San Francisco - Highway 1 (including 17-Mile Drive and Carmel, Solvang) - Los Angeles - Las Vegas

The attitude was good

I was told by National that the order from QEEQ was not theirs, and they directed us on how to reach the Budget office.

The rental process was quick, but the staff's professionalism is questionable. They didn't provide me with a contract, and when I asked, they said it wasn't necessary. In previous rentals with AVIS, I always received a contract. I rented a mid-sized SUV and received a Nissan ROGUE with nearly 20,000 miles on it, which didn't feel good. It indeed broke down five days later on the highway. The most unsatisfactory part was NATIONAL's slow road assistance response. I called them at 10 AM when the car broke down, and it wasn't resolved until after 2 PM. There seemed to be communication issues between NATIONAL and AAA, the roadside assistance company. Fortunately, a highway patrol officer helped call AAA who then towed the car back to Las Vegas airport. The tow truck driver communicated with NATIONAL staff as required by the officer. At LAS, the staff couldn't understand why I didn't receive a contract at LAX and printed a new one for me. The LAS staff seemed more professional than the LAX staff.

Fast pickup

We originally booked a car which was VW Jetta or equivalent, but on the day we were going to be given a Prius which would have been way too small. Luckily, the gentleman offered us a Jeep instead which was perfect. I wonder how we would have been able to fit our luggage into our car if weren't given the Jeep.