Update on europcar in Israel.
So........ I had reserved a car from national on orbitz. I got an email saying that it will be "fulfilled" thru Europcar in Ben gurion. I called Europcar in israel 3 times to confirm that they have my reservation. They said they yes they do.
Well........
Apparently Europcar does NOT have an official location in Ben gurion. They DO have a shady French dude walking around with a paper that is supposed to have your info on it. Once I figured out which shady guy I need to speak with, I saw that he just failed trying to screw another family renting a car. They where screaming at him "thanks for the surprise"!!
Guess what? They did not have my reservation. They DID have a different reservation for a "mere" €3200 for 2weeks ( I have no idea what that is in $s). They were really accommodating though, they offered to send me a shuttle and that we would be able "to talk about it in person" LOL!!! I politely let them know that since their reputation is so Lousy I also booked at Avis for $850 for a Mazda 5 for 2 weeks.
Moral of my story, Europcar and national rent a car are so bad they're not even worth looking at online for any type of rental. Any "official" car rental place that would even team up with the shysters at Europcar in Ben gurion is not going to get any of my business. Ever.