Car Rental at Vancouver Intl Airport

Misleading prices

Pros: Nice car, drove fine. Really liked the steering wheel warmer.

Cons: Added costs for snow tires at the ticket counter, even though I had called to confirm they would be included days before. In their notes, it was written that I had called to request snow tires! No, I would have cancelled if they weren't included already because I could get a better price elsewhere. Also, the car was pretty dirty and smelled like they had sprayed a lot of air freshener, which was kind of gross.

Beware Budget at YVR—complete scam

Pros: Nothing

Cons: After booking our trip 6 months in advance and securing a good rate due to early booking and through Kayak/car rentals.com, “Dylan” at the Budget counter claimed the car we rented (“Ford Expedition or Equivalent”) would (1) not be safe to drive because it did not have snow tires and (2) was not available anyway. He claimed their “equivalent” was a Volvo XC90 (which is a much smaller car), but we would still need to pay $250 per day more to get “snow tires.” A long negotiation then ensued where we eventually agreed to pay double what we booked the car for, and they stuck us with a gigantic Ford Expedition “Max,” which despite our agreement to pay an extra $40 per day for “snow tires,” did not in fact have snow tires. It only had the minimally rated “mud” tires. After getting the keys to the Max, I reviwed the tires of the XC90 in the lot, and it had the same “mud”—not snow—tires. This place is a total scam. Do not rent here.

Cons: The guys in Mexico are only considernt about charging you the most amount by charging you for things that you don’t need.

Cons: The rep at the counter was only interested in trying to upset me and would not give me the car that I rented as they didn't have that "level" of car. I was so frustrated I walked away and rented at Avis

Pros: Seriously nothing

Cons: It was the worst experience of my life! I already left a review on their page and even after few days of me returning the car i had troubles! They charged me 600 instead if 345. If u dont have time to deal with such ppl dont waste ur time even if ur getting car at lowest price because trust me it doesnt worth it