Wicked Campers Reviews 

We rented a 2-seater 3 weeks ,started 20 november 2022. and it was great fun. The car did not go very fast, but that is ok at the carretera austral. Everything functioned wel. It was a basic vehicle, but the price was therefore low. The people of Wicked at Puerto Varas were incredible nice and helpfull.
Thank you

I travel a lot and usually don't listen a lot to reviews sine I want to build my own opinion and give everyone a chance, but well... This time I was wrong.
If you do decide to rent a car from them, please, read the reviews from their other locations around the world as well...

We rented one of their camper vans in 2022.

Pro:
- Very kind person who handed out the vehicle. We also got a park pass and bear spray, which was nice.
- The mattresses in the car is totally fine
- The graffiti on the car is fun
- Any beddings you might leave in the car, we got told is being donate to homeless shelters, which we appreciate

Con:
The info that we had to have 1/4 tank of fuel all the time, nobody told us, we noticed this when seeing a small text below the gas meter. Because of this, we had to stop (and plan) our gas stops more frequently, which was a real hazard when we were pretty much in the middle of nowhere with a wild fire going on around us and no phone service.

We were not able to drive the speed limit on the roads, the car started to shake and was extremely unstable if we went over 100 km/h

The car does not roll well on the road, we even had to step on the gas when going down hill at some points, and then step on the gas even more and try to get some extra speed to go uphill. (Which added a lot to the already very expensive the fuel consumption)

Tires feel and look like they were not inflated

We fueled the car same amount multiple times but the gas gauge was different every time, it's hard to plan when this doesn't work and we had to keep in mind to never go below ¼ tank.

The gears didn’t work at some points, which is extremely scary and unsafe when going down a very steep hill. Especially when they tell you NOT to use the breaks too often, since they might break down then.

Driving in the dark was not an option. The lights were awful and we could barely see anything.

The steering wasn’t responsive, there was a massive play when you turn. It was a bit loose, so we had to be very careful when turning and making u-turns was not an option.

The engine light turned on after only a few hours using the car, which felt very unsure. We did call the company and got told it was "probably the sensor, but keep driving, and call again if it gets worse". This is not safe and just a stress itself the rest of the trip.

The belt fan is also worn out, so the car sounded like a cricket.

The suspensions are totally worn out, so we had to crawl over any bump or hole in the ground, or the car might have broken down.

Not environmentally friendly or cheap to drive, at all. We spent A LOT only on gas on our total trip with this car. Keep this in mind. This is not a cheap way to travel.
It would've been cheaper for us to rent a regular car and book hotels along the way.

The 12 volt outlet (cigarette outlet) did not work, we could not charge our phones and had no electricity what so ever. There was an USB port in the CD player, which wasn't event strong enough to charge a phone, it only kept it at the battery level we first had when plugging it in

50% of the lights in the car did not work. So doing dishes, making food or anything else when it got dark was not an option if we did’t have a flash light. And the only flash light we had was the one on our phone, which we couldn’t use, since we couldn’t charge it. (yes, we should've bought a better flash light)

The car had no AC, so when it was hot outside, we had to have the windows rolled down and became deaf when trucks passed us, and honked (which they did all the time, since we couldn’t drive the speed limit)

There was no heat what so ever to be turned on when the car was not on, so the nights got freezing. We bought beddings for more that 100 dollars, and still shivered like crazy.

Since the car is so slow, a distance that might have taken about 2 hours took almost 3,5 hours. We had no time at any of the destinations we planned to visit during the trip, since we had to drive to make it back in time. (Ball bearings must be replaced)

The water tap did not work.

The kitchen supplies were not cleaned. When I washed everything again before using it, the water literally became brown.

The arm rest was broken and not even usable, the back rest couldn’t be adjusted whatsoever.

The dash light was broken, couldn’t see anything when we first tried driving after the sun went down.

Left side Mirror couldn’t be adjusted at all, the right one only slightly.

The speakers were broken

We pointed out all this to wicked after we returned the car and got or deposit back, (since we've read reviews afterwards about customers who lost their entire deposit even though Wicked said nothing was wrong with the car when returning). They ghosted us.

We were still lucky though that the car didn't break down after all, in the middle of nowhere, and we got our deposit back. But I would not recommend anyone to rent from them. Unless you want to take some fun pictures for a day.