Reviews for Thrifty in Los Angeles
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7.9/10 Good
Based on 48 reviews
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Most recent
10.0 Excellent
Economy
Sep 24 2016
Pros: All of the employees were kind and courteous from the van driver to the ticket counter to the drop off. The car was new, clean and got me safely to and from my destinations. It was a very positive experience.
10.0 Excellent
Economy
Sep 24 2016
Cheap, easy
Pros: It was cheap and easy to rent the car through the Kayak app and pick it up at thrifty. Best price I found anywhere. Nice car, easy return process. Will definitely use them again!
Cons: Nothing. Great experience overall
10.0 Excellent
Economy
Sep 22 2016
Pros: Comfortable
Cons: Nothing
2.0 Poor
Economy
May 9 2016
Not a viable option at LAX
Pros: A shuttle DID eventually show up. It took less than an hour.
Cons: They promised 7-10 minutes. Two FULL shuttles passed me by with a shrug from the driver as I stood on the curb. All the shuttles came in at once, and the line was over 50 people long. It was absolutely unacceptable. NEVER again.
6.4 Good
Standard
May 9 2016
SERVICE UNDERSTAFFED SLOW AND PICK UP DROP OFF POO
Pros: Car was fine. no issues
Cons: pick up was a nightmare of confusion; drop off was waaaaay understaffed
5.2 Okay
Full-size
May 2 2016
Circle Jerk
Pros: The car was great
Turn in process was easy
Cons: Worst car rental experience ever, took an hour once we arrived to talk with agent. We got our contract finished then we're were told to go outside to pick up any car we wanted in the full size selection. Went outside there were no cars and twenty other people trying to do the same as us. Then some cars start to show up and nobody including us hag a clue about how to get your car. My wife made several trips back inside the building to receive more terrible instructions as to how to go about picking your car. Like I said what a circle jerk. I WILL NEVER RENT A CAR FROM THRIFTY AGAIN................
4.8 Okay
Economy
Apr 28 2016
Thrifty return is a pain
Cons: They tried to charge me a fuel surplus fee of 13.99 on my return. I'd just filled up across the street prior to returning. They wouldn't believe me until I brought up my bank account online to show them the actual purchase.
6.0 Okay
Standard
Apr 27 2016
LAX Rentals may be a nightmare
Pros: I liked that there was a car available and that I got an upgrade.
Cons: That it took about an hour and a half to wait in line, get a car, and then leave the rental agency.
8.4 Excellent
Compact
Apr 19 2016
Pros: There was a long line up when we arrived, but the staff tried their best to move the line quickly.
Cons: Shuttle took longer than other car rentals. Say 2-3 buses from other companies before Thrifty's showed up, but all in all the wait wasn't too long about 15min.
8.0 Good
Standard
Apr 13 2016
It was really far from the airport - going there o
Pros: Friendly staff
Cons: The car smell mold inside. Line is long.
5.6 Okay
Intermediate
Apr 4 2016
Pros: Price
Cons: Procedure at pickup
And drop off
7.2 Good
Economy
Mar 31 2016
Pros: I credit Thrifty/Dollar for letting me return the Dollar location at LAX because I was late for a flight. That helped me out a ton. Everything else was good with my rental.
Cons: This is more a problem with LAX, I definitely missed the turn for Thrifty and ended up at Dollar because I knew they were the same company. Be careful when returning the car, the signage for the section Thrifty is in isn't super clear. Maybe I'm dumb, but it was real easy to miss. Like I said, kudos for Thrifty/Dollar for letting me return the car at the Dollar location though.
2.0 Poor
SUV
Feb 28 2016
Broken car and overcharged
Cons: The first day we picked it up was on Saturday and once we made it on the freeway the steering wheel started shaking when we hit 40 miles an hour. Seeing as we had already driven far enough with traffic I decided to see if I could bring the car back Monday. After telling them what happened the representative said she'd document my account and they'd be able to adjust it when it was dropped off. I didn't drive the carvsunday and took it back first thing Monday morning with the check engine light flashing by this time. They charged us 160.00 for the rental regardless of whether or not the car was safely drivable.
Pay a little more and go with Avis in LA
6.8 Good
Intermediate
Jan 11 2016
Cons: I was told the car would cost me US$1200.00 but was finally handed a bill for US$2600.00.
