The Wolf

Just a small reminder for all m&m members that there is a 2000 miles bonus for this one. I had to remind Avis as I only got the usual 500, but they replied within a few days and now credited another 1500.

klausa

Did anyone try doing this while failing the "driver must be over 25" requirement?


Asking for a, uh, friend, obviously

WorldLux

Bad idea. If there's even a small incident requiring the insurer to jump in, there are going to be questions. Both the friend "renting" the Porsche and the friend driving the Porsche will be in trouble. If you wreck the car, you'll be looking at paying retail value for the car, paying damages to third parties, paying personal injury to third parties, etc...

klausa

That's pretty much what I figured, thanks. I guess the ride will need to wait another year

JohnRain

I'm curious if somebody recently managed to find the preprogrammed itineraries in the GPS. I followed the instructions step by step but it didn't work.

JohnRain

Is it faster to walk to the Avis rental station from the FCT or from the FCL A?

Thanks!

LufthansaFlyer

From 'A'. Avis is across from the terminal to the East of A, which makes it a lot further from FCT. Avis is near P8 / Terminal 2 parking. But it's only a 5 minute walk from FCT to 'A', so it's not the end of the world if you needed to walk from FCT.


you might have to move the map with your mouse.

JohnRain

Thank you very much LufthansaFlyer, much appreciated... ^

noah

Just took advantage of this for a second time and I just have to say, what a great way to pass a layover!

The pickup process was painless -- perhaps it was that I'm Avis Presidents Club -- but it took less than 1 minute for them to process the paperwork and hand me the keys. No request for a second credit card. It was a 3 minute walk out to the garage and I was driving away from the airport 30 minutes after landing (including the dreaded remote stand bus ride that is so prevalent in FRA).

Last time I headed West and did some hill driving, but thanks to advice in this thread, this time I went south on the A5, explored the Rhine a bit, took a nice walk in a nature preserve, and sped back up the A5 (maxing out at 288 kph) to FRA. Had the car just about 2.5 hours, and it took me another 30 minutes to check the car in, pass through security and customs and settle into the Business lounge. Thanks Avis & Lufthansa!

PS: No itineraries in the GPS, but at least it was in English..

764toHI

Has anyone successfully tried the online reservation page recently? Flying SQ26 on Saturday and would like to get a ride in on Friday afternoon/evening but the reservation always seems to fall through.

JohnRain

Online reservation often doesn't work. What's more, when you try to reserve by phone, many agents aren't even aware of the promotion. I suggest to outsource the whole process to your credit card concierge (that's how I did it three weeks ago and it worked). You can read about the whole experience in my latest trip report.

The Wolf

Did you rent it being SEN / Flying J?
Just asking since if flying F / HON you would probably have dropped it at the FCT.

noah

I was flying J so no FCT for me

flyerbjorn

I'm in FRA and would have loved to do a Porsche rental during my almost 6h layover from 4-10pm. But the evening rush hour traffic seemed so bad that I opted to stay in the lounges instead.

Folks who have done the Porsche rental, what time do you typically do it?

JohnRain

Rush hour is indeed to be avoided, but even in off-hours the traffic can be heavy. I've done it twice in the early afternoon (13.30-16.30) and traffic was mostly OK. Conditions will also depend on the day of the week, with Friday afternoon probably being the worst.