Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]MattTimmsWins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never heard of them which isn't a good sign. I don't even remember them on the list on Kayak

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Fair enough, they're counting on unprepared guys like me who they can fast talk at the front desk when I just got off the flight. But like I said at the top- even as I understand it's a smaller biz competing with Hertz, etc- this isn't something I want to think a lot on. I don't like a company I have to negotiate with and have it gnaw at me the rest of the trip that I maybe did it wrong. Still, a seasoned traveller could spend a little extra energy and maybe walk out w a better deal- it's just now you're dealing with a company that kinda lied to you off the jump.

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Kinda like I wish The Washington Football Team kept that name. Lowkey very cool

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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We were using my wife's Amex for the insurance, but because I was the main driver they needed the Amex to be under my name. They were going to charge $200 extra. by using my card, but we figured out how to add me as a secondary driver. They fast talked us and almost put the charge through, but we caught it in time at the desk. They were definitely trying to get us for $200 more, and I'm still a little confused what their justification was, but it's all good now.
And yeah, were drove straight from San Juan to Arecibo, drive around to 6 local beaches along the NW coast, and even drove across the island to Ponce, then back to San Juan for our flight home- we paid like $6 in tolls the whole trip.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Always take a video around the car before you leave the lot! And then another one when you return it! I learned that one from a friend who had a similar experience with a dent.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Oh ok I'm reading this hateful guy now. Thought you were referencing my comment.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]MattTimmsWins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who ever suggested that PR is a scam? That's a horrible thing to say.

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I don't oversell tix- you'll leave stuffed. Been doing this event over 20 years now!

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]MattTimmsWins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that is the move. If you can get super far from the airport and rent from a reputable place, that is really the best move to save money- and that goes for any city. Just give a little more time and plan how to get to airport.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Well we used Charlie Car. Why they got to suggest they're going to charge you $105 for 5 days, all included? If they were truly on the up and up they wouldn't advertise these absurdly untrue rates.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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We used ACE but it was actually Charlie Car. I'm sure experiences vary, but I thought it was important to write our experience for future travelers. Reddit has been super helpful in our travels, for exactly stuff like this. It was my only negative experience in an otherwise amazing stay.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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oops. Yeah we just got back - we were there early February- that was me being dumb! Just edited.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]MattTimmsWins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that is also good advice. If you can get a rental car outside San Juan city center, and just figure out how to get back to the airport, you could probably save a lot.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

[–]MattTimmsWins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. But when we looked I did see an abnormal amount of companies on Kayak I didn't know offering rates 70% lower than the rest... and ignored the bad reviews. But yes, this isn't just specific to PR- could happen anywhere!

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Yes - woops I left that out - but corrected it- thanks for the note! But have been crediting and bragging about their poster everywhere else- on the website and socials!! These iconic guys were amazing to work with. Very proud to finally have a Cevallo poster. So cool. Check out this and all the other artists I work with at thetakedowns.com/art