SFO-Half Moon Bay-Monterey-Carmel-Highway 1 past Pfeiffer Beach to Jolon-Highway 101-Pismo-Lompoc-Sa

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Excellent! The car was very new, and both pickup and drop-off were convenient and easy.

When I picked up the car, I had a lot of luggage. The counter staff suggested I switch to a bigger car. I thought the car he recommended was too expensive, so I declined. Then he took me to see a Kia SUV and said it was only $50 a day. Since the price was similar to my original booking, I agreed. But I was shocked to see the final bill was over $800 for 8 days. This is outright deception! It's partly my fault for trusting him because he seemed very enthusiastic, and I didn't scrutinize the documents after repeatedly confirming it was $50 a day. It seems shameless people exist everywhere. I've learned my lesson.

Although people abroad might not care about car brands as much as Chinese do, we were joyful to book a Ford Edge, only to be informed upon arrival that we were given a Mitsubishi instead. After some negotiation, we finally got a Dodge, which somewhat impacted the overall experience. I think if we can select a Ford Edge during booking, why can't they reserve it in advance? If it's already booked, we should be notified ahead so we can choose something else. We booked in advance, but due to the car rental company's fault, we didn't get the planned vehicle. They didn't provide us with a car of equal value, but one that was much cheaper, which was really unsatisfactory.