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Two possibilities to consider:
1. Place a bid for the rental car on Priceline. Check out www.biddingfortravel.com, and www.betterbidding.com before you bid, to get an idea of what bids have been successful for LAX car rentals. But be aware that once your bid is accepted, your credit card will be immediately charged for the entire rental by Priceline, and there are no refunds.
2. If you do not want to use Priceline, rent from an off-airport rental location. Hertz, Avis, and perhaps Budget as well should have neighborhood rental locations within a few miles of LAX which will often offer lower prices than the airport offices. The savings should more than offset the cost of getting from the airport to the neighborhood location. And of course, you can get to downtown L.A. (Union Station), Van Nuys, or Westwood via the inexpensive LAX Fly Away bus service.