Originally Posted by
screeton
That seem to be increasingly true. I have been Hertz Gold for years because I like the convenience of bypassing all the wannabe salesmen at the rental counter. The 600 RR points is probably not a deal breaker, but the issue of the company promising something and then never getting their act together to follow through is enough to make me start looking at other options. I wonder how many other people renting cars always check to see if there is a spare in their vehicle now, as part of their pre-rental check? After Hertz rented me a car last year, with no spare, which I discovered 300 miles from the airport, my trust level in Hertz competence is marginal at best. When I complained to customer service about that oversight, my inquiry was not worth even a response. It does make me appreciate other companies (usually Southwest) which have a better understanding of how to maintain customer loyalty.
They were making a real effort to improve their fleet and their service pre-2020. Then they went bankrupt and the new leadership comes from private equity, and now they are cutting corners like crazy. They went from #2 or #3 in the car rental industry to a bottom tier company.