If you live here in Phoenix and need to rent a car to drive to, say, California, to get out of Phoenix, it's not as easy and you would think to find an off-airport car rental. Or a place in the wasteland that is the near west side, where I live.
I was surprised to find a Hertz office at 44th Avenue and Glendale (the address listed on Yelp is their old one). (And VERY surprised to find they were the cheapest). Chuck was the employee who assisted me and was very pleasant. Got my car and headed to the coast.
This Hertz office rocks. Go rent a car.