Originally Posted by
suj999
Really bad experience with CCCC in Portugal.
Paid something like Eur 170 for CCCC and got a ECMR car that should have been around Eur 80 for the hire. Was told no other option available.
For similar/lower price to what I paid, I could have had a better car if I had not chosen CCCC.
Not sure why you are surprised? Basically, the CCCC option is a free pass for the location to give you whatever they want to get rid of. They call it "Lucky Dip", but generally the only way you'll get lucky is if the location is out of crappy cars and they have to give you something nicer or the counter rep is in a good mood.
Best to assume an ECMR in these cases and count your blessings if you get something better.