It felt okay overall, and people in Sydney seemed generally nicer than those in Melbourne. I got a free upgrade to a Mitsubishi Outlander when picking up the car, but during the inspection, I noticed a nail in the tire. They replaced it with a Nissan X-Trail instead. When returning the car, I was worried that their 8 AM opening time might be too late, so I followed the instructions at their office to return the car at the Andrew parking lot next door, only to find they charged me AUD 45. I was speechless, but the service itself was fine. In hindsight, waiting for Apex to open and returning it there would have made no difference in reaching the airport on time. I suggest choosing basic insurance and then upgrading to full coverage for AUD 349 at the car rental location—the total cost is roughly the same. PS: Roadside assistance will cost AUD 250 regardless of the situation. Parking fines are very expensive, so make sure to follow traffic rules and check the signs!

The car is a new version and bigger size model. Condition of the car is good and the smell is pleasant upon entering the car. Free baby seats and additional driver are bonus as well

We arrived at sydney airport after 24 hrs of flying and were left waiting on the sidewalk for 40min by apex car hire. We called every 10minutes and each time they said they will be there in 10 more minutes. We had two young kids with us and spent over an hour and 15min just trying to get our car. Awful.

Counter help at pickup was friendly and helpful. I noted that the tire tread was very close to required safety replacement. Then during trip a piece of gravel poked a hole through tread surface and the tire shop would not repair it due to tread depth. I ended up having to buy Apex a new tire. Still waiting, for the return of the $100AUD deposit for toll charges.

BAD SERVICE AND HOTLINE NOT WORKING! Our flight was 10 am at the morning, the staff told us 3 hours prior to returning the car. When we arrived Apex at 7 am in the date of return. The office was only open at 8 am. The staff knew we will take the 10 am flight when we pickup the car, but didn’t remind us the office opening hours and the out side office hours drop off arrangement. And we tried to contact Apex by the hotline number shows at the office front door, which never connected. Very bad service and bad experience. NEVER HIRE APEX CAR AGAIN!!!!!!