Total Scam--Avoid This Company At All Costs…read more
I had the most infuriating, unprofessional experience with this so-called luxury car rental company. I booked a McLaren 720 to drive to an important event of mine, paid a $500 deposit, and received a confirmation receipt. A few days later (Thursday), Diego contacts me at 8:30 a.m. to say the McLaren 720 was in an accident and offered me a McLaren 570 instead. Within a couple of minutes, I confirmed and agreed to pick it up at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th. Simple, right? Wrong.
The next day (Friday), around 330 p.m., Diego sends me pictures of a completely different vehicle, which made no sense since we already agreed on the 570. I was extremely busy on Friday, preppering for my event and didn't see the text until later that night. Around 11 p.m., I reluctantly responded "Okay, that will do." just to move things along.
On April 5th, the day of the rental, I'm running late as I am finalizing everything for my event. At 1:30 p.m., I check my phone and see a text from Diego at 11 a.m.saying, "Since you did not confirm the vehicle, it is no longer available." Excuse me? I confirmed twice--once when he switched cars (from the 720 to the 570), and again when I agreed to the random care he sent. I immediately called Diego. A woman answers, transfers me to Diego, who says, "Give me 5 minutes and I'll call you back." Guess what? He never called back.
I head to their "business" address, only to find a locked car lot with no customer access. Not a customer-facing business at all. I try calling Diego again--no answer. I call four more times--still no answer. I check my receipt and realize the address on it is completely different from the website. So, I drive to the address on the receipt and end up at a residential house. No business, no professionalism, just a couple of luxury cars sitting outside someone's home.
I call the number on the receipt, and the man who answers tells me, "Diego said that he can't help you. He won't be helping you. So you can stop calling because he isn't going to answer." When I asked to speak to Diego directly, he says "I've been told not to transfer calls, ma'am. Have a nice day." and hung up on me. I'm beyond furious at this point, but I still need to have a car for my even that is later this evening. I call again, telling the woman that I need a car ASAP--any luxury car at this point, I don't care what it is. She says she'll take care of it. Of course, I never hear back.
At this point, I've been completely blown off and left high and dry. Since Diego avoided me and didn't provide a service, I reported the charge as fraud with my card provider. This company is a complete scam--no accountability, no professionalism, and certainly no respect for paying customers. I eventually contacted MPH Club who offered the same rate and was able to secure a car within an hour. Do yourself a favor and stay far, far away.