ERAC Aveo is a former Avis car

I recently rented a 2005 Chevy Aveo from a neighborhood branch in Chicago. The car had 34,000 miles on it, body damage on almost every panel, and shook violently above 50MPH (definitely needed an alignment and wheel balance). The ERAC rep. noted twelve damage marks on the contract.

When I looked in the glove box, I saw an Avis insurance card and other Avis promotional material in the portfolio with the owner's manual. This made me wonder...did ERAC buy this car used from Avis? And when does ERAC finally get rid of cars like this? Will they keep them going to 100,000 miles?

The fresh-faced rep. told me that "today is a tight day...this is all we have." He then told me that these kind of cars are often sent to his branch, which is in a relatively poor neighborhood which often has problems with the renters. He did not know anything about the car being an ex-Avis vehicle.

I guess "trying harder" means getting rid of cars before they get this old an crappy, and selling them off used to ERAC.

what happend is the branch's group the u got it from must have been running short on cars so they went to the auction to buy vehicles, erac does this when there is a high demand on cars and they have the ability to buy cars from auctions to fill the need

To ERAC, an economy car is "four wheels and a seat"--and nothing else. Next time reserve an SCAR or FCAR if you want something nicer---don't be such a cheapass--the price is probably about $5/day more.

i agree you get what you pay for

yeah you cheap bastard

I know, I love that. "I only want to pay 20.00 a day but I want a Bentley" GO FUCK YOURSELF.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I know, I love that. "I only want to pay 20.00 a day but I want a Bentley" GO FUCK YOURSELF.

What the hell? How about "I only want to pay $20 a day but I want a clean car in acceptable running condition." I really don't think that's unreasonable. I'm sure the guy didn't expect a Bentley, but I bet he did expect a car that could handle highway speeds without shaking itself to death.

It's interesting how branches in certain neighborHOODS get these type of "bottom feeder" vehicles.