We had originally made a reservation at Thrifty, but when we got there and were in the process of paying for the car, the agent started rolling off her confusing spiel about how if anything happens to the car, we could be stuck with paying for not only the damage, but the time the car is out of commission, yada, yada, yada, and the insurance to cover this was $17 and change. She couldn't even explain whether or not we'd still owe anything if there was an accident. And she wasn't even nice about it. After my husband signed everything, he saw that the bill went from $259 to nearly $400! When I pointed out that $259 + $17 does not equal nearly $400, she said that it was $17 A DAY! Truly, she acted as though theirs was the only game in town and it didn't make any difference to her whether we rented from them or not. We canceled out the transaction - for which she flat out refused to give us any type of receipt - and then we started looking at the other companies. We tried Dollar, but then found out it was also owned by Hertz (as is Thrifty), so the deal would be exactly the same. Then we saw Advantage and decided to give it a try. For about $100 less than what we would have paid at Thrifty or Dollar, we got a full-sized car which was automatically covered 100% by their Loss Damage Waiver. Plus the agent at Advantage was so much more pleasant and friendly than that person at Thrifty. For us, Advantage is the way to go from now on any time it is an option.