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Old Feb 19, 2016, 6:53 pm
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seawolf
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Originally Posted by TWA884
It would appear to that these "damage" claims are a profit center that incentivise branch managers to charge customers for questionable or bogus repairs.

I've rented from Sixt in the past and have been very satisfied with my experience; however, having read all the horror stories, in this thread and others, I'd be very leery of doing business with them again except when their rates are substantially cheaper than the competition's (yes, I know that Hertz in Germany has also been accused of similar bogus claims).
Without knowing the nature of the business relationship between Sixt and who actually fixes the damage (whether in-house or third party), it's hard to say whether it is a profit center or not.
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