I rented a car 6 weeks (or maybe a little longer) before my trip because I wanted to make sure I could get one. I also wanted to get off my flight and quickly get my car because we were getting in after 10:30 at night. I booked thru Costco travel and booked with Budget rental car. When I got to the counter they said they only had electric vehicles. I don’t have anywhere to charge an electric car if I got one. They then said they could give me a small pick up truck. My car port at my place won’t fit a pick up truck plus I have never driven a truck. Why would they rent me a car and only have electric ones. If they are going to rent electric cars it should only be to people who specifically check they want an electric, not everyone has the means to charge them. I went to the next counter and they were sold out. Fortunately when I got to Enterprise they had a few cars left. They lady said it would probably be more money than my Costco rental since I was renting last minute. We were both surprised when my total bill was only $30 more and I am driving a nicer vehicle than the one from Costco. I was able to cancel my Costco budget rental car. I am still going to check my credit cards to make sure I don’t get charged for cancelling. Budget is the worst rental car company- I will never rent from them again. What was suppose to be an easy car pick up process added 30 more minutes to my trip plus the stress of trying to finding a car to drive at that late hour. Budget needs to label their cars properly and not group electric cars with gas cars. They should be in their own category or categories if they come in different sizes. I am a loyal Enterprise car renter from now on.
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