Renting was convenient, and the car was very new.

Avis in Los Angeles was the worst car rental experience I've ever had. Avoid if possible. Long wait times and deceptive customer service.

The process was quite fast even though the customer service staff were chatting, it didn't take long. I chose a Ford but got a Nissan, which was new and easy to drive. When returning the car, the person at the lot intentionally made things difficult by saying my order was closed by someone else. When I went inside, they said it wasn't closed and sent me back out to ask him. This back-and-forth happened three times until someone inside came out to help me and I finally got a number to complete the return process. The lady inside firmly said the order was fine, and only then did the man, with a cunning look, write down the number. I was already in a rush to catch a flight, and this made my experience quite bad! If none of these issues had occurred, it would have been great!

They added costs arbitrarily and were deceitful in communication. When I booked at the location, the total order was over $215, but upon picking up the car, the staff added over $117 in extra charges without permission. We noticed the discrepancy when picking up the car and raised objections. The staff, seeing that we were Chinese and not fluent in English, deceived us by saying the additional charge was a deposit and wouldn't need to be paid if the service wasn't used. We had our friend in the US call them, and they also confirmed it was just a deposit and there was nothing to worry about. However, when we returned the car, the bill showed a total of $333, including the $117 charge. After asking our American friend to check the pickup order, they explained that an additional $55 and $60 were possible extra charges. We verified with the rental company, who indicated that they had added road assistance and other services at the time of pickup, totaling over $117. The rental company stated they would help us file a complaint but couldn't guarantee success. This was very frustrating, and I recommend not choosing this company.

I requested a small car to keep the fuel costs down. The car I was given was a Nissan. Sentra, which at the time seemed good but it turned out not only to be a gutless wonder but a gas hog to boot! The car was really noisy as well, so must not have been very well insulated. I will say though that the staff were friendly, polite & helpful.

The booking platform was easy to work through and would happily recommend.