Good rental car experience for quick tour of the California coast

The staff at the Fox rental location in Los Angeles were extremely rude. First, they tried to sell us insurance, but we said we had already bought it on Zuzuche and didn't need it. They claimed that insurance bought on Zuzuche is invalid and not applicable in the U.S. When we insisted on not buying it, they got very unhappy and said that the Jeep SUV we rented was too poor in performance to drive to Salt Lake City, and pressured us to pay extra to upgrade to a Lincoln SUV. We insisted on keeping the Jeep we had originally booked. Then, they told us the Jeep we reserved was not available and offered us a Hyundai or Mazda of the same class. Due to time constraints, we had no choice but to accept. However, when I went to pick up the car, I found there were Jeeps available. It was clear they didn't give us the reserved Jeep because we didn't buy their insurance or pay extra to upgrade. Upon returning to Beijing, I discovered they had not only charged the $150 deposit directly as an expense along with the rental fee without pre-authorization, but they also overcharged by $10. When I contacted Zuzuche, they kept saying they would inquire with the car rental company and asked me to be patient. It's been 10 days with no progress. Again, I contacted Zuzuche customer service, and they told me to wait 4-8 weeks, and refused to say anything more! This whole car rental process, including the after-sales service from Zuzuche after returning to Beijing, has left me extremely disappointed. I promise I will never choose you again, and I will also tell everyone I know who needs to rent a car to never choose Zuzuche!

I was jet lagged and the staff sold me a plate pass which I didn’t need to use once. The insurance was a lot of money and was not transparent ( as in other countries) as to how much it was. There was a lot of upselling going on. I’ve never had that at a car rental before so wasn’t expecting it. The front bumper of the car was loose and I had to keep pushing it back into place.

Very friendly staff and easy access to the vehicles

Easy booking process

Too pushy trying to upsell car and insurance

Car was not cleaned, had over 40,000 miles on the clock and had a slow puncture from the previous renter. I had to fill it up with air every day of the week that I had it. The offices are some distance from LAX which is not a problem as that is the case with many such companies there - however, Fox has by far the most infrequent shuttle buses running. At least five buses from each company went by before the first Fox one showed up, so we ended up waiting for 45 mins with small children after a very long flight.