For a 3 weeks trip through California and Nevada in a party of 4 persons we rent a dollar car already before the start from Germany. We wanted to take over a 4WD jeep in San Franciso downtown - ok, it was not that we wnted but similar, and not ok: we had to wait in a row for more than one hour, at times only one of four ppl behind the counter. Just to mention it: this was a regular weekday ...

Soon after the start down highway 1 we realized that the was a sign highlighted: "engine". The users guide said that meant "severe (maybe general) problem" - dont go further. We called dollar service, explained...