I hadn't been to LAX in a long time and forgot how to find the shuttle, so it took me a while to locate it. The store wasn't very busy in the late afternoon around 6-7 PM. It shares the premises with Hertz. I waited in line for about 10 minutes before enquiring what cars were available. They offered me a Nissan Armada and a Ford Expedition, and recommended the Ford because it was a newer model. They suggested additional insurance, but I declined. The car was okay, though not exceptionally clean. There were some residual spots in corners not easily visible, but it was acceptable.

Beware of hidden charges! Just because they don't mention insurance doesn't mean it's not mandatory! During the reception, the staff only talked about TOLL, GPS, and full tank pickup and return. I apologize for my poor English; I didn't notice the detailed charges on the screen and thought it was related to the full tank return fees.

The queue was too slow.

As it was my first time renting a car in the US, the Dollar rental staff's unclear language caused me to end up with two extra insurances, a full tank of gas, and a daily fixed toll fee.

Had to wait in queue almost two hours (after 11 hours overseas flight) at Pick-up, and when finally reaching desk, there were no cars. We could choose to wait 3-5 hours more or come back next day. We chose the latter, but next day the queue was even longer! We talked to a manager, and were directed to another queue, waited 25 min, but were then told to get back to the long queue because we did not have any proof from Yesterdays waiting! Were told that our situation was the same as all the other people waiting. But because we explained that the manager had promised he would help….the desk person suddenly said OK, and he gave us the car … and was very friendly. No deduction for the missing day.

Really good. And the chat function at the customer service was excellent