Tampa
Oct 12, 2010, 7:18 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 6
Tampa
I'm heading out to Tampa at the end of the month for 12 days and have been quoted £297 ($470) for an LCAR - Cadillac STS. This seems a pretty good idea and with #1 Gold can rock up and drive off.
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
Oct 12, 2010, 10:28 am
#2
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: London, Cayman Islands
Programs: AA EXP, BA GGL/CCR, AMEX Cent, HHonours Diamond, Marriott Tit, Hertz PC
Posts: 492
I'm heading out to Tampa at the end of the month for 12 days and have been quoted £297 ($470) for an LCAR - Cadillac STS. This seems a pretty good idea and with #1 Gold can rock up and drive off.
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
I would call up Tampa and ask if it would be possible for you to get your STS or at the very least a DTS. Other options are a Town Car and a Grand Marquis I believe. Call up the day before your rental is due to begin and have a word, I've found Hertz Tampa to be extremely helpful in this regard
As for Thrifty, I've never heard the best about them. I stick with Hertz and pay a little extra for the customer service, as you may see in the other thread I started recently.
Oct 12, 2010, 10:32 am
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
I'm heading out to Tampa at the end of the month for 12 days and have been quoted £297 ($470) for an LCAR - Cadillac STS. This seems a pretty good idea and with #1 Gold can rock up and drive off.
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
Separately I've also been offered a Convertible (Mustang) through Thrifty TPA for £205 ($324), again good value but different kind of car.
Two questions to anyone who has experience renting at Tampa:
With Hertz my preferred choice, will I likely end up with an STS or is more likely to be a Town Car?
Has anyone rented from Thrifty (TPA) and are they worth the risk, as they don't seem to have a good name verse Hertz?
Cheers!
Oct 12, 2010, 3:16 pm
#5
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: GNV,TPA, & HOU
Programs: Hertz Presidents Circle, National EE, Lots of Stupid CCs&The I Am Crazy Enough To Actually Pay For F
Posts: 357
Probably be a DTS actually, it's the same price as an STS to buy but there are a few differences. DTS is front wheel drive as oppose to the STS rear wheel drive, DTS is a little longer with a cavernous boot. Some people prefer the design of the STS but all in all nothing too major. I just had a DTS (was hoping for an STS too) and though it developed a little mechanical bug it was a more than adequate car, pretty comfortable and easy to drive
I would call up Tampa and ask if it would be possible for you to get your STS or at the very least a DTS. Other options are a Town Car and a Grand Marquis I believe. Call up the day before your rental is due to begin and have a word, I've found Hertz Tampa to be extremely helpful in this regard
As for Thrifty, I've never heard the best about them. I stick with Hertz and pay a little extra for the customer service, as you may see in the other thread I started recently.
I would call up Tampa and ask if it would be possible for you to get your STS or at the very least a DTS. Other options are a Town Car and a Grand Marquis I believe. Call up the day before your rental is due to begin and have a word, I've found Hertz Tampa to be extremely helpful in this regard
As for Thrifty, I've never heard the best about them. I stick with Hertz and pay a little extra for the customer service, as you may see in the other thread I started recently.
Hertzs fleet is probably 60-70% DTS & Towncar and the other is pretty evenly split between STS (both 6 and 8cyl models) and CTS (usually stripped down though).
I usually call and speak with the station manager ( a gentleman whos name slips my mind this second, sorry) and he usually makes sure they get me what I want if its in or gives me choices of what they have and makes sure its EXTRA clean. Call the day before or so, and let them know youre coming in and would prefer ____. Since youre paying for what you asking it should be pretty easy to get.
For the bottom line i find a town car much more fun then a 6 cyl mustang (yes you can make the back end slide on a town car
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Oct 13, 2010, 2:41 am
#6
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 6
Alas was too late. Gone to book this morning and the rates have jumped phenomenally, as the rate quoted yesterday has sold out (my own fault for waiting). The LCAR is now $1192.50 and a STAR Mustang convertible is $590. Rang Hertz reservations and nothing can do.
In this instance the STAR Mustang convertible with Thrifty ($324) looks like the most sensible choice, rather then paying an additional $250 for the same car from Hertz even with with the superior Hertz customer service.
In this instance the STAR Mustang convertible with Thrifty ($324) looks like the most sensible choice, rather then paying an additional $250 for the same car from Hertz even with with the superior Hertz customer service.
Oct 13, 2010, 1:28 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: GNV,TPA, & HOU
Programs: Hertz Presidents Circle, National EE, Lots of Stupid CCs&The I Am Crazy Enough To Actually Pay For F
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Alas was too late. Gone to book this morning and the rates have jumped phenomenally, as the rate quoted yesterday has sold out (my own fault for waiting). The LCAR is now $1192.50 and a STAR Mustang convertible is $590. Rang Hertz reservations and nothing can do.
In this instance the STAR Mustang convertible with Thrifty ($324) looks like the most sensible choice, rather then paying an additional $250 for the same car from Hertz even with with the superior Hertz customer service.
In this instance the STAR Mustang convertible with Thrifty ($324) looks like the most sensible choice, rather then paying an additional $250 for the same car from Hertz even with with the superior Hertz customer service.
and with such a large gap you might as well just get the mustang from thrifty.
Dec 6, 2010, 9:32 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS MVPG75K, SPG Plat, Hertz FiveStar
Posts: 97
I just picked up a car here. They upgraded me to a Yukon from the Intermediate I was supposed to get. They now have a #1 Gold Club kiosk inside of the parking garage, which is new from the last time I was here (about 1.5 mo ago). I asked why they didn't have a board and they said the airport wouldn't let them.