This was probably the nicest UHaul truck I've ever rented. Every other time, the truck looks like a beast from the '80s with a thirst reserved for those travelling across the Sahara.
The only thing that lost a star here was the gas miser on the other end of the counter. I always thought they left the gas needle somewhere between full and empty so as to confuse the next renter on trying to figure out how much gas to put in it to get it back exactly where it was when they return it.
Not sure if this was unique to this UHaul location or all UHaul locations, but on the gas print out, it showed where the needle was and how much gas to put in it to get the needle back to that point at various locations along the gas gauge. Spiffy! Of course, later I would find that this was only spiffy in theory.
Upon returning the truck, I stopped off at the local gas station, looked at my gauge, looked at the sheet....5.1 gallons. Easy enough. I proceed to pump about 5.25 gallons into the tank...just to be on the safe side. Well the needle got up to about that mark but slightly under but I figured no big deal. Well, as it turns out, it was a big deal.
So I got dinged for missing a gallon of gas and was promptly charged $9 bucks. Awesome. And I know that had I returned it with a gallon of extra gas I would not have received a $9 credit on my bill.
Overall, it was one of the better UHaul experiences I've had and next time I'll be sure to just put an extra gallon or two over what the estimator thinks.