If there is a more devolved creature on God\u2019s green earth than a used car dealer, it\u2019s got to be a rental car service rep. I\u2019m in L.A. waiting for a car I reserved, but, oh, we\u2019re sorry sir, we don\u2019t have one available. They tell me they\u2019ll have one in 30 minutes so here I sit an hour later as rush hour traffic builds, something I\u2019d hoped to avoid by flying in early. What do you do, what do you say? You gonna walk??<\/p>\n
These lowlifes have more scams than dogs have ticks. Extra insurance, cheap gas if you let them charge you for a fill-up as if it were on Empty, all kinds of bogus deals for the unwary or those in a hurry. RENTER BEWARE ought to be in large block letters over every Budget, Alamo, Avis, Bend-Over rental agency in America. I blew a tire in Arkansas on a car with over 30,000 miles and was charged for a new tire that I spent a day rounding up, ordering and finally getting it put on even though the old one was 75% used up. Sure, I argued politely. Course I asked to speak to the manager who explained patiently that since I hadn\u2019t purchased the insurance policy (an amount approximately equivalent to the cost of the tire) I would have to pay for a new tire. He even agreed, finally, that, yes, it was unfair to charge me full price for a tire nearly beyond its expected lifespan. And then he said, \u201cHere\u2019s what I\u2019m gonna do. Take some coupons for a discount on your next rental.\u201d Well, there\u2019s a sucker born every day but I don\u2019t plan to be born again, not with religion and definitely not with rental car goons. <\/p>\n
A nice couple sat next to me on the bench reserved for Suckers. Same deal, same scam, same sorry story. Their car would be arriving, oh, oddly enough, about when mine was expected — an hour ago. My guess (and I didn\u2019t want to depress them any further than the depth they\u2019d already sunk to) was we\u2019d both get the same car, kind of a ride share deal. I\u2019m just hoping we\u2019re going in the same direction\u2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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