I would still recommend renting, but the toll pass is a bit of a scam. However, it's a company policy, so just deal with it. The staff in San Francisco were very nice, but the African American employee at Ontario Airport in Los Angeles was not friendly. I personally felt that White or Hispanic staff were very friendly, while Asian and African American staff were not friendly to us.

I booked a Corolla but received a Ford SUV without any extra charges. At the time of pickup, I mentioned an additional service, and they didn’t push for any upsells.

It was my first time renting a car abroad, so I was a bit confused initially. However, after carefully reading the instructions, I managed to find the rental place without any issues. PS: Good English skills are necessary to avoid communication barriers.

Satisfied

The wait for pick-up was far too long, especially after a long flight. At first there was only one person at the desk for a long line of people. The key to the car was manual (i.e., without a clicker to lock it), which was somewhat inconvenient. At the drop-off at SFO, my wife fell, and the Budget attendants where extremely caring and helpful, and insisted that they drive us to the terminal.