Quite satisfied

It was the off-season and quite late, so there were only two or three people in line.

When I arrived at the car rental company, they told me I hadn't purchased insurance and suggested I ask the rental platform about it. When I contacted the rental platform, they told me to ask the car rental company, as they were not sure. I went back to the car rental desk, and the representative said my order showed no insurance and advised me to spend around 290 to get one. Being abroad with no other option and not wanting to risk any issues, I spent 300 NZD for comprehensive insurance plus a full tank of gas. So is this the car rental company's issue or the rental platform's issue? I'm not sure. Anyway, I drove for seven days without any problems. The roads were great and driving carefully was no issue at all!

When returning the car at the airport, the service staff were right where the car was parked.

We arrived in Christchurch at 11 PM, and the Chinese staff member had already clocked out. We communicated with a guy with a beard for 15 minutes. He recommended that we pay an extra 122 NZD for a new Toyota, otherwise, we'd get an old Nissan with 180,000 kilometers on it. For safety and comfort, we reluctantly paid more, which was a bit frustrating. We picked up the car two hours earlier than the scheduled time, and the return time also had to be two hours earlier; otherwise, we would be charged an extra 59 NZD. This policy is unreasonable since we pay by the day.