I'm really, really torn about this. My experience with McGuinness has been mostly positive and I…read moretruly want to support local Polish businesses. I really do. However, I can't give them a good review in light of my recent (dangerous, terrifying) experience.
Bit of a background: I've taken McGuinness car service maybe 30 times now. Most of the time they're really prompt, arriving within 5 minutes or less. Impressive. Most drivers are quite friendly, though your mileage may vary - their grasp on English seems tenuous at best. I speak Polish, so my experience with them is inherently different, obv. They're cheap and the cars are usually clean.
Last week, however, I had an experience that's made me reconsider calling McGuinness ever again. The driver arrived promptly, as per usual. I'd never had him pick me up before. He seemed jittery, wiggly, anxious to get going. I can't make assessments about his sobriety, but his behavior gave me pause. I should've got out of the car right then and there.
Well, since I didn't, I was treated to THE SCARIEST CAR RIDE OF MY ENTIRE DAMN LIFE. I am talking Grand Theft Auto style, maniacal, psychotic driving. Going 90 on the Williamsburg bridge (edit to clarify: it was late at night) Bullying other cars to an extent I'd never seen before, nearly causing numerous accidents. All while blasting 80s anthemic rock, for an extra horrific twist. I've been in cars with reckless drivers before, but this was different. I honestly thought my life would soon come to a violent, fiery end, and though I'm not religious, I did utter a few silent prayers.
For the record - I asked him to slow down, repeatedly, and reiterated that I'm in no hurry. To no avail.
We got from North Greenpoint to the LES in... record time. 10 minutes, if that. I exited the car nauseous, shaking.
TL;DR - fine in most cases. If your driver is the long-haired guy, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.