© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/prices/Europcar Recent reviews written about Europcar en-us 100 100 http://www.epinions.com/prices/Europcar http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/100X100/00/01/54/b2/12/22327826.JPG http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_465016295044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author hollynz - Okay, another bad experience with this firm to add to the list. Not looking too good for Europcar I'm afraid.I booked the car with www.expedia.co.nz and as per usual, went with the cheapest deal offered. Pre paid with the credit card and printed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465016295044 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:01:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_465016295044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_464814902916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author reviewer73cs - This company is full of @##@%@%. They did not provide the car rented. Instead gave me a downgrade (but charged the same for this time) that had a broken gearbox (5th geard did not work). Two days later they game me a better car that broke during the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464814902916 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:02:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_464814902916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_455701073540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ktworker - The car of choice may not always be available, however an upgrade is usually offered at no additional cost.Cars are cleaned but again the customer who suddenly arrives and demands a specific vehicle will be asked to wait while it is cleaned or maybe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455701073540 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:56:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_455701073540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_445334720132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lucianbobb - I payed in advance with 3 months for a rental car in Munich Airport. I was promised an Opel Vectra or similar. When I arrived to the airport rental car desk I was forced to accept a Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is definitely smaller than I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445334720132 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:23:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_445334720132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_444712062596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author be322391 - I rented this summer a car from Europcar for the very first time. The car was great, the service quick. Unfortunately for me the car broke down. The towing service was great (Europ Assistance) but I had to wait 5 days to get my car back, could borrow... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444712062596 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:57:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_444712062596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_441854168708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dbaer1970 - My girlfriend and I live in Marburg, Germany and traveled to the Czech Republic for a week. Europcar was the only subsidiary of Auto Europe who would rent us a car that we could take to the Czech Republic. We needed to bring it back on a Sunday, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441854168708 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:42:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_441854168708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_439808528004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author coconutcraze - We rented an SUV from Europcar in Costa Rica because we mistakenly understood that they were a reputable company. The SUV was no cheaper than the other big name brands. Yet, the car was in poor state. Pieces of the door were loose or missing. The car... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439808528004 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:35:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_439808528004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_434709565060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mathilde8 - We reserved a car for a week in june 2008 and payed for it in advance, we had an invoice which stated 'fully paid' including insurance. When we arrived in Malaga we had to pay for a full tank (you're supposed to return it empty, ever try that?) and 47... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434709565060 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:20:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_434709565060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_434500636292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author svantabrache - Rented a car in Los Cabos in June, 2008. The biggest problem I had is that they charged over $540 for a one week rental that should have only been $340. They claimed that my bank's conversion of Pesos to Dollars was the reason for the extra charge,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434500636292 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:16:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_434500636292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_433560718980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author g3sna - I prepaid on the Internet for a 1 week EUROPCAR rental from Mahon (Menorca) Airport recently. The agent completing the contract at the airport asked if I wanted the additional insurance to cover any excess over the normal CDW cover. I said NO but he PUT... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433560718980 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:02:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_433560718980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_430507986564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jwissinger - In April of 2008 I booked the a compact car on-line midway through the afternoon. I chose to book in Edgware, on the northwest side of London because it is within walking distance of a tube stop. The day before I had realized my car was not in working... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430507986564 Sun, 18 May 2008 13:59:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_430507986564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_416533417604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrkstvns - Judging from all the negative comments I see about Europcar on this site, I guess I'm a rare beast in this wild world of car rentals. I rented a car from Europcar and did not get gouged, cheated, mistreated, or any othe way abused. I got a decent price... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416533417604 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:50:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_416533417604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400737799812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kvbs138 - Again as many people have said, wouldn't normally write a review, but if this ever helps people in their desicion making process, it will be worth it. Whatever you do never use Europcar in the UK!! We hired a car from a sub company called Nova, who sd... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400737799812 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:44:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400737799812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400496955012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author aussie12345 - We recently booked a car online to be picked up at the Jerusalem office.Upon pick up they refused to rent me us car since my Australian license didnt have an issue date just a expiration,and i have no proof of having driven for at least 2 years.Following... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400496955012 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:22:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400496955012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400124382852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rabodzey - As you might have guessed from its name, Europcar is primarily located in EU. However, they do operate quite a few US locations. I used their services in Milan and found it to be a good choice. History Europcar is a Paris-based company... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400124382852 Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:02:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_400124382852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_391392693892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bjwhite00 - We decided to rent a car from Europcar for our week-long trip to Italy July, 2007. It was a little cheaper than the standard car-rental companies and we purchased our airfare through them, so it seemed a simple decision. We arrived to the FCO airport... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~391392693892 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:19:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_391392693892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_386584841860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jtm333 - We recently rented a car for 6 days at a cost of 361 euros, when we returned the car, we were told we had driven it with the hand brake on. We had an automatic, I never us an hand brake!. Under emotional stress I paid the bill to discover later that they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~386584841860 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 16:57:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_386584841860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_327490702980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author takenforaride - I rented a Europcar van in Sydney last year taking out the waiver cover highly recommended by the staff member on duty.I had a minor accident doing slight damage to another car, but no damage to the van which had a steel platform at the back of it. On... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~327490702980 Tue, 6 Mar 2007 20:06:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_327490702980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_312670588548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author butroskale - Rented a car in Great Britain for two weeks during which we incurred a speeding fine. Europcar passed this speeding notice on with warning that £27 would be removed from our credit card for "reasonable administration fee". We dealt with the speeding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~312670588548 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:47:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_312670588548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_270922256004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author arhude - Rented in Kerry County Ireland. Car had damage to rear corner but I mad sure it was annotated on checkout. The problem was that I was quoted 79 Euro for a week through Expedia and had reserved it at that rate. At checkout, the rate was NOT written on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~270922256004 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:59:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_270922256004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_263403310724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author caper13 - I was flying through Zaventem Airport in Brussels and wanted to visit the grave of my Great Grandfather buried in a WW1 Military cemetery about 1.5 hours drive away (arranged for an 8 hour layover to do this). I rented the car from EuropCar at the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~263403310724 Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:59:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_263403310724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_251277905540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andymcf - On our recent trip to Spain, we realised that we would need to hire a car. We were due to land at 15:30 at Madrid airport and needed to travel south, covering about 2/3 of the length of the country, down to our rented villa on the Costa del Sol, via the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~251277905540 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:53:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_251277905540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_222196240004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author james70 - They provided us with an excellent quote but when it was time to charged us they doubled the price. We were not happy at all. We have emailed and called them almost everyday with no comment from the company. There customer service is extremely rude... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222196240004 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:22:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_222196240004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_213905018500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kierantoale - During November 2004 I rented from Europcar in Dublin, Ireland. I have always used my platinum MasterCard which covers all necessary insurance for a car rental in Ireland. On this occasion the Europcar Representative in Dublin insisted that my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~213905018500 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:55:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_213905018500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_212817776260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author finnyboy - Are you considering booking a car on-line through Europcar in France? Be prepared for a very expensive car rental. I booked a Mercedes and got a Hyundai for the same rate. I was 40 minutes late returning the car and was charged 100 EURO for a full... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212817776260 Thu, 8 Dec 2005 19:14:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/Europcar/content_212817776260?linkin_id=8003929