Silvercar

• Luxury Price Range
• Instant Return
• Online Check-In
• Free Features and Transparent Fees

Luxury Price Range

Silvercar specializes in luxury car rentals. Silvercar only rents Audi vehicles. They offer the Audi A4 and Q5, which are beautiful, fully-loaded cars that customers rave about. They drive smoothly and have plenty of useful features. This is very unique to the car rental industry, which typically rents economy cars only or a combination of economy and luxury vehicles. With Silvercar, an average security deposit of $200 is required.

Instant Return

Silvercar doesn't offer a typical instant return. Customers won't have to wait in line, either. Rather than dealing with employees behind a counter, each customer gets a personal concierge who is with them the entire process. The concierge will pick you up, help you with your luggage, offer a tutorial on any car features, pre-program return destinations in the car's GPS, help you connect your phone via Bluetooth, and more. Some customers have mentioned they were even offered a soda or water before their return flights.

Online Check-In

For renters who are tired of standing in lines, filling out papers, and carrying around keys with visible plastic tags, Silvercar's streamlined app-oriented rental process provides a breath of fresh air. Reservations on Silvercar.com are quick and simple—especially for frequent customers, for whom making a car reservation can be done in just a couple of minutes. Once a reservation is made, the process of picking up a car is done through a mobile app. This app allows renters to check in, request curbside pickup, and make any changes to their reservation. There is no paperwork, and cars are rented without any tags.

Free Features and Transparent Fees

Silvercar offers free premium features, such as a free Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth with every vehicle, along with Sirius XM Radio. Android and Apple users can use their apps to drive with an Audi, including Google Maps and Apple Maps navigation. Silvercar is transparent about their add-on fees and lists them on their site. The rental agency provides free add-ons that many other car rental companies might charge for, such as free child seats and ski racks.

• No Economy Rentals
• Limited Locations
• Few Airport Locations
• Expensive Roadside Assistance
• No On-Site Fuel Discount

No Economy Rentals

SilverCar does not deal in economy car rentals. They exclusively serve the luxury rental car market. If you need an economy vehicle in your city or state of choice, we recommend using another company.

Only Available in Nine States

Silvercar is only available in 26 locations. Renters who travel often and to various parts of the country (or the world) will be disappointed to learn about Silvercar's very limited availability. Silvercar is expanding as it gains recognition and customers discover its great features.

Few Airport Locations

Unlike many car rental companies, Silvercar does not have a presence at the majority of large airports throughout North America. With locations in only eight airports, this puts luxury car renters at a disadvantage when traveling. 

Expensive Roadside Assistance

Silvercar does not offer roadside assistance by itself, but they do offer a complete insurance coverage package (what they call "You and your things") which ranges from $29–$49 per day. This forces customers to buy a package instead of an individual service. This falls short of the majority of car rental companies who offer roadside assistance for an additional individual fee, i.e. $5 a day.

No On-Site Fuel Discount

There are no on-site fuel discounts, but Silvercar's fair fuel plan lets customers pay only for the gas they use at the local pump price, plus a $5 fill-up fee.