Dave's Worst Limo Service - Philadelphia
Dave's Limo is really the only game in town for Philadelphians wanting to get to Newark or JFK at a semi reasonable price. And that's a real shame.
We used them once before several years ago and swore we'd never use them again. But, the thought of being in JFK for 6 hours after an 8 hour flight and then flying to Philly and taking a taxi home convinced us to give them another try. That being said, I will never, not ever, ever use their "service" again.
My first clue that it was a bad idea is that they don't take bookings online. Inquiries, however, were made on-line, and by the time we were in Europe we had hoped it would have been settled on-line. But we had to find a phone to call them in the US. The second clue were the multiple phone calls we had with them trying to get an answer as to how long it would be before being picked up and then ultimately dropped off in Philly...several different people gave us several different answers--so that when we arrived, despite earlier assurances from Tony that we would be picked up by 1 (after arriving at 10:30) the day dispatcher said to call at 12:45 to "be sure he's on his way". What does that mean? Do you have a van and driver to pick us up or not? I feel like we were lied to or they made up answers just to placate us.
OK, it's a shared van service - I get what that means - other people will be dropped off before you unless you're the lucky one to be first. But the van was due to pick up passengers at Terminal 1 at 1:00P with a maximum of 3-4 stops according to the dispatcher - It arrived at 1:40P and suddenly there were 6 stops with us being the last. Yet another lie. All seemed well, except that van didn't seem to have any shock absorbers for the rear axle and the air conditioning vents in the ceiling wouldn't stay open. And then we got on the NJ Turnpike and headed NORTH to Newark to pick up more passengers (to make it 6 stops from the original 4 stops).
We finally made it home at 4:30 but only because the driver was well over the speed limit (understandable) and we told him where to turn so that we didn't end up in South Philly. My wife was crying from frustration by the time we got home.
Next time I have to come home from JFK or go there I'll do a one way rental car - cheaper, easier, and even though I'll have to fight the traffic, less stressful.
A definite waste of $120 plus tip, we give Dave's a BIG thumbs down, no stars, no recommendation, never again.
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