Rent-A-Wreck is a car rental company that is primarily known for renting used cars at discount prices. They are also known for accommodating younger drivers to whom many other car rental companies will not rent. They charge less than normal rental companies, mostly because the cars they rent are used. The average Rent-A-Wreck vehicle is about 3-5 years old on average with 40,000 - 70,000 miles. The company is known as The Smart Alternative, a trademarked phrase.
Founded in 1968 in Los Angeles by David Schwartz, a young entrepreneur with a used car sales lot, Rent-A-Wreck began as a pioneering concept: renting used cars for less at neighborhood locations. Airport based car rental was typical in the 1960's, and most renters were business travellers or vacationers renting while out of town. Media coverage, notably in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Mike Wallace show, sparked national interest in Rent-A-Wreck, and by 1973, the company had sold its first franchised unit.
Since 1973, Rent-A-Wreck has grown to include franchised locations in all 50 states and in Scandinavia and Iceland. The company operates primarily in neighborhood locations, often connected to or in close proximity to repair facilities, car dealerships or other automotive related services. Some Rent-A-Wreck locations offer airport pick-up and drop off.
Rent-A-Wreck was purchased by JJF Management on January 26, 2006. The purchase privatized the formerly public company, and added it to the stable of dealerships and car rental businesses owned and operated by the Fitzgerald Automotive Group under the leadership of Jack Fitzgerald, Bill Cash and Michael DeLorenzo. Under new ownership the company has begun an image makeover beginning with the hire of major independent advertising agency Cramer-Krasselt.
I Rented a car from rent a wreck, lafayette to go to indianapolis. while we were on the way, our car tyre got punctured, so when we went to change the tyre, the spare tyre had no air in it and moreover they had no equipment to change the tyre and since it was around 2am in the morning , we had no other choice other than to call 911.
The police officer came and he gave us the equipment to change the spare and tyre and we thought since the gas station was 0.2 miles aeay, we could slowly drive to the nearest gas station and fill the gas and since it was midnight and it was on the highway,
we had to turn on the parking light.
the spare tyre was different from other tyres, it was smaller than the other tyres in the car and police officer told that we cannot drive with this for more than 20 miles even after filling in air.
After , we changed the tyre, the car did not start, the battery was gone for just switching on the parking lights for 10 minutes as it is the rule.
We had no other choice, so the police officer called a tow van for us and we had to take a cab from indianapolis to west lafayette it costed us $150.
Next morning i called up rent a wreck and told them about what happened and gave the address and phone number of the towing company, they spoke very rudely and said they wanted their car back . I tried calling up them in their after hours number when the car broke down, but it was going to a voicemail.
I gave them the address and phone number of the towing company and they went and took their car back and they tried charging $300 from my card for that. which was 100% their mistake.
since i did not have $300 in that account, the card did not go through and now, they have sent me an attorney notice asking $533.10
Actually they have to pay us the money for the cab, and they made us stand on a highway for 3 hours in that cold.
If they had the a proper spare tyre and the equipments to chang ethe tyre, we wouldn't have called 911.
And how come a good battery drain for turning ont he parkng light during night on a highway for ust 10 minutes, which is actually a law. to turn on parking lights when a car is broke down.
In recently filed court documents, a Jefferson County man blames Rent-A-Center and one of its drivers for causing a collision.
Samuel A. Pinder filed a lawsuit Dec. 3 in Jefferson County District court against Rent-A-Center and Jared B. Coleman.
Pinder claims he sustained injuries when Coleman, who drove a vehicle for Rent-A-Center, struck the automobile he drove on Jan. 7, 2009.
Because of the accident, Pinder incurred medical costs; experienced physical pain, suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment; and lost wages, according to the complaint.
Pinder blames Coleman for causing the collision, saying he negligently failed to exercise due care, failed to keep a proper lookout and failed to maintain proper control of his vehicle.
In addition, Pinder negligently failed to swerve to avoid the collision, failed to timely apply the brakes, failed to yield the right-of-way and failed to use evasive action, the suit states.
