I would really like to recommend this business and it's rare that I give out one star reviews, but unfortunately dealing with this rental car agency has caused more than a few headaches at this point.
In November 2024, we had arranged through Carstar to rent with Enterprise Okotoks while our damaged vehicle was being repaired. My husband went to get the rental and had to wait for over an hour due to them not having any cars available except one that needed an oil change. We were told that there would be a vehicle ready, and there were no vehicles ready at the time of pick up. My husband was subsequently late for work due to the mismanagement of time and Enterprise having to do an oil change in order to free up a single vehicle.
After our damaged vehicle was unable to be fixed due to a missing part at Carstar, we set up a new repair last week, and was provided with the only rental car left for Okotoks Enterprise, which was a fairly new Mercedes. There was a crack in the windshield that was noted at time of pick up. Not only did the trunk smell like smoke (we do not smoke and wanted a nonsmoking vehicle), it also had crumbs within the seats. It was not properly cleaned before being rented to us. They explained that any damages under two inches during the rental period would be considered normal wear and tear and we would not be responsible for any damages.
After hardly using the car during the rental period (I was not going to drive a car that expensive, no thanks!) it was essentially parked in our garage and only used a handful of times for my husband to drive to work. Upon returning the vehicle yesterday, Okotoks Enterprise has reached out claiming that the windshield crack happened during our rental period, along with a tiny little piece of the bumper that appears to be missing. I'm talking the size of three grains of rice. Both "damages" are being blamed on us. Enterprise Okotoks are trying to scare us with a threat of collections if we don't make a claim through our insurance to cover this cost!
This is now causing undue stress and I truly encourage everyone who rents there to pull out their phones and take videos or photos of the rental vehicle and look for anything that they might pin on you to repair after the fact, when you had nothing to do with that damage. I am not sure what to do now, other than continue to refuse to put through a claim, as the damages did not occur while we had the car in our possession. read more