Overall satisfied, but there are still some upselling attempts.

This was my first car rental experience in the U.S. After leaving Los Angeles Airport, I had to look for the rental company shuttle at the roadside, there's a designated stop nearby that takes some searching. Once at the store, the pickup was fairly smooth with no extra sale fees. However, the originally booked mid-size SUV was replaced with a compact Chevrolet Equinox. The staff told us there were no cars of the booked type available. Although we weren't happy about it, the given car was newer and could still fit our luggage, so we accepted it. During this trip, we rented cars from three different companies and encountered issues each time. This was the least problematic experience.

We booked a car way ahead of time and prepaid, yet on the day of arrival we waited for nearly an hour only to be told there was no car available. We were given a different car with instructions to come back the next day for a replacement. When we returned the next day, they told us again there was no car. The staff's attitude was terrible, and they even refused to let us complain, saying if we did, they wouldn't help us check. The store manager claimed he wasn't on duty the previous day and didn't know what happened. We were left with no choice but to wait, ruining our entire morning's schedule. Absolutely awful.

1. No Chinese service; 2. The Black customer service agent naggingly recommended a $100+ one-time toll pass. This is a rip-off. Highways in the US are not tolled; when I took a bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco a few years back, I only paid $2.5. I rented a car to return to Los Angeles and didn't pay any tolls. This $105 card is non-refundable if not fully used, don't fall for it! 3. The airport shuttle bus service is terrible! It took me 4 minutes to return the car, and when I went out with the ticket to the airport shuttle, the first dedicated shuttle driver was rude and didn't let us board, asking us to wait for the next one. We waited almost an hour for a shuttle, which only allowed five people to board, and we had to squeeze on as our flight was about to take off. During the wait, we saw the neighboring rental company had 3-4 minute shuttle intervals, with over a dozen shuttles passing, while we had none.

The vehicle I ordered was upgraded and we added to this and upgraded again to our desired vehicle

No price drop happened!