I returned the car clean with no damages and full tank!
I am totally devastated!
10.0 Excellent
SUV
Jan 10 2016
The SUV
Pros: We like the Jeep Grand Cherokee so much that when we'll sell our car we are getting one, so much room, power and great brakes and above all comfortable and love all the bells and whistles!!!
Cons: Loved everything
8.0 Good
Premium
Jan 9 2016
It was good..
Pros: location was good
Cons: selection was not great, premium options were only an Impala or Maxima
10.0 Excellent
Full-size
Dec 27 2015
Best Rental Car Customer Service
Pros: I tried to upgrade but could not due to Christmas week, but still overall experience was fantastic!
Cons: No SUV or Mini Van available, but my fault for4 not booking in advance!
6.0 Okay
Compact
Dec 25 2015
Hours not as stated...
Pros: They said that they were open 24 hours. But I found out later that they were not and I had to drop off the car when they were not open for an early flight. But the man working to accept after hours drop offs was kind enough to take us to the nearest shuttle to get us to the airport on time. Kudos to him! SO glad he was there and willing to help out.
9.6 Excellent
Standard
Dec 5 2015
Pros: Good price. Efficient, friendly service.
Cons: Would have chosen other vehicle within the class.
9.6 Excellent
Minivan
Nov 29 2015
Pros: Even though I made a mistake with the reservation date, the associate was able to find us a car...the last one available of the type we needed. We are truly grateful to him.
Cons: The windshield washer tank was completely empty.
5.2 Okay
Compact
Nov 19 2015
Out of cars, the car we did get had a problem
Pros: My wife and I really enjoyed doing the Seinfeld bit in the parking lot ... "Ya see, you know how to take a reservation... but ya don't know how to *keep* a reservation"
Cons: They were simply out of compact cars when we went outside after checking in at the counter. We went confused as to why there were no cars when we were just sent to this particular area to pick one out. We went back inside and were led back outside to the compact section where we were told we should just wait until the next car is available.
I got my preferred compact car (Ford Focus). It had about 50k miles on it and the transmission did not smoothly shift into first gear. Instead every time you accelerated from a stop the car would shudder into gear. Awesome feeling for a 500 mile road trip that includes some sparsely populated areas.
6.4 Good
Compact
Nov 13 2015
Pros: Dropoff was easy and shuttle was right there and waiting.
Cons: Took forever to get through the pickup line (Hour? Hour and a half?) Seemed like staff started to go on break when our busload arrived. Had rented an economy car and when I went out to get my car, the only car left in the economy area had a dead battery. Had to track down someone for help. Turned out ok though as they quickly directed me to another type of car.
7.2 Good
SUV
Nov 1 2015
Cons: Took almost 35 minutes to actually get the car after checkin, because they had no cars ready on the lot. So, everyone had to wait in a line outside until Thrifty washed a car and brought it out. A lot of unhappy customers that day.
6.8 Good
Economy
Oct 27 2015
Cons: The Kayak reservation code only works with Thrifty's old booking system, so my reservation didn't actually go through. Luckily they had an extra car available and were really willing to work with me. The staff was very friendly. Pickup shuttles at the airport and Thrifty site were late...staff said they'd come about every 10-15 minutes and both waits were 20-25 minutes so factor that in when you're trying to catch a plane. And book through the Thrifty site rather than Kayak to avoid the extra time in the rental office.
3.2 Mediocre
Convertible
Oct 27 2015
The worst... Never again
Pros: First, they were understaffed with buses so we stood on the curb as no fewer than13 enterprise buses went by. Two went by completely full. I finally squeezed on a bus and was taken to another company's stop first before gettIng to thrifty. Once there, the line was 15+ people long and one of the reps decided it was still a good time to close and go home for the night. One man was told to go to the back lot, only to be sent back inside and told to stand in line again even though he was close to missing his flight. The only highlights were that the car was clean and the drop off guy was incredibly pleasant. I still will never use thrifty again for work or personal. OVER AN HOUR to get my car during a 24 turnaround trip.
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3.6 Mediocre
Standard
Oct 25 2015
Cons: Waited 45 minutes at airport for bus. Gave up, went to Avis instead.
7.2 Good
Economy
Oct 19 2015
Cons: 1 hour wait at Los Angeles standing with 30 people in an unmoving line with no explanation as to why.