Lava Car Rental
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Beware!!
First of all, there was no Nissan available and we got a so-called upgrade to a Kia Sportage. There was a star with a big crack in the windshield. The manager checked it out if it could be driven. Only after I told him that the window would definitely crack further due to the temperature differences, we got another Kia Sportage. On the way, we got a blowout for no apparent reason. I thought I was insured for this. But in the small print of the contract, that turned out not to be the case. Lava gave us a telephone number for a 24-hour service. They said that they first had to create a file. Costs 12,500 isk. Then we would have to pay 64,800 isk in towing costs and then buy a tire at a garage for 48,000 isk. These are absurd amounts and seem more like scamming tourists. I called a garage myself, which eventually replaced the tire on the spot. Costs 78,000 isk. This mechanic said that the tires were far too inflated. I have rented dozens of cars all over the world but I have never experienced this. You will understand that this was a very bad experience. Apart from the above, it turned out that summer tires were mounted and that in a country like Iceland in October. I hope that there can be a compensation for the costs incurred.