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Lotus Car Rentals: Athens, GR
Booking# 71654680
There are several reasons that include concerns for safety, convenience, and financial issues, that we strongly recommend that this business is avoided!
Regarding safety, the horn (a standard safety feature in any car) did not work in the unit they provided us. We alerted them as soon as we realized that condition, and Irene (the wife of the owner) said she would arrange for a local mechanic to repair it. She never did! When we would call to get an update on the promised repair, the phone was never answered, so we finally drove 15 miles to the rental lot and insisted on another car. Begrudgingly they let us take one, though the owner did not want to do so. In addition, there was no windshield fluid in the reservoir…another safety issue!
In regard to convenience, we were not greeted at airport as advertised, and had to call and wait over an hour for a pickup. Then it took another hour just for paperwork! Then they rented us a car that was almost completely out of fuel!
Finally, the financial reasons we felt are issues included a reservation that stated there was $1,314 due at pickup after deposit, then charged us €800 on top of that for potential damage. This was not disclosed in advance, and we’d bought extra insurance. When we returned the car, they claimed €668 in damage (a couple of scratches), though we cannot be sure if we did that or the employee who took the car for a state inspection (we had to take the car back to the lot so they could get it inspected…another inconvenience). There is no proof either way, but we paid!
Bottom line…this organization is not recommended and suggest a reputable rental agency be used. It may seem like a little more, but we believe it will cost you less in the long run!


Greek
Lotus Car Rentals: Αθήνα, Ελλάδα
Υπάρχουν διάφοροι λόγοι, όπως η ασφάλεια, η ευκολία και τα οικονομικά ζητήματα, για τους οποίους συνιστούμε ανεπιφύλακτα να αποφύγετε αυτή την επιχείρηση!
Όσον αφορά την ασφάλεια, η κόρνα (ένα βασικό χαρακτηριστικό ασφαλείας σε κάθε αυτοκίνητο) δεν λειτουργούσε στο αυτοκίνητο που μας έδωσαν. Τους ειδοποιήσαμε αμέσως μόλις το διαπιστώσαμε και η Irene (η σύζυγος του ιδιοκτήτη) είπε ότι θα φρόντιζε να το επισκευάσει ένας τοπικός μηχανικός. Ποτέ δεν το έκανε! Όταν τηλεφωνούσαμε για να μάθουμε νέα για την υποσχεθείσα επισκευή, δεν απαντούσε κανείς στο τηλέφωνο, οπότε τελικά οδηγήσαμε 15 μίλια μέχρι το χώρο ενοικίασης και επιμείναμε να μας δώσουν άλλο αυτοκίνητο. Με δυσαρέσκεια μας άφησαν να πάρουμε ένα, αν και ο ιδιοκτήτης δεν ήθελε να το κάνει. Επιπλέον, δεν υπήρχε υγρό παρμπρίζ στο δοχείο... άλλο ένα θέμα ασφάλειας!
Όσον αφορά την ευκολία, δεν μας υποδέχτηκαν στο αεροδρόμιο όπως διαφημιζόταν και έπρεπε να τηλεφωνήσουμε και να περιμένουμε πάνω από μία ώρα για να μας παραλάβουν. Στη συνέχεια, χρειάστηκε άλλη μία ώρα μόνο για τα χαρτιά! Μετά μας νοίκιασαν ένα αυτοκίνητο που ήταν σχεδόν εντελώς άδειο από καύσιμα!
Τέλος, τα οικονομικά ζητήματα που θεωρήσαμε προβληματικά περιλάμβαναν μια κράτηση που ανέφερε ότι έπρεπε να πληρώσουμε 1.314 δολάρια κατά την παραλαβή μετά την προκαταβολή, και στη συνέχεια μας χρέωσαν 800 ευρώ επιπλέον για πιθανές ζημιές. Αυτό δεν μας είχε γνωστοποιηθεί εκ των προτέρων και είχαμε αγοράσει επιπλέον ασφάλιση. Όταν επιστρέψαμε το αυτοκίνητο, μας χρέωσαν 668 ευρώ για ζημιές (μερικές γρατσουνιές), αν και δεν μπορούμε να είμαστε σίγουροι αν τις προκαλέσαμε εμείς ή ο υπάλληλος που πήρε το αυτοκίνητο για έλεγχο από το κράτος (έπρεπε να πάμε το αυτοκίνητο πίσω στο πάρκινγκ για να το ελέγξουν... άλλη μια ταλαιπωρία). Δεν υπάρχει καμία απόδειξη, αλλά πληρώσαμε!
Συμπέρασμα... αυτή η εταιρεία δεν συνιστάται και προτείνουμε να χρησιμοποιήσετε μια αξιόπιστη εταιρεία ενοικίασης. Μπορεί να φαίνεται λίγο πιο ακριβό, αλλά πιστεύουμε ότι θα σας κοστίσει λιγότερο μακροπρόθεσμα!


