Self-service car pickup is very convenient.

Had to take a shuttle to the company, but picking up the car was quick and returning it was convenient.

Picking up the car was speedy and convenient with the self-service machine. Returning it was simple; the staff just made a quick inspection and if everything was fine, you just leave the keys and go.

The service attitude was quite average. During the process, the staff kept talking on their mobile phones and were constantly trying to upsell me to upgrade the car model. Although the rental company claimed to provide a car similar to the Grand Cherokee, that was not possible in the US. Upgrading to a Grand Cherokee required an additional cost, and I ended up with a Hyundai Santa Fe. If I wanted a Grand Cherokee, it would have cost an extra $30/day. A friend of mine, who followed the same route but arrived at a different time, was quoted $50/day for the upgrade. I arrived at the rental location at around noon in Los Angeles, and there were very few car options available. Most of the available cars were small SUVs with over 20,000 miles on them. The Santa Fe could hold four 26-inch suitcases. Overall, the car rental experience was very average and not very satisfactory.

I had already purchased insurance on the rental platform but was still recommended insurance by the staff, which I agreed to in confusion, wasting money. The worst part was that the Chinese navigation device I rented was extremely expensive. I didn’t pay attention at the time, and the communication language barrier made it worse. I will never rent this kind of thing from the store again.