Here’s a story.. this is one of the biggest fuck ups I’ve done travelling lol. So we rented a car in Portugal from this lesser known rental company, they didn’t even have a booth or a wing like enterprise etc. does, the guy met us in arrivals and dropped us off our 33,000kms mistubishi space star.. lol
So we drive 3 hours south heading to the algarve, spend 2 nights at this little beach town, and then continue on, pumped for our crazy AirBnB. Driving through this tiny town in the middle of nowhere I figure I will fill up and not have to worry about it.
Ended up filling up half a tank of “gasoleo” rather than Gasolina..
Needless to say we drove another 10 minutes outside of town and the car died completely. Wouldn’t even turn over again fuckkkkkkkk
So I hiked back into town and using google maps I walked to 4 different garages, the first garage looked by far the most legit, multiple lifts etc. and the receptionist there spoke perfect English however she said they had no time.. there was a large Indian contingent here and I walked to 3 more garages trying to plead my case with no luck.. some really weird shit happening in these Indian garages too, guys giggling behind sheets, one guy, the owner of the garage was giving another guy a hair cut in the lobby.. etc ..
Basically thinking I’m fucked and might have to call the rental company I walk up the street and see a tow truck so I basically jump in front of the tow truck and try to explain the guy I’ll pay cash for him to tow the car back into town. He doesn’t understand but calls someone then hands me the phone..
It’s the woman from the first garage.. obviously annoyed lol.. I say look, I know you’re busy but I’m out of options, I can wait till tom or the next day but you guys have gotta do this for me please.. she finally agrees and says bring her the keys.
I hike all the way back to the car, grab my wife and the keys and walk back to the garage. She doesn’t know when they will be able to do it etc.
So I have an AirTag in the glove box and we find this weird “resort” hotel to stay at for the night in literally middle of nowhere Portugal, at 9:30 that night I see the AirTag bouncing around, great they found it to tow..
The next morning the woman calls me and says it’s all finished, working fine etc
“And yes sir, it’s going to be.. $115 euros, hope that’s ok”
Lol!! I was ready to pay $1000 or more, I just didn’t want to call the rental company. So back on the road and ready to go!
Needless to say this Space star didn’t quite run the same for the remaining 22 days lolol but the rental car was none the wiser!