a car in Germany is the best choice.

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I think AVIS is pretty good. When you go, make sure to rent a new car (they might not have old ones anyway). New cars are in good condition, comfortable to drive, and most importantly, the navigation is very accurate. Unlike domestic navigation where you need to input specific addresses to find locations accurately, in foreign countries you can usually find places by entering the address directly. Finally, remember to buy full insurance. I had a minor accident while rushing back, but because I had full insurance, the AVIS inspector just asked me to hand over the keys and I was good to go.