After picking up the car in Madrid, we drove directly to Toledo. Halfway through, a tire alarm went off and there was no way to address it on the highway. We had to keep driving to our destination. Upon checking, we found the front left tire was slightly deflated. We immediately went to the AVIS branch in Toledo, but the location provided by the rental platform and the GPS didn’t have a store—it seems the branch had already closed. With no other options, we spent half a day looking for a repair shop but couldn’t find one. Ultimately, we used an air pump station to fill the tire and monitored the situation. Later, we discovered the tire had a slow leak, triggering the alarm every three days. Although it didn’t compromise safety and Spain offers convenient free air pump facilities at gas stations, this issue still wasted a lot of our time to enjoy our trip.

We rented a Touran for four people because it has a large trunk that can hold four people's luggage. However, on the day of pickup, we were given a small BMW. The luggage barely fit, let alone any shopping! Poor experience.

The Avis counter staff at Barcelona airport said that I don't need to refuel the car, claiming that the company's fuel charges are the same as the gas stations. I used less than half a tank and didn't refuel before returning the car, but later I was charged for a full tank. This staff member seriously misled me about the fuel price and refueling rules, avoiding the important details, which is completely fraudulent.

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I booked an automatic Touran but when I got to the airport, they said they didn't have any! They gave me an automatic Golf instead, but the price remained the same.