Watch out for Buchbinder car rental. They deserve negative rating! This company engages in out and out thievery. They claimed after a 2 week rental that I was involved in an accident in which the front license plate corner was bent. Seriously!!! They helped themselves to 1000 Euros via my credit card without my knowledge, which ultimately overdrew my bank account because I automatically pay my balance on that particular account. They have no phone number which can be reached from the US to complain. Then found out Buchbinder has been written up in Germany for fraudulent business practices. Had I not accidentally noticed when loading the trunk, that the rear license plate on this car was hanging by a "thread" who knows what that would have cost, ultimately.
This whole thing started when I signed up on the Web with Dollar from the States. On arrival in Germany I found out that Dollar has a contract with Buchbinder in Germany. Dollar/Thirfty does not do business in Germany. On complaining to Dollar/Thrifty here in the US, they simply told me that they're only an agent to the independently owned Buchbinder. Therefore no help from Dollar/Thrifty. Lesson learned: I'll never deal with Dollar/Thrifty again here in the States nor of course Buchbinder in Germany or anywhere else. I'll rent from one of the worldwide majors, pay a few dollars extra but will save myself the fraud and financial hassle.
See other review below from 6/3/2014 regarding the insurance scam to which I also was subjected. If I had more time and money to throw at this, I would have pursued legal recourse against Buchbinder. By keeping the financial costs of the victim in check they know that they will likely not be pursued legally, but will profit handsomely when multiplying their shenanigans by the hundreds and thousands. read more