Horrible experience. Paid in advance for car pick up in Catania, Italy airport. They wanted a deposit of several thousand euros for the car. I was willing to do that. When I tried to pay, they said my

don't use aggressive staff and con you into paying 3 times hire cost for insurance or you can't have the car

I have been renting cars around the world for 10 years. This is the first time I have had a car rental company scam me like this - they forced me to purchase their insurance even though I had my own o