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Thrifty Rental Car
Rental Car Location
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles
"hour to get from airport"(3 Tips)
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Katerina AnnaAugust 22, 2017Omg the waiting time... I recommend purchasing the blue chip before you go, it will save you 1.30+ hoursUpvoted 3 weeks ago
Matthew SimonFebruary 11, 2013My favourite part of my rental experience was the early 1990s Mitsubishi that I was given after reserving a premium car. Gotta thank my lucky stars!
Carol LimMay 10, 2014Long wait for shuttle! And the line was all the way into the garage ..at least 90mins wait.. Please sign up for blue chip if possible..else it totally ruined the start of your vacation!
Thomas GuzowskiFebruary 7, 2014Get the car price online at their website. It's always the cheapest and if not, show them for a big discount!!
Eric HodelJanuary 18, 2016The shuttle bus drivers won't pick you up at the airport, had to get a cab. (While waiting, over twenty rental car busses for every other service stopped)- H KDecember 21, 2019Give yourself like an hour to get from airport to this remote spot and pick up a car
Scottie MilagroNovember 17, 2014Long long wait for the airport shuttle. Take the Fox shuttle that comes more frequently & drops off next door. Only two options available for a compact and my car was dirty & smelled like body odor.
Amanda GAugust 9, 2015Do not rent a car from this place. We waited over an hour to pick up the car at 1 am on a Friday. They had 3-5 employees working and the line was out the door.
Kelsey DuckettMay 31, 2011Great service. Shuttle was frequent and the driver friendly. Would definitely rent from Thirfty again..
Marta TsonevaMay 1, 2012Wait forever for the shuttle! I've been standing here, watching a dozen each of the other companies' shuttles come and go, and Thrifty took 20 minutes. Use another company.
Be prepared for a long wait for the shuttle. Sign up for Blue Chip beforehand or be prepared to wait for 2 hours before they get to you.
ReShon AndersonOctober 20, 2011This will be my last time renting Thrifty...especially this location. It is filthy/disgusting in the waiting area and they will charge u for gas even w/ a full tank if u don't have a receipt!
Al MOctober 4, 2017waited for an hour for the car in the parking lot under the sun. When they finally sent a compact out for the people in front of me in the line, the car had a nail in the tire. They did this TWICE
Christopher AngellOctober 20, 2011Do whatever you can to rent a car from someone else unless your time isn't valuable to you.
Hyun Ku KangJune 4, 2016I will not never get rentar cars at thrifty shops. They are not that much friendly and it is too much time wasted to have my car. Pickup station seems far away from LAX
Mike & Anne HoneyTrek.comNovember 30, 2011Make sure you link up your airline frequent flier account. I earned 150 miles per day using a triple mile offer.
Josh RossFebruary 13, 2013Don't rent from these guys. They might seem cheap but it will end up being more after they nickel and dime you for everything.- Cassie NJanuary 20, 2014This place is a piece of crap. They check your credit score and if you don't have a certain score you won't be able to rent. Go to National they don't do credit checks and give free upgrades.
Aaron ThomasOctober 2, 2019Do not rent from here. 2 hour wait. Friends have told me they had same experience
Pastor RyanOctober 22, 2010Travel with a friend. Have your partner save your car while you handle the paperwork.
ArwenOctober 16, 2013Worst place to rent a car. The guys don't even check cars: we had to come back twice, went through 3 different cars because they didn't change the oil or check the tires... NOT FUN
VivekAugust 31, 2013Worst place to rent a car. Waited in line for thirty minutes to check in, and were asked to wait more, again, to get our car. All the waiting at 1 am. Absolutely pathetic
Dennis Arun MartinOctober 26, 2013Too long a wait with very few attenders on a Friday evening. Even the ones who were there showed no hustle despite the growing long waiting queues.
Esther ChongDecember 24, 2012Service is bad. Workers are rude if you don't bother to buy insurance. They looked down on you as if you cant pay.Manager is rude too. Think twice before renting their cars.
NehaOctober 26, 2012Horrible - waited 30 mins for shuttle which didn't show. Had to take one from a friendly driver of another agency. Did not have the car reserved available, only a minivan. Unfriendly & uninterested.
Michael ReyesAugust 20, 2013Terrible policies. They did not tell us that we had to bring in our gas receipt and thus charged us 10 dollars despite us bringing the car in with a full tank of gas.
Daniel SimOctober 14, 2010Don't bother paying $200 to hire a gps for a week, buy one at bestbuy and return it when you're done.
Rebecca StricklandJuly 13, 2013Employees not friendly or knowledgeable. Walked out after customer service fiasco.
- Parker DayFebruary 25, 2011Shuttles take forever, cars are not so nice, but they are typically the cheapest.
Rachel ChevalleyFebruary 11, 2013Terrible company...they try and find numerous ways to charge you extra. Use a better company!
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