French
Lotus Car Rentals : Athènes, Grèce
Il existe plusieurs raisons, notamment liées à la sécurité, à la commodité et à des questions financières, pour lesquelles nous recommandons vivement d'éviter cette entreprise !
En ce qui concerne la sécurité, le klaxon (un équipement de sécurité standard dans toute voiture) ne fonctionnait pas dans le véhicule qu'ils nous ont fourni. Nous les avons immédiatement prévenus dès que nous avons constaté ce problème, et Irene (la femme du propriétaire) a dit qu'elle ferait appel à un mécanicien local pour le réparer. Elle ne l'a jamais fait ! Lorsque nous avons appelé pour savoir où en était la réparation promise, personne n'a répondu au téléphone. Nous avons donc fini par parcourir 25 km jusqu'à l'agence de location et avons insisté pour obtenir une autre voiture. À contrecœur, ils nous en ont laissé prendre une, bien que le propriétaire ne souhaitait pas le faire. De plus, il n'y avait pas de liquide lave-glace dans le réservoir... un autre problème de sécurité !
En ce qui concerne la commodité, nous n'avons pas été accueillis à l'aéroport comme annoncé, et nous avons dû appeler et attendre plus d'une heure pour être pris en charge. Ensuite, il a fallu encore une heure rien que pour les formalités administratives ! Puis ils nous ont loué une voiture qui était presque à court de carburant !
Enfin, les raisons financières qui nous ont posé problème comprenaient une réservation qui indiquait qu'il fallait payer 1 314 dollars à la prise en charge après le dépôt, puis ils nous ont facturé 800 euros en plus pour les dommages potentiels. Cela ne nous avait pas été communiqué à l'avance, et nous avions souscrit une assurance supplémentaire. Lorsque nous avons rendu la voiture, ils ont réclamé 668 € pour des dommages (quelques rayures), mais nous ne pouvons pas être sûrs que ce soit nous qui les ayons causés ou l'employé qui a emmené la voiture pour un contrôle technique (nous avons dû ramener la voiture au parking pour qu'ils puissent la faire contrôler... encore un inconvénient). Il n'y a aucune preuve dans un sens ou dans l'autre, mais nous avons payé !
En conclusion... cette organisation n'est pas recommandée et nous vous suggérons de faire appel à une agence de location réputée. Cela peut sembler un peu plus cher, mais nous pensons que cela vous coûtera moins cher à long terme !

