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Advantage Rent A Car is an auto rental company. The company has a large fleet of vehicles ranging from luxury cars to economy vans, from fuel-efficient SUVs to cargo trucks. Advantage Rent A Car offers a special Frequent Rental program that allows loyal customers to get free rental days and Easy Bucks Referral rewards program that allows to earn gift certificates. The company is known for its fast and easy rental service and quick turnaround. In addition to rental services, Advantage Car Rental provides insurance products. The company has locations all over the world: in the United States, countries of the Caribbean, South America, Europe and Australia. Please try to contact Advantage Car Rental Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - HOW TO NOT RUN A BUSINESS

MY WIFE AND I ARRIVED AT THE FT. LAUDERDALE AIRPORT ON SUNDAY 2/19/. THE MANAGERS UNIT GAVE US WRONG DIRECTIONS THAT TOOK AND 1 AND 1/2 HOURS OF OUR TIME BEING LOST. THE CAR WAS D...

#298867
Feb 21, 2012
14

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental employees at Tampa Airport Lies.

Reserve car on Priceline, then they say you describe the wrong size car you reserved to have you upgrade. The will look at you straight in the eye and just lie the away. Then th...

#297743
Feb 16, 2012
49

Travi303
Advantage Car Rental Lies

DO NOT RENT FROM ADVANTAGE CAR RENTALS, THEY LIE.I reserved a mid size car from Advantage Car rental at Tampa Fl. airport on price line.The Advantage agent to me I rent...

#295563
Feb 08, 2012
95

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - No Cars at Houston Hobby

Despite having a confirmed reservatio, they hav no cars and I am forced to wait for them to find one (other companies are sold out). This is not the first problem with them but I s...

#295205
Feb 07, 2012
73

Sherifah
Advantage Car Rental - NO complaints here!

I just got back from my trip to Orlando FL 1/22/12. Rented a vehicle with Advantage and had no problems what so ever. After telling my husband which rental place I made a reservati...

#291027
Jan 22, 2012
153

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Bogus plates

I was rented a car from advantage.worst mistake i made.i was rented a car with expired plates .when i told them i wasnt compted anything for the 3 days i had it n didnt drive it ti...

#289361
Jan 16, 2012
137

RickLL
Advantage Car Rental - Provided 2 defective vehicles and didn't care if i was stranded or not

I rented a vehicle a week ago; several days ago the heat shield fell off the car and i had to take it back yesterday; this morning the replacement car did not work; they told me i ...

#284179
Dec 27, 2011
183

Desertgy...
Advantage Car Rentals

I rented a car from Advantage on 12/12/11 in Albuquerque, NM. I have NEVER been a chemical sensitive person but within five minutes of being inside their the OVERPOWERING air fresh...

#282582
Dec 19, 2011
150

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Worst Rental Car Experience Ever

I rented a car on-line from Advantage Rent a Car, picking up in Fort Lauderdale. This is the first (and last) time I have rented from Advantage. Upon arrival, there was one clerk ...

#277640
Nov 28, 2011
322

Patbru
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rental Tampa Rip off

When we signed up for rental online we declined all auto insurance. When we arrived at the Tampa Fla location on Avion Dr we agreed only to a vehicle upgrade. The rep told us we wo...

#274217
Nov 10, 2011
444

Worldtre...
Roach-infested car from Advantage Car Rental in Honolulu

We rented a car from Advantage Car Rental in Honolulu, Oahu. Not only was the car dirty (it had not been washed) but also it was literally infested with roaches. We exc...

#274173
Nov 10, 2011
223

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rental Car left us without ride to Airport

We had 1 hour and 35 minutes to make our flight. When we drove into Advantage Rent A Car at 3454 W. Montage Ave., North Charleston, SC, they had a sign on the door "bus is taking...

#266447
Oct 06, 2011
282

Dmorris
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage's poor customer service

No one at the counter in the airport, just a sign to wait for shuttle outside. Bus took 15 plus minutes to arrive in 90 degree humid weather. Ended up being over 200 dollar differe...

