I'm looking to rent a car in northern California to return in southern (flying into San Jose, flying out of LAX 10 days later). In the past when I did something like this, there was a fee to return it to another location, but it was nominal. This time, I'm being quoted ridiculous fees (nearly $1,000 more than if we returned it to the same location!).
Aside from trying to find someone who can return the car, is there any way to make this more affordable?