Budget® Reviews
The drop of spot in Conyers ga was really unprofessional I had a little misunderstanding about were to drop of the truck instead of the employee just verbally telling me were to park he insisted on pointing at the glass and vebaly telling on me what he wanted me to park then as I finally understand what he want he gose back in to the store and must of said something to the guys who came out and the first thing he said to me was so you had a little Situation with coworkers so at that point I was very mad then we go to the truck and tell him I had rented 12 pad for the move and he then turned to me and said do have a broam and dust pand they I lost it I was very agresive to him and I got out of control wich I know it was wrong of me but I will never use them again
The truck has seen better days. We received the truck below "E" and had to find the nearest diesel gas station for a 26' truck, which wasn't as easy as you would think. Was the truck as nice as a competitor truck? No, it had tape all in the side covering or holding broken parts and feared the engine was pieced together the same way. Did the truck serve its purpose? yes it did. The truck got our items moved from point A to point B without any issues and we did save $500 by using budget opposed to a competitor. Was it worth using Budget? You decide.
They messed up my order by re-entering it into their system. Charged me for extra day because they changed it to 1 day from 2 that I had booked. Budget charges for after-hours drop off too - watch out for that. Just a bad experience. I paid more for after hours and could have used another Budget dealer and not paid the extra $10. When I called the customer service 800#, their answer was, "What do you want me to do about it?".
We made reservations about 2 weeks before the move. When we went in to pick up the truck they initially said they had no trucks at the size we made the reservation for. They said each Budget location is a franchise and that the corporate company doesn't share information with the individual locations. Fortunately they were able to track one down and after about an hour we were in the truck we reserved. My one complaint would be have the reservation system work company wide. That way you know you will get the truck you rented.
The Cons: The truck was three years old. No branding anywhere and a gas guzzler. I added a trailer to transport my vehicle and the tie down straps for the wheels and the crank lever seemed a bit old and would loosen up if you went over big bumps on the road. The Pros: The office rep i picked it up from was courteous and addressed every concern i had. On the equipment side, everything worked well enough to make it happen comfortably from one state to the next.
I reserved the truck a month in advance. Went to pick it up the morning of the move and they had no clue where the truck was, all they said was the order was cancelled. I wasn’t notified of any cancellation. I had to drive 28 miles to pick up another truck which they wanted me to pay mileage on. The truck was sufficient and no mechanical issues but I don’t personally think inwould use them again simply because one hand didn’t know what the other was doing. Total lack of communication. I don’t blame the people manning the counter, rather the budget organization has some serious issues to correct before I’ll use them again.
I paid for an extra day on the rental truck but did not need it when we arrived in Aurora and got all unpacked. I ask Budget if I could get a refund for the extra day and they said that was not their policy. Not happy about that as I beleive it would go along way in up good relations with their customers.
If there was a rating less than poor I would use it. I had nothing but problems from the time I picked up my truck (when I had to re-arrange their yard to get the trailer I reserved and clean the truck I reserved) until today a day and half later than my planned arrival. Later because (even though I tried to talk to someone through customer service about a very questionable front tire) of a tire blow-out 5 hours into the first day of travel. And after calling roadside service 3 times in over 5 hours they finally sent someone out who I fairly certain was either drunk or high, mostly likely both. This put me an entire days travel behind. I tried calling customer service about being refunded or compensated but so far I just getting passed around the phone tree. Bottom-line unless you're moving to a house down the street...Budget still isn't an option. Total cost (according to plan) `$2000. Actual cost (blown-out tire 1.5 extra days of travel) $3000
I was charged $255 for 2 days rental. The fee advertised was $23.99 per day. At sign in I was given options of insurance at no insurance, &7.00 and some outrageous cost of $60.00 or thereabouts. I chose $7.00 thinking some is better than none. I dropped my jaw to the ground when at check in I was presented a bill for mote than $200 dollars. I was told by the manager it was because of the coverages I chose and he had the paper with my initials on it. I said I'd chosen the $7.00 coverage to which he said it was $7.00 less than the highest rate. This company are deceitfull, dishonest, and untrustworthy. I'm going to seek damages for erroneous charges only presented at the end of the contract. Use this company to your own peril!
I don't even know what the benchmarks are for these trucks. They always seem pretty crappy and I've had them immediately overheat and generally be pieces of crap. I haven't used one in several years but had a small, short move this go around so picked this peach up. Not surprisingly the truck was old but I was a little surprised by just how dirty it was. The person renting me the truck said "Budget doesn't wash their trucks." I guess it doesn't really matter but this looked like it hadn't been washed in ages. This unit had been through it, there wasn't a square foot of the truck that didn't have dents and scratches and everything in the inside was basically falling apart. You know, all of this is aesthetic, but the rear view mirrors being held together with clear packing tape was pretty bad. None of this really gives you confidence as you're about to ford through the 405. After pulling out of the lot the tire low pressure gauge came on which sounds par for the course and gave me hope that at least the trouble lights were actually working. But you know what? The old thing did the trick and got me 200 miles down the road so I figure this was pretty average? I'd have felt safer in something newer but the objective of the move was achieved. Don't forget to fold those moving blankets if you rent them. I was told rather curtly that I should have read the tiniest of print on the side of the truck that said folding these is part of returning the truck clean to avoid a $25 fee. Fortunately, they gave me the time to do this.
The operation in Hartford, CT, was VERY unfriendly and unhelpful, otherwise I would have rated Excellent based on my experience out of Texas as well as the wonderful manager in North Branford, CT. The truck was in good condition but it, of course, struggled going through the Appalachian mountains with my car in tow (on a tow dolly). Build in plenty of time for crawling along your route going 45 miles per hour at times, versus Google maps projection. I might use them again, but it was exhausting driving extra time every day in order to meet our projections.
Taylor Rental had Budget's truck ready on time and functioned perfectly. The truck performed well. I was disappointed the truck did not have cruise control or a CD player--just a radio. The truck was relatively easy to drive. It was VERY frustrating to fill with gas. I had to hold the pump handle the whole time and fill it v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y!