Lovely new car in excellent condition

We had a lot of luggage, and they took us to see the car for confirmation. The car at our selected price range was unavailable, so they upgraded us to a Renault Cabin. It needed a wash before we could use it, which required a 30-minute wait. However, the staff was friendly and patient.

Other customers (regular Europcar clients) take 5-10 minutes. Our family rented two cars, and it took a total of 1.5 hours! I have records, feel free to verify! There was no line, just very slow processing! For the child seat, they told us to just go directly. When inspecting the car, there was no one in the office; we waited for over ten minutes. When we returned to the front desk, they said the person had gone for lunch!

We chose the Passat manual transmission group, and we were pleased when the staff at Charles de Gaulle Airport helped us arrange an Opel Insignia station wagon (similar to the Buick Regal in China, but a bit bigger with a larger trunk space). We had four suitcases for two adults and two children, which fit perfectly in the trunk. If it were a sedan Passat or Regal, they definitely wouldn't have fit. Thumbs up to the team here. The car was very new, with only a few thousand kilometers on it and very clean. It had manual transmission, no sunroof, but came with all the advanced features like rearview camera, distance alarms on all sides, lane change warning, automatic headlights, automatic wipers, dual-zone climate control, etc. The car's built-in navigation supports English and was very accurate. As long as you have the detailed address, the navigation is very useful with comprehensive traffic signs. We drove over 2000 kilometers, reaching close to 200 km/h in Germany without experiencing noise or vibrations. Plus, the diesel engine was very fuel-efficient. Overall, we were very satisfied with the vehicle and service.

Europcar is quite professional in Europe, slightly below Hertz. Their stores are large and professional, with clear instructions, which is very important and makes finding your car quickly easier (In this trip, we also used Avis for the third rental, and their instructions were unclear, taking us an hour to find the car, with average customer service and fewer car models, so we won't use them again). Many foreigners rent from Europcar. This is our second rental of the trip, from the airport. Due to a lot of luggage, we were first given a Ford business van (7-9 seats), but it felt too big for parking and maneuvering, so we requested a change (a very wise decision, given that the public underground parking garages have very narrow paths, making it easy for large vehicles to get scratched). The second car was a manual Hyundai sedan, but it couldn't fit our luggage (we could fold down the rear seats to fit the luggage, but that's not safe for travel), so we changed the car for a third time. After several changes, the front desk upgraded us to a manual Jeep for free, which was perfect. The Jeep handled excellently on mountain roads and steep paths, providing a safe driving experience. We returned the car at Avignon train station, which was very convenient, taking only five minutes. The clear instructions and ample parking space were helpful (unlike Avis at the train station, which had very few parking spots, no staff, and lacking designated parking spots could delay your schedule).

There was only one person at the counter , so took a long time to get the car.