My rental experiences have been similar. Domestic rental-trim-level sedan = anemic. However, I also seem to alway get lucky and get upgraded for free to an SUV or a truck, which the domestic companies are still doing right.
You can type in any odd preferences you have for rental cars in Expedia Corporate. I have “Not Hyundai” Maybe their quality has gone up but I’d still rather walk. I’ve rented a few. 5 minutes in the firm yet not supportive seats give me a back ache. The windshield spray nozzles couldn’t push past the slightest amount of icey buildup. I had to pull over and get a dental pick out of my tool bag to clear out every last bit of ice before it would work. I couldn’t figure out how to disable their transmission’s hunt-and-peck shift program.
Hyundai’s are the kind of car that you wouldn’t mind owning but you wouldn’t want to drive.
Haha the best rental I ever had was when they were out of our category so we got upgraded for free to an Infiniti FX35! :tup: