San Francisco - Best rental car company at SFO

I'd post this in the rental car forums but they all seem to be company-specific: I'm flying into SFO for a vacation in August, am on a not-unlimited budget, and I'm wondering which rental car company people have had the best experiences with in terms of car selection, service, and not being jerked around by the desk staff. I have Hertz #1 club gold and Avis somethingorother through work, plus a few discount codes at most agencies, but assuming that everyone's going to charge me roughly the same $90/day for a midsize/standard car after taxes and fees, where should I spend that for the overall best experience? I'd much prefer to end up in an Accord than a Buick, and would probably pay an extra few bucks at the counter if they offered to move me into something fun, if that's any indication...

Thanks!

I'd post this in the rental car forums but they all seem to be company-specific: I'm flying into SFO for a vacation in August, am on a not-unlimited budget, and I'm wondering which rental car company people have had the best experiences with in terms of car selection, service, and not being jerked around by the desk staff. I have Hertz #1 club gold and Avis somethingorother through work, plus a few discount codes at most agencies, but assuming that everyone's going to charge me roughly the same $90/day for a midsize/standard car after taxes and fees, where should I spend that for the overall best experience? I'd much prefer to end up in an Accord than a Buick, and would probably pay an extra few bucks at the counter if they offered to move me into something fun, if that's any indication...

Thanks!

Not specific to SFO but I'm dying to know the answer to this question as a general matter. IME, nearly all of the rental car companies put me in some terrible American car that feels like a significant downgrade from my old 1996 Honda Civic. I'd love to get an Accord but my options always seem to be limited to Buicks, Fords and Chevys.

Like airlines I suppose. We are top tier Hertz so usually get whatever car we would like. Without status I'd probably go for Enterprise (who let you pick form cars in whatever class) or pay extra for Hertz which I believe has a fee you can pay to pick your car.

In my experience Avis is one of the worst over the past couple of years. Dollar is OK unless it's a big holiday or otherwise busy.

SFO has a plan where if you rent a hybrid you get $15 off. We got the Altima Hybrid which was SWEET! from Hertz...

http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/tofrom/rental-cars/greenrentals/




(We're in SFO but rent cars pretty often. )

Most rental companies have cars from several car companies, but they tend to be heavy in one company's cars. From what I remember:

Hertz: Ford (though more non-Fords than in the past)
Avis: GM
National: GM
Budget: Ford
Dollar: Chrysler
Thrifty: Chrysler
Enterprise: varies by location

But sometimes, rental car classifications are odd. Sometimes, for example, an "intermediate" car is a model with less interior room than a "compact" car at the same rental company. You may want to look at the rental car company web sites to get an idea of the more common cars they have for each size.