I only inquired about whether insurance was needed and whether the car should be returned with a full tank, other than that they didn't bother me with unnecessary details, which was nice. As for the car model, the staff selects it for you (with company A, you can choose a car of the same specifications in the parking area yourself). If you have specific model requirements, you might want to ask when they confirm your order. I used to always go with company A because they had an automated pickup machine which saved dealing with staff. This time, I found out that the automated machine was shut down, and I had to wait in line to talk to the staff.

The pickup process was very slow, I waited in line for two hours, and it took them 35 minutes to serve each person. Despite confirming that I did not need any insurance services at the time of pickup, as all insurance and services were covered in the rental contract, I was inexplicably charged $183.94 when returning the car. This fee almost matched my entire rental cost, which left me speechless.

The staff had a bad attitude. When I pointed out that the car given to me was different from the one I reserved and requested the reserved car, the staff kept pushing me to pay for an upgrade. When I refused, their attitude became even worse. I contacted the rental company's customer service on-site, asking them to communicate with the staff over the phone, but the staff's attitude deteriorated further. The whole negotiation took about 90 minutes, and in the end, I only got the Hyundai given to me initially, not the reserved Ford or any of the other models listed as possible alternatives. I have booked directly through AVIS's website before and experienced similar issues, but they were resolved satisfactorily after negotiations. This was the worst rental experience out of my six times renting a car in the U.S.

Provided the confirmation code, got the car in minutes and hit the road.

Long lines, waited over an hour, no car choice, the assigned car was not the model we booked.