I really apologize if this comes off as critical, because I honestly don't mean it to be. But by your description, you sound like the worst kind of customer for a car rental agency, because:
1. You have specific, high-performance desires
2. You are very price conscious
3. You show little/no brand loyalty
I don't think these are in any way "negative" traits, but it's not hard to see how catering to these traits is not going to be a winning move for any business where there are much more profitable customers to be had.
Not really - the OP has expressed a willingness to try any available options. If a company were to get their act together and offer what they want, the rental company would presumably have a very valuable repeat customer.
End of the day, choosing a company for "loyalty" when there's no incentive to do so is just a waste of money.
I have to agree. His FlightCar experience was demanding a new luxury sedan (his complaint about booking some and getting a 2004 A4 is valid)... and complaining that a car rental might be $100, not $10, a day.
(I do realize that the two examples weren't the same instance.)
1. You have specific, high-performance desires 2. You are very price conscious 3. You show little/no brand loyalty
I don't think these are in any way "negative" traits, but it's not hard to see how catering to these traits is not going to be a winning move for any business where there are much more profitable customers to be had.