A-1 Carma

Service is (just) okay but EWWwwww, dirty car with trash on the floor in the back. Gross. Lots of dents all over the car too, which makes me wonder how safe of a driver this guy is.

I’ve used a1 carma about twice q month for the past six months. Today I just fired them because I’ve had enough.
Pros
–slightly cheaper then some of the other guys
Cons
–arrived 25 min late because they went to wrong address up the road. Almost cost me flight.
–arrived 25 min late because they heard the wrong time. Why not confirm that before rushing to get me off the phone?
–sometimes don’t have ezpass. Which unacceptable as it can add lots of time when going to jfk
–once they took me the leisurely route to ewr. When I arrived at ewr, he had a pick up passenger that was waiting forever.

Cheap and reliable. That’s exactly what I want in a car service. I used them once to get to the airport, and they were super early and very cordial. No complaints from me, whatsoever.

The best thing A-​1 Carma has going for them is that they’re cheap. Especially if you live in the Hoboken area.
The drivers are nice enough and the cars are usually in good condition. I’ve used A-​1 a number of times since moving to NJ and I’ve noticed that they’ve gotten better with time.
Also, if you get those value coupon mailers, they’ve usually got some sort of coupon in there.
They accept Visa and Mastercard, though not Discover. I’m not sure about AMEX. However, they will charge you a fee for paying by credit card.
The one bad thing about A-​1 is that they don’t always arrive on time for your trip to the airport — especially if you’ve got an early morning flight. I usually give them an extra 15 minutes leeway when I schedule pick ups.
Overall, not bad. I’ll most likely keep using them until I move back west — unless something cheaper comes along!