CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON BUDGET IN NEW YORK

The service is excellent, the car is in great condition, and there were no issues along the way.

The service was quite enthusiastic. Seeing that we had a large group, they upgraded us to a larger American SUV for free. Overall, it was just okay since we only borrowed the car for one day and nothing particularly stood out. We didn't realize the shop closed at 11 PM when we rented the car. When we returned the car, it was already past 11 PM, and there was no one at the shop. The 24-hour hotline was also unresponsive, so we had to return the car the next morning. That night, we had to park the car at the hotel, which was quite expensive given New York's high parking fees!

It was very convenient to pick up and drop off the car at different locations, and the service was excellent.

The car was in excellent condition

Convenient.

The car wasn't cleaned when handed over; there was a pet urine smell inside.

Additional insurance fees applied

Foreign rental companies are decent, but QEEQ is horrible. There's no actual QEEQ, it's just a second-hand broker. It took me a long time to find out it was budget.

The service was very good and satisfying. I was also very pleased with the car—a brand new Mondeo in excellent condition. It was handed to us spotlessly clean. However, we returned it dirty and with slightly less fuel (just as it was when we picked it up). Everyone was quite reasonable and didn't make a fuss about it. Overall, it was a satisfying experience. The only inconvenience was that the return location I chose was not on a main street but inside a hotel, without any signs outside. It took us a while to realize it was inside the hotel.

Picking up the car was very convenient, and the car was in great condition.

The service was terrible. We arrived at the New York airport store on time to pick up the car, but they didn't reserve the car as per the booking terms. We had to wait for other people to return their cars. When questioned why they didn't honor the contract, they blamed the third party, which is QEEQ, and said we just had to wait. They couldn't even tell us how long we would need to wait, or offered us the option not to rent. We waited at the New York airport store for over 4 hours before getting a car. The kids were so tired they fell asleep on the floor. The car they gave us was not the model we had reserved. After much arguing, we finally got the right model. No one assisted us with inspecting the car or taking it. It was a terrible car rental experience. We will never rent from Budget again.

The phone number provided in the order is difficult to reach.

Very good. Although I rented the car late and didn't manage to get a Hertz car, the Budget car was also very nice, almost new. The paperwork was processed quickly, very satisfied!

The pickup location was dirty! The car's interior was very unclean! They promised 'return with an empty tank', but the contract stated 'return with a full tank'! We were supposed to get a Ford Explorer 7-seater but received a small Dodge 7-seater SUV instead. Seven people cramped together. How should I rate this???

They charged us an additional 60 dollars on arrival.

It would be great if they were open 24 hours.

My previous experience renting from Budget was fine; there weren’t many people in line, and the overall situation was relatively good. This time, the line was much longer, almost reaching the door, and we waited for nearly an hour. They initially gave us the designated car, but we couldn’t find it after searching for a long time. When we asked an employee at the pickup location, he said the car wasn’t available even though it was clearly the one reported to the counter via the radio. For some reason, that car had been taken. We had to go back to the counter to talk. After waiting for the counter staff to finish assisting other customers, they offered us a replacement car. However, when we started it, a yellow light on the dashboard indicated an issue. We found the same employee again, and he said the light was faulty and told us to go back to the counter to get another car. On our third trip inside, the line was still extending to the door, and then we found out there were no more cars available of the size we booked since many people had reserved full-size cars. We waited and waited, but no one from the rental company offered us an upgrade. Eventually, they said they had a Chevrolet Malibu available, but it needed to be washed first. We waited for another hour before finally getting the car, spending a total of two hours, the longest I’ve ever spent renting a car. Because of this experience, I might not rent from them again. Additionally, I discovered another problem: the EZPass in the car didn’t work when passing through toll roads, so we had to pay cash, worrying about fines and whether Budget would charge additional service fees. Later, when we returned the car, the counter staff assured us there would be no fines or service fees, but I’m still unsure what will happen.

It's okay.

Overall, the process is efficient, and the vehicle was a new one with 9000 kilometers. However, make sure to read the contract carefully as picking up the car half an hour early almost resulted in extra fees. Fortunately, it was corrected in time.

The rental location was very close to the hotel, so it was convenient even in light rain.