Rent a car — buy a car? Survey says: yes!
For years, car rental companies assumed that the cars they rent will affect the cars that ultimately their customers will buy. Heck, it is one of the reasons car manufacturers owned most of the rental firms. A new Avis survey taken in Britain has confirmed those assumptions.
What a deal! Half the car for twice the price
Douglas Hawkins and his wife reserve a Budget rental car in Naples, Italy, but when they arrive at the car rental counter, the company downgrades his car and nearly doubles its rate. Six months later, Budget hasn’t refunded the money Hawkins says it owes him. What now?