Good

I rented 2 cars with my family for 2 days. We originally booked to pick up the car at 8:30, but due to delays in our schedule, we picked it up at 12:50 and the reservation was canceled. We had to rent another 8-seater car for 174 Euros. The rental contract clearly stated the fuel level was 3/8, but I returned it with 4/8 fuel. The car rental company still charged 115.98 Euros for a full tank and 12.5 service fee and tax... This is a very poor car rental company.

Great service, someone guided us to the parking lot across the street to pick up the car

Thrifty is a subsidiary of Hertz and the vehicles are in very good condition, having only 4700+ kilometers driven. However, even though the return time on Saturday at 7:00 pm was during regular business hours, we arrived half an hour early, but the staff had already left. No worries, the self-service return process worked out.

French efficiency is indeed low, the most unreliable thing was that the car indicated low oil level in less than a day. We were two girls, confused and called their customer service, using up all our phone credit, and still no resolution. They even asked us to call the Belgian hotline, which was ridiculous. Ultimately, we found a solution through Baidu and a friend's guidance to check the oil dipstick. Fortunately, there was a garage nearby, where we found out there was almost no oil left, any further driving could have damaged the engine. We spent our own money to add oil and coolant, and after that, everything went smoothly. The car had only driven a little over 10,000 kilometers, quite new for a rental car, and yet this problem occurred. When we returned the car, we informed the staff and they said they would deduct the repair costs from the fee. The final bill showed a reduction, but it was charged in dollars with Dynamic Currency Conversion, causing some exchange rate loss. I generally like HERTZ, and despite experiencing the unreliability of the French service, everything went relatively smoothly otherwise.

The lady at the Lyon branch was very friendly and fluent in English, so communication was not an issue. However, requiring the driver's credit card for a deposit caught me off guard, citing a new policy.