West Coast USA

Fast and convenient

The local Thrifty rental company aggressively upsells insurance. The process took two hours, and if your English isn't good, you might easily get scammed.

Pretty good

The counter automatically added roadside assistance. Fortunately, there was no language barrier, so I negotiated and it was waived. There were no cars available for the model I reserved, and after waiting half a day, a car came but was reported faulty at the door and needed repairs. A European couple went to negotiate, and they were upgraded without any argument. However, when I went to negotiate, seeing that we were Chinese, they asked us to continue waiting. It took over an hour of back and forth. When I wanted to extend the rental period at the counter, they impatiently told me to call. The additional day was calculated at the full, non-discounted rate, which wasn't cheaper than Hertz. Overall, it didn’t feel very friendly. Additionally, they required a translated driver's license, while Hertz doesn't.

Not many people in line.