Road Trip on Highway 1

Originally booked a Jeep Cherokee, but got a Nissan Rogue instead. The car was very clean inside and the return process was quick. No extra insurance sales, very satisfied.

The front desk staff provided excellent service, but the quality of the vehicle didn't meet my expectations compared to previous experiences. The first car I was given had over fifty thousand miles on it, and the exhaust pipe got loose on the second day, causing a lot of noise. I had to go to another city branch to change the car, but they could only offer a smaller category, from a mid-to-large size SUV to a compact SUV. The Buick Enclave was switched to a Kia Sorento, and all the luxury features were gone. The electric ventilated and heated seats were replaced with manual cloth seats, which had more than twenty thousand miles. This wasn't a big issue, but at 70 miles per hour, the front wheels vibrated, and braking caused the whole car to shake. It felt like there were problems with the wheel balance and brake discs. I had to endure it for another 15 days until returning the car in Los Angeles. This was something I had never experienced with Hertz before. It seems the three-year pandemic has significantly impacted the quality of rental cars. I plan to switch to a different rental company like Alamo or Avis in the future. Overall, this experience was disappointing, I wasted money on an unworthy car, and I would advise others to choose their rental company carefully.

Early morning arrival at San Francisco International Airport, the Hertz counter had no staff, and the lot did not have the advertised Toyota 4Runner or Grand Cherokee, only a Santa Fe with weak power and unstable chassis.

Overall fine, but there was an attempt to upsell additional insurance and higher-priced cars.

Overall, it was quite good. The process of picking up the car was smooth, but there was some disagreement over the rescue insurance.