BMW car rentals in Palermo

I have rented from Sixt in the US before and had a good opinion of them. The price was good and the drop off instructions were handy and acurate. This is the first time I've rented from them in Europe and there were a few things that tarnished their corporate image of them. First, they didn't have my desired car. I was upgraded to a compact SUV because compact car that I booked was unavailable -- a small car for the small streets of Spanish towns would have been better and I don't like higher rides. It was also hard to find the car in Seville lot and nobody from Sixt was around to help. I also felt pressured by the agent in Seville to get additional insurance that I didn't need. The drop off location in Grenada is in an underground parking lot that wasn't well lit.

Everything was good with the car. We had extra charges that were billed after we returned the car. They called our pre paid rental through kayak (pre paid token) apparently it was not including other fees. So be vary when it is advertised total price.

Originally we hired a Tesla, I recieved a call a few weeks out and was advised that their shipment of Tesla's wasn't coming so instead I would be getting a Toyota Corrola or similar. I asked if there was a better option for the same price as in terms of comfort and style, the Corolla wasn't quite at the same level as a Tesla. I was told "no" that was my only option. In the end, we were given a KIA Cerento Hatch, which is worse than a Corolla in terms of style if toy ask me. Practical, but small, for 4 people with luggage, will not be doing that again.

Rented a Mercedes A-3 at the Palermo Airport. Pick up process was chaotic as in normal in Italy. I read that you want to make sure you have sufficient damage coverage so that you don't have to fight with them if something happens to the car. When I rented the car on line, I was directed to Allianz where I purchased trip insurance and car rental damage and theft coverage for $77 with a maximum benefit of $75,000. When I picked up the car at the airport, the agent told me I had no insurance coverage. I ended up purchasing the super damage waiver and a few other extra coverages ( probably not needed) which I now determine to be about $225 so the whole insurance coverage cost me about $300 while the cost to rent the car for a week was $500. Also, the Kayak estimate showed estimated taxes, fees and surcharges at $140 but the road tax and surcharges were $160 plus a 22% VAT of another $205. So what I expect to be a total rental cost of $830 ended up being $1135. Despite the pricing issues, the car was great and the drop off process was easy.

I’m still waiting for confirmation of my car drop off which was same day as the pick up. I was told the extra day I didn’t need the car will be adjusted instead my total came out to double what I booked for, language barrier made almost impossible to communicate with HR my cost almost doubled for the rental will have to contact customer service once I’ll get back. When contacting budget I was told they can’t help I should talk to kayak.