Italian
Lotus Car Rentals: Atene, Grecia
Ci sono diversi motivi, tra cui preoccupazioni relative alla sicurezza, alla comodità e a questioni finanziarie, per cui consigliamo vivamente di evitare questa azienda!
Per quanto riguarda la sicurezza, il clacson (una dotazione di sicurezza standard in qualsiasi auto) non funzionava nell'auto che ci hanno fornito. Li abbiamo avvisati non appena ci siamo accorti del problema e Irene (la moglie del proprietario) ha detto che avrebbe chiesto a un meccanico locale di ripararlo. Non l'ha mai fatto! Quando abbiamo chiamato per avere aggiornamenti sulla riparazione promessa, non hanno mai risposto al telefono, quindi alla fine abbiamo guidato per 15 miglia fino al parcheggio dell'autonoleggio e abbiamo insistito per avere un'altra auto. A malincuore ci hanno permesso di prenderne una, anche se il proprietario non voleva farlo. Inoltre, non c'era liquido lavavetri nel serbatoio... un altro problema di sicurezza!
Per quanto riguarda la comodità, non siamo stati accolti all'aeroporto come pubblicizzato e abbiamo dovuto chiamare e aspettare più di un'ora per il prelievo. Poi ci è voluta un'altra ora solo per le pratiche burocratiche! Poi ci hanno noleggiato un'auto che era quasi completamente a corto di carburante!
Infine, le ragioni finanziarie che abbiamo ritenuto problematiche includevano una prenotazione che indicava un importo di 1.314 dollari da pagare al momento del ritiro dopo il deposito, poi ci hanno addebitato 800 euro in più per potenziali danni. Questo non ci era stato comunicato in anticipo e avevamo acquistato un'assicurazione supplementare. Quando abbiamo restituito l'auto, ci hanno chiesto 668 € per i danni (un paio di graffi), anche se non possiamo essere sicuri che siano stati causati da noi o dal dipendente che ha portato l'auto al controllo tecnico (abbiamo dovuto riportare l'auto al parcheggio affinché potesse essere ispezionata... un altro inconveniente). Non ci sono prove in entrambi i casi, ma abbiamo pagato!
In conclusione... questa organizzazione non è raccomandabile e suggeriamo di rivolgersi a un'agenzia di noleggio affidabile. Potrebbe sembrare un po' più costoso, ma crediamo che a lungo termine vi costerà meno!


Dutch
Lotus Car Rentals: Athene, GR
Er zijn verschillende redenen, waaronder zorgen over veiligheid, gemak en financiële kwesties, waarom we ten zeerste aanbevelen om dit bedrijf te vermijden!
Wat betreft veiligheid: de claxon (een standaard veiligheidsvoorziening in elke auto) werkte niet in de auto die ze ons hadden gegeven. We hebben hen hiervan op de hoogte gesteld zodra we dit ontdekten, en Irene (de vrouw van de eigenaar) zei dat ze een lokale monteur zou regelen om het te repareren. Dat heeft ze nooit gedaan! Toen we belden om te vragen hoe het stond met de beloofde reparatie, werd de telefoon niet opgenomen, dus zijn we uiteindelijk 15 mijl naar het verhuurbedrijf gereden en hebben we aangedrongen op een andere auto. Met tegenzin hebben ze ons er een gegeven, hoewel de eigenaar dat niet wilde. Bovendien zat er geen ruitensproeiervloeistof in het reservoir... nog een veiligheidsprobleem!
Wat het gemak betreft, werden we niet opgewacht op de luchthaven zoals geadverteerd, en moesten we bellen en meer dan een uur wachten op een ophaalservice. Daarna duurde het nog een uur om het papierwerk in orde te maken! Vervolgens verhuurden ze ons een auto die bijna helemaal leeg was!
Tot slot waren er nog financiële redenen die we als problemen beschouwden, waaronder een reservering waarin stond dat er bij het ophalen 1.314 dollar moest worden betaald na de borg, en dat ons daarbovenop nog eens 800 euro in rekening werd gebracht voor mogelijke schade. Dit was niet van tevoren bekendgemaakt en we hadden een extra verzekering afgesloten. Toen we de auto terugbrachten, eisten ze € 668 aan schade (een paar krassen), hoewel we niet zeker weten of wij dat hebben gedaan of de medewerker die de auto voor een technische keuring heeft meegenomen (we moesten de auto terugbrengen naar het terrein zodat ze hem konden laten keuren... nog een ongemak). Er is geen bewijs voor beide scenario's, maar we hebben betaald!
Kortom... deze organisatie is niet aan te bevelen en we raden aan om een gerenommeerd verhuurbedrijf te gebruiken. Het lijkt misschien iets duurder, maar we denken dat het u op de lange termijn minder zal kosten!

Recommendation: Stay away...DO NOT USE OR TRUST THEM!!

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