at4behe1

Last autumn I asked at my standard rental station (Regensburg, Germany) if they had any Renegades and what class they were, since I would like to try one out. The agent said to me that the Renegades were no special group, but classified as ordinary compacts (C).

Cymro

Oops... FCO was last week - it was Lisbon this week.

hugolover

Well I got comped PC status but I fear I'm doing the upgrades thing a bit wrong.

For one UK rental I have booked F the next category is of course G so perhaps I might end up in even H.
On another UK I did G with the hope to get H.

Reading in this thread perhaps I am just wasting money and could book a lower category and get lucky? D to G or something like that would be good.

Should I rebook to a more intermediate category?

Cymro

So you have no entitlement to anything bigger than an F/X, whether you book a D/E or an F/X (using UK categories).

Of course, if they have two F rentals (or someone else has an entitlement to an upgrade into an F) and only one car, they will upgrade you first if booked on F, but if there's plenty of stock, you'll drive an F.

I tend to book C all the time because the price difference over A/B is small and I'm happy to take a Focus or similar if I have to. In general though, my reservation is treated as though it were for a D class car, meaning that I'm likely to get upgraded further no matter what as there are currently few Ds at LHR and I'm at the head of the upgrade queue. However, rather than end up in an F/G/H I am quite likely to end up in a Qashqai, Galaxy, or some random thing that was hugely overpriced and therefore was only going to sit around.

I used to book Ds occasionally, but only ever got one premium upgrade and that was from Sunbury (where they get cars from LHR but you don't get the status upgrade anyway, plus I think I was 5* then).

Personally I'd book C or even D.

suley

Cymro is on the right lines, simply its upto an F or X however as you will see we got a mix bag. At present I have a T6 which is Prestige on a C group, most would be very unlikely to get that. I have had it in the past where I booked a G and got a H as they said PC but I think they were short on cars.

I would say book a C for manual and expect anything from a D to a X group. if you want a Auto book an E and expect normally a F group.

Reminds me I need to swap later today, the XC70 is costing me a fair bit on local roads, think i am going for a V40 Auto F group and keep it for a few months or it has a problem

Cymro

LHR
Reserved R - Renault Captur or similar
PC
Received X - Mazda 6 - 1 year old, 23k miles, clean.

2.2d - nice car, looks amazing, well equipped, but could be quicker and more economical (though 48mpg Imp/40 US) but it's still acceptable. Feels a little cheaper than its looks suggest, but still a really nice car and excellent value, both to rent and to buy.

As it's a saloon, I'd have been justified in kicking it back (the Captur is a micro-SUV - basically a more conservatively styled Nissan Juke) but it suits me perfectly.

vleex5

does anyone know what kind of car I might get in UK if I book class R other than renault captur?
And also, what car I might get if I book class B other than Corsa?

I mean in case if I don't get any upgrade.

stimpy

Plat
reserved standard
given black Cadillac XTS

The cops here really don't like the curbside pickup.

Cymro

Surely in a black XTS they think you're a livery driver?

Anyway, on the LHR strategy, I noticed yesterday that they had quite a lot of brand new Octavias and MG6s, so I expect a few of those in my future, and fewer upgrades beyond class D.

As for the question about group R/B - I've never actually been given a group R, and they do have quite a lot of Capturs, so that would be the most likely. In group B, you could get pretty much anything - Clio, Fabia (though some might be group A), Fiesta, Polo (though not seen many for a while) and the occasional Yaris spring to mind. Basically anything that's like a Corsa but isn't, although I don't recall either the Peugeot 208 or Hyundai i20 on the lot, nor any Citroens.

Cymro

LHR
Reserved R - Renault Captur or similar
PC
Received W - Nissan Qashqai, with nav and cameras, 6 miles. Not 6k. 6.

E14 26C

That's still 7 miles too much for me, plastic fantastic with a really terrible gear ratio

GW McLintock

MCO
PC
C
Yes: F6 - 2016 Nisan Altima (although it only had 400 miles on it)

Hate Nissans (and I've only told them this like a million times). GC had infinite Jeep Patriots & Compasses, I think a couple of Elantras, and several Nissan Frontier SVs. Asked for anything else (hinted at Impala or Charger). Offered all of the models I saw in GC, Kia Optima, Hyundai Santa Fe, finally offered a 30k-mile 2015 Charger from the back.

Ended up going over to Avis where I got a 1200-mile Chevy Traverse LT (on a midsize reservation). That was nice, but pretty bare bones. I still have mixed feelings about the whole experience over there... leaning towards sticking with Hertz.

-J.

suley

Manchester Airport
Booked C
Had T6 - Volvo XC70 D5
Took - Volvo V40 D4 R Design - F2

Ok, so I got bored with the XC70, nice but too big and expensive to run 34 mpg was average. Decided I wanted to swap, went in and they had a truck deliver new Volvo's most, I basically got to choose the trim and color. Ended up with a blueish one with 10 miles on the clock, Down side is its a R Design and comes with the sports alloys etc, I have already damaged one of the alloys after trying to drive safely. Oh well, think I might keep it till March and then swap when they get something else I like

suley

lol, they tried to flog one of them in Auto to me, I said sorry not my thing! I prefer my Auto's as I guess I am now a lazy driver

GNALUZU

Las Vegas - Caesars Palace
Platinum
Booked: Intermediate SUV
Received: Infiniti QX80

First time renting since I got Plat status last year. Was very happy with the upgrade. Desk agent walked me out to the car, which was moved from the standard rental spots to right outside the door.