Perfect rental

Perfect

I went to so much trouble to ensure I book a Ford Mustang (which is celebrating its 60 year anniversary in 2024) as a surprise for my wife who happened to turn 60 on the 29th September 2024. Needless to say it was impossible to find another Ford Mustang an hour before I was to book out of our hotel so we trundled along in a RAV 4 which I would not drive if you paid me back in Australia. As you can imagine it was an absolute mood spoiler on what should have been a HUGE surprise. I understand that cars get damaged (which is what I was told) but to then offer an entry level RAV 4 as replacement is a slap in the face – I would have thought that the least your company could have done was to offer us a complimentary upgrade – what I would have expected of your company was to advise me upfront that the vehicle was not available, when it became evident – but I guess that is too much to expect given the volumes of customers you deal with.

The Europcar counter is right in the domestic arrivals hall. We picked up the car around 9 am. There was no one in line, so we were helped immediately. All the counter staff were of Indian descent and had a bit of an accent, but they were very nice. They checked our passport, driver's license, and its translation, asked if we had bought insurance, and then gave us the car keys. We walked to the parking lot ourselves to pick up the car. The parking lot is left when you exit the arrivals hall. Compared to other car rentals at the airport, Europcar has relatively fewer parking spots.

Arrived at the airport at 5 PM and asked if I could pick up the car earlier since my order was for 7 PM. The store confirmed it was possible and said I needed to wait a bit. I got the car around 6 PM. I specifically asked the store what time I should return the car and if I needed to return it earlier. They said according to the order, return at 7 PM, but I could come half an hour early for the formalities. In the end, they charged me an extra day because I rented the car at 6 PM and returned it at 6:50 PM. This is ridiculous!

We never had this car. They were sold out and we had to wait more than an hours to finally get the smallest car in the parking lot.