There were many additional charges (even though I upgraded the car model), but not sure why there were extra fees causing the rental price to be very expensive. I have filed a complaint for after-sales service.

Wide selection of new cars. However, both times they insisted on recommending I purchase a full tank of gas and roadside assistance. It's fine if it’s suitable, but even after I said no a couple of times, they still suggested it. Haha, not sure if it's really necessary.

They aggressively pushed insurance to Chinese customers. When refused, we were told there were no Toyota Sequoia SUVs (which start at 500,000 RMB in China) available and were given a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV (which starts at 110,000 RMB in China) instead. When questioned, they blatantly lied, claiming it's the same class of car. We couldn't fit our luggage and had to pay extra to upgrade and buy Hertz-recommended insurance again. This was the first time we encountered such a shameless car rental company after renting cars abroad multiple times. Even giving them one star feels too generous.

The Los Angeles LAX location has VIP and regular areas. This was my first time renting from Hertz, and I was in the regular area. I was assisted by an older Caucasian man, which is unusual as most companies have South Asian individuals in customer service roles. The man was chatty and checked my insurance situation, then told me I didn't need to buy any additional insurance. I asked if I needed to wash the car before returning it, and he said 'just leave it dirty.' The car got quite dirty inside and out, and despite washing it twice, I couldn't get it completely clean. They didn't charge me for it afterwards. I was in a hurry to catch my flight when returning the car and miscalculated the fuel amount—it was just at the Full line. I felt a bit embarrassed, but they didn't charge me extra for that either. I would consider using Hertz again in the future.

I dropped the car off 35 minutes late and was charged 44 dollars for an extra day... how bitter this feeling is indeed... i had dropped the car off to rent another smaller one for one month.. after this charge with never ever use Hertz again and plan to be vocal about it

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