Cheap Car Rentals in San Diego

The evening male Long Beach staff member was particularly good to work with. Everything from checkout to return was fast and easy. There was a problem with the passenger side front seat belt, but the company was willing to handle it. In the end, we just "lived with it" for the few hours left.

Excellent customer service

They canceled my reservation and wrecked my whole trip

Rental car rates have become outrageous. But then, to pay that much to rent a car and then have to wait for nearly an hour in line to pick it up after you have flown for hours and still have a 3 Hour Drive ahead is ridiculous.

The line was 2 hours.

Everything beyond amazing

1st: Stood in line for 45 minutes... only 2 people in front of me 2nd: Ask to drop the vehicle off at an airport 30 minutes away.... the desk said you must call the "Avis" number to change this before you start the paperwork on the rental car. 3rd: Stepped out of line to call "Avis"...after 10 minutes on the phone, they said it would cost over $900 to drop off the vehicle at another airport. (renting the car for 7 days) (remember we are talking only a 30 minute distance between the 2 airports) 4th: The Avis representative said to have the representative at the Avis desk make the changes (everyone passing the buck) 5th: Stand in line again.... one group in front of us....another 30 minutes 6th: Finally receive the rental car.... they give me one key fob that is taped up... they say to walk out into the lot and push the panic button to find your car...(no one is on duty?) 7th: Find the car, notice the tabs are expired... my wife goes back into the terminal .... they tell her it is fine 8th: We notice there is no one to check us out? How do you prove the dents and scratches in the rental car?... now I go back into the terminal and ask about the check out procedure. They inform me all the dents and scratches are in "their" notes (yeah...right?). I do not agree, so the sales person said to take pictures of the dents and scratches. I asked if this will be sufficient when I return the car, and the sales person said YES. 9th: We load the car up with our bags, push the start button, and it won't start. It says to hold the fob closer to the engine button. I take the fob out of my right pocket (max 1.5 feet away) and hold it by the engine button. It starts! Yes! 10th: The fuel gauge read 1/4 full!!!! Also the "Check engine light" is on and also flashes "past due on service" 11th: One more trip into the terminal ..... they say it is OK... just return the car with a 1/4 tank of gas.... 12th: 4th day of 7.... Car will not start.... we had to jump the car. 13th: Called Avis and set up an exchange for a new auto in another city. Also my wife arranged us to drop the car off at the other airport. They said it would now cost $25 extra. 14th: The exchange went fine.... 20+ minutes... received a much nicer auto, but it only had a 1/4 tank of fuel!!! 15th: Turned the car in on day 7... They charged us $75 instead of the $25. Also, I returned the car with 3/4 of a tank of fuel.... didn't have time to debate... had to catch a flight.

The rental car tires were in terrible condition. Front two were bald and one of the rear tires leaked air. Unsat

I booked, got a confirmation and then a check in. When I went to get the car she said there are no cars and there never are for same day booking. She had nothing to offer. We called Avis and they couldn’t help either. So they canceled. Next day we received a $50 cancellation fee! There’s nothing I like about this experience!

The one improvement is providing additional counter personnel because the line was between 1/2 to 1 hour long, After we reached the counter, the agent was very professional and helpful.

The Manager Lynn, Melissa and the guy that received/ the returned rented 12 passenger van are all nice, courteous and pleasant. Lynn is great in customer service . The best!!!!!

Made 5 pm reservation and no one there to pick up car. Contacted service was no help as hung up on me 2 times and never called back and wasn’t able to help as tried to transfer to airport at almost 3 x the price and didn’t responsibility for car not available at time requested. They didn’t contact me at number to come earlier if they were not going to be there.

The Hertz agent who initiated our pickup was not professional or properly trained.

My car was in another country so I was unable to pick it up and was still forced to pay them.

The fact that I reserved a car in San Diego and when I got to hertz they told me my rental was in TJ. I called when I made my online reservation and asked about pickup the person helping me told me about the shuttle and nowhere when selecting and reserving my car did I see that it was for pickup up in TJ. Anyways, the guys at hertz wouldn't honor the price, so I took my business to another rental car place.

I did this specifically for an airport pickup, and then it turns out ACE doesn’t have airport pickup, although it had said it did.

Very nice people. However, the shuttle service was too slow and pick-up was lengthy.

It was the worst car rental experience I have ever had. I booked through Kayak, prepaid and flew into San Diego. After landing, wewere waiting with several other Kayak customers for the shuttle, and when it showed up, the driver said "we don't have any more cars". They weren't apologetic nor did they give us a voucher for a future rental. They said Kayak overbooked them and that was that. They did offer to give us a refund. I then had to go to Avis and pay an enormous amount because they were almost out of cars. I would never rent a car from there again. So buyer beware, you get what you pay for.

I waited at the airport for an hour. Was late to my appointment.

I was told they didn’t have a car for me. So was left without wheels that day. NOT GOOD.

Overcharged a lot. 3x what I agreed to

I need my money back i never received vehicle. They released my reservation. Spent $30 on Ubers to get a new one. Horrible experience. They wouldn’t refund my money. Terrible. Will be disputed on credit card

Didn’t have any cars when we arrived. Said they had no idea when more cars would be coming in. This has never happened to me before when renting a car. Nothing to make it right, either! They offered to send me to another rental agency down the street that wanted to charge me $150 more for the week. I eventually went to U Save Rental Cars and got a cheaper deal than even Economy offered me originally! I won’t ever try to rent from here again. Too risky.

Ashley and David took care to take care of me in a way that I have come to expect from the crew at Economy on India Ave. Thanks for hiring and keeping quality people. I have only had positive interactions at this business, in terms of quality cars and personnel. Thanks again.