Budget® Reviews
Rental was booked online for a lesser price than what I had to pay one I got to the store. Truck was "16ft with the additional trailer to tow my car. Trailer was old and rusty and was Extremely hard to detatch. It also caught a flat tire halfway through the trip which caused me to be 2hrs behind schedule. Wouldn't recommend this rental company
The Ford truck was good with 9700 miles. It was dependable and handled well on the road. It did not have any windshield washer fluid and the windows were a mess. And we had some trouble with the ramp not working properly. We had to call the Budget Rep to find out how to get the ramp to go back in and latch. If I had been by myself it could not have been done since one person had to hold the latch down under the bumper while another had to slide the ramp in. Otherwise, the truck was in good shape.
We had to exchange trucks before we could load up because we realized, after taking the first truck, that the right rear tires were unsafe, and we didn't want to be driving 600 miles over mountain passes in rainy weather. Also, the windshield wiper was broken. The second truck was great! We should have gotten a larger truck, and now we have to make one more 600 mile trip.
Picked up truck and it was dirty inside and out. Spilled coffee on the seat. Front window had squished bugs all over it. Many moving pads were ripped and torn (but clean). When we dropped the truck off the original mileage recorded was 102870 (when I checked it was 50333). Drop of mileage was 50664. Someone messed up somewhere. Drop off location made us pay a 10.00 drop off fee that I was not aware of. Said someone would call to refund the 10.00 but no one ever called. Insurance costs seem to be pretty steep (190.00) but you have no choice but to get it. Overall it was a good move. Just a few little hiccups. Nothing to fret over. i would use Budget again.
I had a good experience with Budget Rental. I would probably hire a truck from them again. The truck was in great shape, newer and comfortable. The only off point I'd like to make is that they tried to get me to buy their insurance by handing me a form at 8 a.m. on pick up day (Saturday) asking me insurance questions I might not know unless I called the insurance company directly. Other than that, I'd say the experience was good.
Booked online the 12 footer because I didn't have that much to move, finding out they had no 12 footers calling the 16 footer an (upgrade) which was more of a downgrade, seeing as how they drink more fuel and are a hassle to drive, making me fill the tank up before returning it or pay $30 for not doing so. They acted as if the 16 footer not being charged for it was a blessing, but honestly, If I had enough stuff to need the 16 footer, then fine, but when you don't, how is it then an upgrade considering fuel purchase and annoyance, because as anyone knows who has had to drive these things, they don't drive pleasantly loaded or empty.
Worst experience ever in customer service. Had to wait 4 hours for truck even though I had a confirmed reservation. Employees could care less and said "these things happen" when I said I have movers scheduled to be at my place and now I would be losing money. Trailer lights went out shortly after I picked it up and they forget the hand truck and moving lads that I ordered and paid for.
Arrived to pick up a 12 footer and no trucks were available even though we had a reservation. After an hour and a half a person returned a 16 foot truck so I took that one.. got the truck home and had to clean the interior. Windows and the interior were filthy. Truck ran ok considering it had 138000 miles on it. Was concerned with that much mileage. Employee in fort Myers where I picked up the truck was very nice and apologized for the inconvenience. Engine light was on. He said don't worry it's only time to change the oil. Other than the counter person I think the same as other rental companies, they suck
Changed my reservation location at 4:30 pm the day before my reservation even though I reserved more than sixty days in advance. Customer service was as rude as you can get without cussing. When reserving the truck my return location that I selected online was not available. Another very large inconvenience.
I reserved a truck in Beaverton, OR. Received email confirmation but the truck was not available on day of move and no one bothered to call me. If I hadn't called earlier in the day to confirm, I would have been screwed! I had to drive all the way to Portland during rush traffic to get a truck and hassle traffic all the way back. This set me back hours from packing which delayed my move.
