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.

1. The service attitude at Thrifty's Los Angeles branch is terrible, from the manager to the regular staff. They refuse to resolve the reimbursement issue for the oil change expense, have a bad attitude, and refuse to communicate, making the customer experience very poor! 2. The online customer service is unreliable. I called the rental company hotline in the US to file a complaint, and the customer service representative promised to email me within 1-2 days with a progress update or result. However, it has been a week, and I have not received any emails, not even an acknowledgment of my complaint! This makes me feel that the customer service did not report my complaint at all. 3. The internal communication of the rental company is extremely chaotic. After discovering an issue with the car, I called the roadside assistance hotline for a solution. The service personnel asked me to add oil immediately; otherwise, it would affect the vehicle's performance and could lead to an accident. After repeatedly confirming, the customer service assured me that I could get reimbursed when returning the car. I added the oil and covered the expenses. However, when I finally returned the car, the Los Angeles branch refused to reimburse me, stating, 'You should have bought the roadside assistance insurance, then you would have been able to replace the car for free.' This is extremely frustrating! This incident not only disrupted my schedule but also affected my travel mood, and in the end, they even withheld my reimbursement. It's absolutely intolerable!

Forcing me to buy third-party liability insurance, which is not required by other car rental companies.

The counter staff forcefully upsold insurance; it took a long time to negotiate. Later, we were also asked to purchase a toll charge which cost over $70, but the actual toll fees were less than $20. I won't choose this company again next time.

Liability insurance is a must, and I think the rental company sets a trap with the pricing. Since liability insurance is required, it shouldn't be excluded from the initial quote!