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| - As with everything, Arizona has to be different, so instead of the usual airport car rental setup, all agencies renting out of Sky Harbor are in this monstrous rental car facility that's akin to a giant parking garage, and like everything in Phoenix, it's spread way far away from the airport. Hop on a car rental bus and head over to this terminal of automobiles to claim your car.
Thrifty has always been fairly quick and efficient, and on the Friday I arrived, the office wasn't busy at all. I was able to get to my car and on the road right quick. But not without passing through some tough-but-friendly security on the way out of the facility. I guess it's that way because some of the rental companies just let you pick your own car from a bank of autos. I do find this cool - getting to choose my vehicle from a set of available cars. The Ford Fusion SEL with stereo device hookup was plenty of car for the $16/day rate I scored, and to top it off, the fill-in-advance offering was only about $.20/gal more than your average local station. Not feeling ripped at all.
Return process was pretty quick as well. It was much busier, for some reason, on the Thursday afternoon I was departing than the Friday evening I was arriving, but they got my car checked in right quick.
Overall, solid service. The car I rented could have been a little more clean, but at the rate, I was fine with it. And I guess I could have always checked in other available cars to see if there was a cleaner one. Oh well. Lazy happens.
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