CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON OPTIMO RENT AT CASABLANCA MOHAMMED V AIRPORT, CMN

There are three main issues that made my experience unpleasant. First, I scheduled to pick up the car at 10 AM, and according to the app, someone would be waiting with a sign at the arrival gate. However, by 10:10 AM, no one was there. After calling, I was told someone would be there in 5 minutes, but they only arrived around 10:40 AM (later I learned that '5 minutes' in Morocco could mean within an hour). At least the person eventually showed up, but they barely spoke any English, only French, and their English was worse than mine, which made communication very difficult. Second, they gave us a car that was half the price of the one we booked, which was an issue because we were five people with four large suitcases, but only one suitcase could fit. We booked a Touareg, but they gave us something completely different and much smaller, which was not even in the same category. When we complained, they kept insisting that they advertised 'a similar vehicle' and not the exact model. I asked, 'Is this really similar?' If they gave me a Grand Cherokee, that would still be acceptable. We then reached out to the platform, which contacted them, and after half an hour, they somehow found an old model... How old, you ask? Well, it had 130,000 km and was full of damages! I took over 20 photos of the damage. I told the platform that the car was too old and in poor condition. After discussions, the platform informed me that they could only guarantee the same model, not its condition. Fine, we decided to drive it. But the worst part was that by the third day, warnings for brake check, oil addition, and other alerts appeared. I informed the platform, and they responsibly contacted the rental company, which responded by saying it was safe to drive. The roads were either mountainous or highways. Thankfully, we survived.