Originally Posted by underpressure
MIA is probably the worst location for getting a car with a full tank of fuel.
I seem to be hitting around 50% of the cars I get are less than full.
Then they say bring it back at the same level. How the heck do you do that?
If it's not full, then it's 7/8 of a tank, and if you return it full, you get a credit which I believe is computed on the per gallon price to prepay for the tank.
I ended up with a windfall, though, with Avis in Australia, where I was given a car 1/2 full, returned it full, and was credited based on the per gallon price for returning less than full. In Australia, gas from the agency is only 40% more expensive than the pump, but it made my rental much less expensive.
The amiguity here is - "how full is full". I often will fill up 15 minutes away from the airport (i.e. before I get on the freeway) because so few airports - i.e. ORD, SJC, TPA - have gas stations at the airport exit. Not sure of an easy solution to this problem except the Tasmania policy which just isn't practical. :-)