Rental cars, nation wide, are subject to the level of care that the renters have in stiff that will be used by others (i.e. consideration of others). Well, you don't need special glasses to note that in this day and age, every single person is totally out for themselves, and themselves only. So, you'll have to just (sadly) expect and assume your rental car is going to have been beat up. And yea, sadly, because remember about 2-3 decades ago when rental cars were actually "nice"? Like it was fun to rent cars. The newest models, well taken care of ... sort of like a preview for a car you might want to buy. Anyways... people today are the worst and they treat things they own terribly - so imagine how they treat something they don't own?
I had no choice but to use Avis. I typically use BUDGET, and have had decent results with them here in KCMO, but I travel (and rent cars) on behalf of the Government and the Government required lowest logical costs when selecting hotels, flights, cars etc. This trip, after having completed 6 other trips here quarterly... AVIS out of nowhere was the lowest logical cost. So I had no choice but to use them.
I arrive at airport, grab bags then head over to Avis. Now then, I have to select "intermediate", again, lowest fare, but I already know for a fact intermediate is small - like they also have compact and sub compact categories, right? But a Toyota Corolla (yea the TINY Corolla), is considered intermediate... so wtf is a compact???? Anyways... I know this is too small because as usual, 3 of us (all adult men with 1-2 bags each) had to share the one car. So I explain to counter, hey guys I can't reserve any higher than intermediate, but can I get something bigger due to situation? The Avis counter was not even acknowledging my request. They kept just repeating "you reserved an intermediate sir". Ok cool. Toyota Corolla it is.
I go to get the car, way out in the lot (not in the covered section where the "fancy" sedans and SUVs that definitely were available were. And as soon as I get in the car, it hits me - SMOKE. Dang it. Nothing worse than that stale smoke smell. And then, as I decided "whatever - I'll just have the lady note it on my way out"... the lady on the way out didn't even ask me for the initial inspection and just waived me through from her little movie watching shack. I had also noticed, and lends to the smoke smell, to giant perfectly round holes in the front seat. Burn holes at that. So I exited, made a left, and turned right back into the return. At the return, I showed the guy the burns, had him verify the smell, and we noted the car was missing fluids (like no wiper fluid at all). And he was like my gosh so sorry - go get another car.
Went back inside, now having had to unload my luggage again, and went back to desk, waited in line again, and started over. Same guy even - so I'm like sure - he will remember me from 10 minutes ago, he will feel bad on behalf of Avis for giving me a car that was unfit for service, and now he will give me a car or suv I need to accommodate my colleagues and I. I mean, I didn't make up the smell, the fact it didn't even have fluids, or the burn marks (and I sure was not going to be put into a situation where I was charged for that)... but when I got to counter and explained it, and had the Return clerk verify it - the same guy didn't even apologize, but instead kept insisting "you reserved an intermediate sir". I was like wow - not even a "sorry I have you a car that was damaged" - NOTHING.
So, back to the intermediate I go. This time, HONDA HR-V. Even smaller somehow than the Corolla. And wow - I feel as if whomever had it last, stuck their index fingers in a small jar or honey, and then stuck it in a small jar of Vaseline, and then proceeded to use said index finger to touch of single button in the entire vehicle. And then just to make sure we knew of their or presence, they added water spots and sandy / linty / dusty shavings to every single piece of plastic and cup holder etc - again, people don't care at all about you; only them.
So, why give Avis a 1-star because someone else dirtied the car? For one, because of the service provided as mentioned above. And two, I mean, CLEAN THE DANG CAR AVIS!!!! Wtf!?!??
I'm really displeased with (people) and Avis At Kansas City International Airport