#263084
Sep 20, 2011
362

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Avoid Advantage Rent A Car

I made a mistake of renting from this company (also goes by Economy Rent A Car,801 Dixon Rd, Toronto, ON) for the very first time at Toronto Airport. I had always rented from Avis,...

#254138
Aug 08, 2011
405

Ciware
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rental Car is Terrible!

There's a reason this company is the cheapest. Rented a car for three days at LAX over the weekend. Despite the car being reserved several days in advance, the car was not ready. L...

#248511
Jul 12, 2011
594

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rent A Car Is Horrid

Advantage Rent A Car at the Phoenix Airport is the worst rental company I have ever had to rent from. They have sneaky up-selling staff. They also call their customers liars and t...

#247465
Jul 07, 2011
411

Simplicity
Advantage Car Rental - Overcharged

I made the mistake of canceling my reservation at Payless to go to Advantage rent a car, which I regret and will never make that mistake again! I was given an estimate that ...

#244231
Jun 19, 2011
436

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Cleaning Charge After The Fact

I recently rented car fro 4 days from Advantage in SLC. Been renting from there for many years off and on. Agents were somewhat rude when i picked up car and they tried to stick it...

#242630
Jun 11, 2011
611

Mikewall...
Advantage Car Rental

An Advantage Car Rental employee told me that there would be a $2.50 charge for each toll if I wanted to use the PlatePass in the rental car and all I had to do was to open the uni...

#240651
Jun 01, 2011
389

Asian
Advantage Car Rental

I rented a car at Dallas Fort Worth Airport last Thursday. The agent of Advantage Car Rental is a rude person. her name is Guildar. she is vary rude. she try didnt let us get the c...

#239255
May 23, 2011
335

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Out rageous prices after you rented the car

HI! your sevice center at 2170 Mannheim Rd in Des, Plains need to be reorganization my conformation #Fo722491187 vehicle 1594/3079357 pick car up April 22 return it April 24th, 201...

#237913
May 16, 2011
510

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - The Individual provided us with the best service ever.

THE WOMAN WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE FOR ADVANTAGE CAR RENTAL ON MAY 6,2011 WAS SUPER HELPFUL AND TOOK CARE OF ALL OUR NEEDS. SHE WAS PROFESSIONAL, PATIENT AND TOOK TIME TO EXPLAIN ANY...

#236218
May 06, 2011
372

Alantnzl
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rental Cars - sharp practices

Here are a number of experiences on my trip to the US in March 2011. I left two USB cords in the dashboard console, I rang the agent at Austin Airport two hours after droppi...

#230615
Apr 04, 2011
502

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Left stranded

We rented a car through Advantage rent a car, on Travelocity. My flight info was entered. It said that this company meets delayed flights. As our plane left the gate they saw a low...

#200119
Sep 26, 2010
436

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental - Advantage Rent-a-Car: Dishonest Business Practices, Buyer Beware!

Never rent from this company. They use deceptive marketing and selling practices, and will charge you for everything extra that they can, even when you have explictly said you don&...

#133459
Aug 31, 2008
1284

Pissedof...
Advantage Car Rental - Charged for unwanted upgrade

I arrived in Denver airport after 18 hours travelling from Ireland. I had booked and paid for a mid size car 4 weeks beforehand. At the Advantage office I was shown a 4x4 Dod...

#131727
Aug 16, 2008
831

Cavaor
Advantage Car Rental- Kansas City

Horrible doesnt begin to describe my experience. I had originally reserved a compact car online for the KC Airport. Casey at the service desk informed me that they did not have any...

#119129
Apr 27, 2008
736

Anonymous
Advantage Car Rental

Advantage car rental (in Las Vegas) screws over local residents by requiring local renters to provide a copy of an utility bill for proof of address. Habib from Pakistan doesn'...

#110474
Jan 09, 2008
1495
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