Advantage Rent A Car RDReviews of advantagerentacar.com

I rented a car from this company through Expedia to pick up and drop off at Otopeni airport in Bucharest Romania. I bought insurance from Expedia also. Five days after I returned the car I was told by email that the insurance from Expedia was not "good enough" and the deposit I put when I rented the car will be retained by the company, which came at 125 euros/day for "insurance" or 1000 euros!!! Crazy? no, just legalized fraud. And on top of everything, Expedia said that, though they recommended the company, they cannot do anything about it. If you want a horrible vacation experience, rent from Advantage, they will find a way to ruin your travel experience, after all it's called Advantage (them, not you!). Too bad there is no zero stars rating, cause that what Advantage deserves!!!

SCAM ALERT...We purchased our Advantage rental car through Priceline and according to my confirmation, it stated that I should expect to pay $68 in full upon pickup. WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS is pay $389 because of hidden fees that Priceline was not up front with. Besides waiting 45 minutes at airport for the Advantage shuttle, we were eventually delivered to a one room brick building Advantage rental office(NOT THE ONE ON AIRPORT PROPERTY). There was only one person working so we waited another hour for our turn only to be surprised with an upcharge because of Advantage minimum insurance requirements of $500k/$500k or you will be forced to pay them their amount for their insurance(I had $500k/$250k so I had to pay more)?!? DO NOT EVER BOOK WITH ADVANTAGE CAR RENTAL OR ANY OF THEIR SCAMMING AFFILIATES LIKE PRICELINE AND EXPEDIA! Everyone on our Advantage shuttle was furious at being UPCHARGED UPON PICKUP and taken ADVANTAGE of by either Priceline or Expedia and Advantage is well aware that this is going on. I received a phone call later that evening and was told how sorry Advantage was that this happened and that they were working to get me a 20% discount off of my rental but I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ADVANTAGE since that call over 9 days ago. Are you getting the picture???

They can have thier polices on line: Example: to purchse thier insurance policy you need to carry 500k on your private auto insurance, which many people don't have it's excessive and many people didn't even know or have their automobile policy with them. They were supposed to update my file from six days to seven and they did not and wouldn't refund us. I feel as though they were taking advantage of senior citizens based on the long line of seniors who were totally baffled by their rules They also scammed me into believing I needed to have a Sunpass unlimited, which cost us 12.95 a day. Which we didn't need because we didn't travel on expressway/highways and stated that to them at the checkout desk they said it was needed for all of the Florida roads.

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY Backing up the bad review - For 1 day rental they added $100 non negotiable fees - I wasnt in a position where I had an alternative. The lady at Buena vista pick up was 30 minutes late so i had to wait also So rude...... When I questioned the extra price - she just threatened to canel the booking (leaving me stranded) Shame on Expedia for pushing this company

Stay away from Advantage car rental at 2600 SW 3rd Ave FLL 33315. Their price looks appealing online at first. When you get there, however, they will charge you hundreds of dollars more in fees that no one has ever heard of. Then they will make you sign a document telling you you can't dispute their charges on your credit card. Then they will give you the car you rented with the fuel tank only half full, hoping they can charge you additional gas fees when you return it to them. They will also charge you an additional "cleaning fee" of $150 and tell you that your car wasn't clean when you returned it. When you call their number, someone will answer their phone pretending they are only the driver and tell you there is nothing they can do about it and that there is no one you can talk to. This place is a SCAM!! They do not know how to run an honest business!!

Advantage uses deceptive pricing practices to lure customers to their company. I was quoted $235.63 for an 8 day rental. After they told me I could not use my ExPass for tolls & tacked on roadside assistance without my knowledge the final cost of the rental was $346.81. That is more than 1/3 of the quote I received & more than $100 of additional costs. Advantage said that because they are off airport property I could not use my EzPass for tolls & said if I did they would hit me with a $55 penalty for every toll plus the toll even though I would have paid the toll using my transponder. I was not able to verify the veracity of this. Last time I went to Orlando in October I rented a car from Budget & used my transponder with no issues. I am not convinced that they were telling me the truth & nailed me for over $100 from their original quote for the rental. I will NEVER rent a car from these crooks again!

I wish 0 stars was an option. Spend a few bucks more and use a reputable rental company. This place is so shady. Understaffed. Long wait times. Pressure for extras beyond original quote. Charged extra for returning car 2 hours early. Don't be fooled by low upfront quote. They intend to shake you down. - Original quote was 149.43 for weekly rental (base on 5 days). - Upon pickup (FYI, the office is a block down the street from the rental car facility the shuttle drops you at), waited in line for over an hour...With only 2 people in line before us. - At time of check in was quoted higher rate than originally quoted. It was determined that because of the later pick up (due to long wait) the rental period was less than weekly rate. After arguing the rate difference, service agent extended the return time to obtain the original weekly rate. - Agent aggressively pushed rental insurance despite the fact I carry full coverage. Auto insurance cards were not sufficient; had to download full insurance policy. Still, because the policy used wording the agent was unfamiliar with ("other than collision" rather than "comprehensive") she continued to insist we purchase their insurance coverage -- we refused. - Then agent insisted that $30 roadside assistance charge is REQUIRED in addition to original quote. I suspect this is optional coverage, but after 2 hours we acquiesced to this bogus charge. - Vehicle was ultimately returned 2 hours EARLY (since return time had been extended 2 hours to obtain the originally quoted rate). - $80.45 additional was charged to credit card days after return. I called to inquire and was told that since the car was returned EARLY, we were subject to the daily rate instead of the originally agreed upon and paid weekly rate. And was told no adjustments would be made since the contract was closed. DO NOT USE THIS RENTAL COMPANY!! Renting a car should not be as frustrating a buying a car. Every customer in this location was complaining. After their fraudulent upcharges, you are not saving any money, just getting older cars and a one block walk down the road from the shuttle drop off.

I was recently ripped off by Advantage Rent Car, having booked it through Orbitz, I bought insurance through Orbitz. At rental, I refused all the options except the "tolls" option, and signed the electronic pad. WARNING: this little pad apparently lets them check the rest of the options box later. Make sure you get a paper copy of the contract, or just walk out without the car. Upon return, they gave me a contract showing I accepted road hazard and insurance, more than doubling my cost. And yes, they refused a refund, even telling me that they automatically add insurance to out-of-state people because they do not accept third party insurance like Orbitz or credit cards! RUN FROM THESE GUYS!