My family of 7 took a 10 day vacation in Rincon and needed a car rental that would fit all of us. On the 3rd day of driving, the driver's side tire went completely flat. We tried calling Borinquen Car Rental during business hours and no one answered. We were unable to get access to the spare tire because the bolt holding in place was completely stripped. With no other option as a tourist to the area, we had to purchase a new tire out of pocket. Upon removing the flat tire, we were shocked to see what condition it was in. The tires were so bad metal fray was showing on the inside of the tire. The tires' tread was so bald metal was coming through. This company clearly hasn't rotated the tires since they purchased the car. It is not the customer's responsibility to rotate the tires and make sure all bolts are properly threaded. During our use of the vehicle we did notice the alignment was off, pulling to the right. Again, it's not the customer's responsibility to check and repair the alignment of the vehicle they're renting to us. We saved the horrific tire and kept it in the small trunk space, to show them first hand.
We were scheduled to return the vehicle at 11am on the last day of our rental. They sent a text changing the time of drop off to 3pm. We arrived exactly at 3pm and they were closed, but we could clearly hear people inside the office talking. So we called and they didn't answer again. They sent a text a short time later instructing us to just leave the key in the drop box. They knew we wanted to see them in person to physically show them the flattened tire, instead they avoided us. Later that night they text saying we were responsible for the alignment and the tires. They also complained that we purchased a winter tire instead of a summer or all season tire. Why Puerto Rico sells winter tires is another question, but we purchased the only tire available for the rental. That night they refused to answer our calls or call back and only would text. Finally after hours of texting back and forth the so-called owner called. He repeated the nonsense that customers are responsible for tire rotation and alignments. Makes us wonder if the customers are responsible for the oil change, filter change, tire balancing, and tuneups.
After all of this headache the owner had the nerve to say we didn't vacuum beach sand from the rear good enough!
We strongly discourage everyone, local and tourist to avoid this place at all costs. read more