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About Ezi:6.0/10
The store is relatively close to the airport, but the process of getting the car is quite cumbersome and not as efficient as in Europe or the US. The vehicle is too small to accommodate luggage.
The vehicle is new, with over 20,000 kilometers on it. I bought fuel for 88 NZD, which was at a 20% discount for a full tank. I didn't check the fuel gauge when returning the car.
The Maori guy at reception wanted to charge us an extra 122 NZD even though we had already paid in full. He told us to contact QEEQ. After about 10 minutes, he admitted they made a mistake. Be cautious. The car was good, with only 17,000 kilometers driven.
None of the above-mentioned value-added services were provided. Rented a Prado but got a Highlander, which is a significant downgrade, and these two models have a noticeable price difference at the time of rental booking. Very dissatisfied with such a downgrade. The rental process took a long time, with 15 minutes of repeated insurance upselling. They did not acknowledge the comprehensive insurance I purchased through the rental platform. I specifically printed out the insurance policy in both Chinese and English, but they claimed ignorance and continuously tried to sell their insurance. Only after I compared their insurance with my comprehensive policy item by item and repeatedly stressed that I would not buy their insurance did they reluctantly stop. They even warned me that many Chinese people had accidents on the road and that I should buy their insurance. The counter is located in the arrivals hall of the airport, easy to find, but the process is slow and there is a queue. All drivers need to provide their driving licenses and notarized documents for scanning. The staff were very lazy; instead of making a copy on the side, they tore out the notarized document pages for scanning, which is terrible. Picking up the car is far from the counter, with no staff to assist, and the signs are hard to find, so it is entirely self-service.
When there was a charge for vehicle damage in Christchurch, the staff at the store actively helped to check the information and asked for materials. They were very patient.
EZI in Queenstown is just a few meters away from the airport. Picking up the car was very easy, no need for a deposit or passport, just fill out a form and check the car's paint. The car was almost new with 7K kilometers and very easy to drive. Drop-off in a different location was also very convenient, just self-park and exchange keys.
After getting off the plane, I couldn't reach them by phone; it was always busy. I had to walk half an hour to the pickup location. No Chinese service available. The advantage is that there were no extra sales pitches.
The car rented from Ezi was in average condition. It had already driven over 140,000 kilometers when I picked it up. The air conditioning was poor, but luckily, it's not too hot in New Zealand during summer. After a few days, the cigarette lighter charging function also broke and couldn't charge anything!
The wait for the shuttle at the airport took a bit too long. However, everything else was quite smooth and efficient, both for picking up and dropping off the car. The car was very new and even had a rearview camera. It was a perfect car rental experience, and I'll choose it again when I go to New Zealand.
We completed the paperwork at the EZI rental car counter inside Christchurch Airport. There is no store, so there's no chance to choose a vehicle; you're given the car keys and directed to the airport parking lot to pick up the car yourself. Initially, we were a bit disappointed with the car. Although it had only been driven for just over 10,000 km, it felt a bit old and was obviously a base model without features like a reversing camera or sensors. There was a long scratch on the left side of the car, but the customer service representative only noted a small damage at the front left. In reality, the scratch extended to the rear door. Since I had full coverage insurance excluding tires, I didn't bother to haggle over it!
The rental company is very punctual about the scheduled pick-up time. They won't let you pick up the car even 5 minutes early, which made me wait at the counter for almost 2 hours (because I arrived one flight earlier). Additionally, I booked a Mitsubishi Outlander but received a Hyundai i35 instead, which they called a free upgrade. I do not agree with this.
The store does not have Chinese-speaking staff and the service attitude is bad. They constantly pressure you to buy additional insurance. When picking up the car, they don't inform you about important usage instructions, and the inspection is careless. There were three scratches not marked on the diagram, and if we hadn't inspected it carefully, it could have led to disputes when returning the car. Strongly do not recommend choosing this rental company. On the first day of renting, they charged a 255 NZD cleaning fee, falsely accusing me of smoking in the car. This significantly ruined an otherwise pleasant trip.
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