1. Service Experience: The process of picking up and returning the car was relatively smooth, and the service staff were very nice. 2. Pick-up and Return Location: The return location in Adelaide is relatively far from the airport. After returning the car, you still need to take a taxi to the airport. I suggest those returning cars in Adelaide do it in the city and then proceed to the airport by bus. 3. Car Condition: The car model was relatively old. I got a Mitsubishi SUV that had been driven for 140,000 km. During the trip, the gear indicator flashed, and the car lost power, eventually becoming unresponsive to the gas pedal. Turning the car off and on again didn't help. I checked the oil level, coolant, and dashboard indicators, all of which were normal, and the engine didn't overheat. After waiting by the roadside for more than 20 minutes, the car started again, but the gear indicator continued to flash. The maximum RPM was 3000, and it couldn't sustain acceleration. After driving for a while, it returned to normal... The cause remains unknown.
Following the pick-up instructions, we took a cab to the Exhibition Center. The taxi driver drove in circles before dropping us off as per the address. We had to manage our luggage and kids while searching for the office which was unlike prominent companies like Heze, Eu, or Avis. After a long search, we found that Apex shares an office with Budget, it's small, and the staff were very patient, recommending insurance and giving breakdown instructions. We found it strange at the time, later we understood. It took forever to walk to the parking lot to get the car. Tip: In unfamiliar cities, rent from the airport; it's easier to pick up and drop off!
Everything was fine apart from upon pick up the member of staff was very rude and abrumpt, and also on his phone the whole time. My second visit the member of staff was alot friendlier and offered me an upgrade.
The car had not been cleaned, the outside was still dirty, the seats were stained from liquid spillage, carpets and foot rests were dusty and dirty. The child seats had not been cleaned or wiped over either. We had to wipe over the car and seats ourselves. The car was quite old, the doors sometimes became jammed, the key lock did not always work and it did not have a reversing camera for safety. One should be installed. the child seats had not been pre-installed upon pick up so I had to wait for them to be installed and they did not have a tether extension for one of the child seats so we couldn’t install it where we wanted to along the back row of seats. This is something that the company should stock, they are inexpensive and easy to use. There was no manual in the car so we couldn’t work out if we were using the anchor points correctly. It was dark and the employee didn’t even have a torch so we both had to use our phone lights- absurd! Pick up time took close to an hr, one employee at the desk either didn’t know how or couldn’t process my pick up so we had to wait for the other employee to finish his phone call.
“Perfect experience except 4 unexpected $3K deposit for Vic customers.”
About Apex:8.2/10
Like: process went smoothly Dislike: Not hearing about the $2750 charge for vic customers despite reading all the terms and conditions.
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