Decent enough city car, helpful staff, but Ancona train station pick-up location difficult to find.

G.Heimisson

Italy

Reviewed: Wed, Jul 20, 2022

About Avis: 8.0 /10

I think that cars with automatic transmissions should be more commonly available for the same price. I get it, Italians like manual transmissions, but not all of your foreign customers do. Please, Avis, use better, larger signs to mark your office at Ancona train station. I selected a VW UP or similar, got a Fiat Panda FWD. The Panda is a decent enough city car, easy to drive and park and so on. However, it is comically underpowered for hills and highways, even with only me and my bags in it. Great fuel economy though.

Avis

Ancona

Italy

Mini | Volkswagen up or similar

12-day rental

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Humphrey Birrell

Italy

2-day rental

Reviewed: Fri, Sep 20, 2024

About Avis: 8.0 /10

This was my first time renting a car abroad, so to be cautious, I chose to pay at the counter. Fortunately, the staff had a good attitude! Picking up the car was smooth overall. However, the waiting time was quite long—regardless of having a reservation, you still need to pick a number onsite and wait in line, which took about an hour before it was my turn. This is why I deducted one point. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the car matched the model I reserved, and it was barely a year old with just 10,000 kilometers on it—lucky me! The driving experience was excellent overall, with ample power and convenient navigation using wireless CarPlay. At the end, I refueled near the airport and returned the car; all I had to do was hand the keys to the staff in the parking garage and sign the confirmation, then I was good to go. Overall, it was a great experience.

About QEEQ: 10.0 /10