I have NEVER in my life experienced anything like this. If you are a traveller looking to rent or buy an RV in California DO NOT under ANY circumstances do your business with Metro RV. Keith (Rental Manager) and Tony (Rental Consultant) are the two most dishonest, slimy and unprofessional sales people I have ever come across - and I work in sales so I've met a few!
My partner and I rented a C Class RV from Metro RV in April for 62 days - a one way rental from LA to NYC. Their price was competitive but on par with other companies. The vehicle was pretty run down and needed maintenance - missing cupboard door latch (so our food would fly across the room on corners), leaking roof (dangerously so, through a light socket and onto the bed), TV aerial never worked, decayed windscreen wipers (fun in a storm), headlight lamp out (which we replaced), NO ENGINE OIL (which we sorted out based on Keith's approval of a mechanic's invoice - the Dodge mechanic we went to was horrified at how low it was, given the distance we were travelling. Metro RV cut corners on their maintenance), and we did 13mpg not the 17mpg they repeatedly told us we'd get.
Mileage we planned to travel was discussed with Tony, who built the 7,500 miles into our cost (we only ended up traveling 5,700 miles as our plans changed). Insurance and all other fees etc were also included in our cost. Metro RV was to arrange for the return of the vehicle to California - Keith was originally going to book flights for Tony to meet us in NYC to drive the vehicle back to California (flights, fuel etc, all return expenses were included in our original cost - never did tony factor the return mileage into our quote when negotiating).
We paid a $1,000 deposit in case of any accidents/damages (pretty straightforward stuff). And we were lucky, we had no accidents, and caused no damage to the vehicle.
At the end of the contract, I received no call, no email, no statement, no formal notification or evidence of inspection, and no professional follow up. Three weeks later I received a verbal phone call from Keith telling me they found a stress fracture on the rear bumper, a crack in the roof AC unit and the return mileage went over what we'd originally paid, which was all going to cost me in the vicinity of $1600!!! wtf?
Luckily I had taken my own photos the day our trip finished, and could prove there was NO CRACK on the rear bumper. I have heard nothing from Keith regarding my photos, no report, and certainly no photo evidence of the supposed crack he found, which tells me he is lying. Keith is an absolute liar and now avoiding my calls and hasn't responded to any of my emails. .
He is literally STEALING my money!!
The mileage was clearly stated on our contract as 7,500 miles. The return mileage of the vehicle is not applicable to us, as Metro RV was returning the vehicle to California. Even Lynn in their office agreed with this, saying "all return costs would have been built into your quote, that doesn't make sense".
They haven't even had the decency to return the $366 which i spent fixing THEIR vehicle!
This is THE WORST business i have ever dealt with. Liars and thieves, and they'll just avoid you until you go away - making extra money out of unsuspecting travellers.
Who is making rotten businesses like these accountable for their actions - or can they just carry on stealing people's money? read more