Originally Posted by ekscrunchy

One last comment about cars:

I used AutoEurope and Kemwell for decades in Europe.
About five years ago, I saw the light and found SIXT. I could not have been happier with every single rental experience I've had with them in the past five years--probably ten or eleven rentals.
They are a German company set to expand in the US.
Booking directly through an agency offers quite a few benefits, as Starrs has pointed out. One of these is the much larger selection of cars you will be offered when booking direct.
If you try to book SIXT through a broker, you will see a fraction of the choices.
I also get the direct phone number of the manager at the rental location, in case of any problems.