Cheap Car Rentals in San Diego

Renting was easy

Service was wonderful, we were a little surprised by the jump in costs

They canceled my reservation an hour prior to when I was scheduled to pick up the vehicle. The previous renter did not return on time. I was left to call other locations to see if any had a cargo van available. None did. Ended up at UHaul.

The line was 2 hours.

Everything beyond amazing

I made a mistake on my booking dates and did not realize it until after the rental period had started. While excellent costumer service would have been too let me rebook with perhaps a fee, good customer service would have been to offer some kind of discount or upgrade. Dollar would have none of that. They took my free money and effectively told me to buzz off. I assure you, I won't give them any more of my money. Also, note that Dollar and Thrifty are subsidiaries of Hertz.

Easy to book and staff was friendly and good to work with, price was reasonable.

Flight cancelations caused by weather meant a large number of people were stranded looking for automobiles to rent. My confirmation was honored in a friendly and efficient manner by Avis.

Easy in and out. I do wish I did not buy extra insurance that Kayak offered on the site

They were totally unprepared and unprofessional. They kept me waiting for almost an hour and in the end provided me with the wrong car which was dirty, not filled up and technically needed to be serviced. The paperwork was also not filed correctly. I will never use Budget again if I can help it.

The website was very easy to use. I was able to get my rental set up very late in the night and pick it up early the next morning

Booked the car for $85 online for a 12 hour rental. Was charged $400.

They offered no training on the Tesla we rented. Spent hours trying to figure out all the setting and limited information provided by Hertz.

I book for $58 for 2 days and once picked car it showes $300 for two days and I was told it Kayak mistake with booking

Way expensive

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

The staff at Economy ate excellent. Both Jacob and Fernando are always friendly, professional and helpful. They along with the quality of cars are why I will always return to Economy. Thanks.

It's great to support a local business and all Economy employees were helpful and professional. We will definitely use this business in the future. I liked the simplicity of checkout where car condition is simply videoed and shared. Very smart. The only possible improvements are: 1) Let customers know either in the text message or at check-in that the shuttle will return us directly to the airport. That's a wonderful benefit and we ended up dropping the car off earlier than needed because we anticipated dealing with the chaos that is the large centralized rental center. 2) The process of getting from airport to Economy was stressful given the horrible lines for transport to the large centralized rental center (we waited over an hour) and then the uncertainty of whether we could get on the van to Economy. Next time we will likely just Uber directly to Economy. But, overall, excellent experience with Economy and we will be returning customers.

My written confirmation stated “Unlimited Mileage.” When I asked at the counter, the agent, Isaac, confirmed that mileage was unlimited. After I returned the car, I received an electronic invoice charging me for every mile over 400 miles. When I complained, I was told that the policy was “on their website.” I was not provided with a written or electronic rental agreement at pick-up, and, none of the electronic waivers they had me initial addressed mileage. Very shady.