In his complaint, Pinder seeks an unspecified judgment, plus costs, pre- and post-judgment interest and other relief the court deems just.
Founded in 1968 in Los Angeles by David Schwartz, a young entrepreneur with a used car sales lot, Rent-A-Wreck began as a pioneering concept: renting used cars for less at neighborhood locations. Airport based car rental was typical in the 1960's, and most renters were business travellers or vacationers renting while out of town. Media coverage, notably in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Mike Wallace show, sparked national interest in Rent-A-Wreck, and by 1973, the company had sold its first franchised unit.
Since 1973, Rent-A-Wreck has grown to include franchised locations in all 50 states and in Scandinavia and Iceland. The company operates primarily in neighborhood locations, often connected to or in close proximity to repair facilities, car dealerships or other automotive related services. Some Rent-A-Wreck locations offer airport pick-up and drop off.
Rent-A-Wreck was purchased by JJF Management on January 26, 2006. The purchase privatized the formerly public company, and added it to the stable of dealerships and car rental businesses owned and operated by the Fitzgerald Automotive Group under the leadership of Jack Fitzgerald, Bill Cash and Michael DeLorenzo. Under new ownership the company has begun an image makeover beginning with the hire of major independent advertising agency Cramer-Krasselt.
I Rented a car from rent a wreck, lafayette to go to indianapolis. while we were on the way, our car tyre got punctured, so when we went to change the tyre, the spare tyre had no air in it and moreover they had no equipment to change the tyre and since it was around 2am in the morning , we had no other choice other than to call 911.
The police officer came and he gave us the equipment to change the spare and tyre and we thought since the gas station was 0.2 miles aeay, we could slowly drive to the nearest gas station and fill the gas and since it was midnight and it was on the highway,
we had to turn on the parking light.
the spare tyre was different from other tyres, it was smaller than the other tyres in the car and police officer told that we cannot drive with this for more than 20 miles even after filling in air.
After , we changed the tyre, the car did not start, the battery was gone for just switching on the parking lights for 10 minutes as it is the rule.
We had no other choice, so the police officer called a tow van for us and we had to take a cab from indianapolis to west lafayette it costed us $150.
Next morning i called up rent a wreck and told them about what happened and gave the address and phone number of the towing company, they spoke very rudely and said they wanted their car back . I tried calling up them in their after hours number when the car broke down, but it was going to a voicemail.
I gave them the address and phone number of the towing company and they went and took their car back and they tried charging $300 from my card for that. which was 100% their mistake.
since i did not have $300 in that account, the card did not go through and now, they have sent me an attorney notice asking $533.10
Actually they have to pay us the money for the cab, and they made us stand on a highway for 3 hours in that cold.
If they had the a proper spare tyre and the equipments to chang ethe tyre, we wouldn't have called 911.
And how come a good battery drain for turning ont he parkng light during night on a highway for ust 10 minutes, which is actually a law. to turn on parking lights when a car is broke down.
In recently filed court documents, a Jefferson County man blames Rent-A-Center and one of its drivers for causing a collision.
Samuel A. Pinder filed a lawsuit Dec. 3 in Jefferson County District court against Rent-A-Center and Jared B. Coleman.
Pinder claims he sustained injuries when Coleman, who drove a vehicle for Rent-A-Center, struck the automobile he drove on Jan. 7, 2009.
Because of the accident, Pinder incurred medical costs; experienced physical pain, suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment; and lost wages, according to the complaint.
Pinder blames Coleman for causing the collision, saying he negligently failed to exercise due care, failed to keep a proper lookout and failed to maintain proper control of his vehicle.
In addition, Pinder negligently failed to swerve to avoid the collision, failed to timely apply the brakes, failed to yield the right-of-way and failed to use evasive action, the suit states.
In his complaint, Pinder seeks an unspecified judgment, plus costs, pre- and post-judgment interest and other relief the court deems just.
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