Cars at SFO
Jun 16, 2017, 8:38 am
#481
Moderator: National Car
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SE MI
Programs: Delta PM, National EE, Hertz PC, Hilton DM
Posts: 2,168
Late night arrival 6/16
Upgrade area
Mustang Ecoboost Coupe
Lincoln MKX
BMW 430i Convertible
Also available (off the upgrade section): BMW Z4, Volvo V60, Jaguar F-Pace, and 3 or 4 Camaro SS (both coupe and convertible). Upgrades were at $50/day.
ES
Pick your color Fusion (no Titanium, some hybrid) or Malibu
1X Chrysler 300C
1X Dodge Challenger V6
EA
Lots of Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra, and other smaller cars, plus an Impala Premier.
Waited about 10 minutes and they parked an Infiniti QX30 in the EA section, so took that.
Upgrade area
Mustang Ecoboost Coupe
Lincoln MKX
BMW 430i Convertible
Also available (off the upgrade section): BMW Z4, Volvo V60, Jaguar F-Pace, and 3 or 4 Camaro SS (both coupe and convertible). Upgrades were at $50/day.
ES
Pick your color Fusion (no Titanium, some hybrid) or Malibu
1X Chrysler 300C
1X Dodge Challenger V6
EA
Lots of Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra, and other smaller cars, plus an Impala Premier.
Waited about 10 minutes and they parked an Infiniti QX30 in the EA section, so took that.
Jun 17, 2017, 11:05 am
#482
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
Will also add that I was here a couple days ago during evening (7pm ish) on a Thursday and the lot was full. Lots of cars being returned and a good variety of cars available.
Took a 2017 Camero with the RS package. Swapped it since the car seats basically had limited reclining access. Trunk space was huge though for a two door car.
Took a 2017 Camero with the RS package. Swapped it since the car seats basically had limited reclining access. Trunk space was huge though for a two door car.
Jul 19, 2017, 12:30 am
#484
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYD
Programs: UA GS, BA Gold, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, IHG Gold, National Exec Elite, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,419
I once swapped a nice car on a Tuesday morning and found a limited selection. The staff told me to return Thu/Fri and swap for something nicer. That worked.
Jul 19, 2017, 12:47 pm
#486
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
SFO recently got a ton of 4 series convertibles. Saw a lot in returns last time I was here. PS also had an A4 and XTS.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:54 pm
#487
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BRN
Posts: 39
thank you too for answering! A 4 series sounds very tempting, not sure about trunk space though. Was actually very happy with CTS, offered everything we needed, what a pity about the crack... Starting to like Caddy, so maybe XTS... Will let you know what we ended up with. All in all selection sounds much more attractive than SEA where we originally picked up.
Jul 20, 2017, 10:37 pm
#490
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BRN
Posts: 39
Hey guys,
CTS swapped with black X3, moonroof, navigation, no backup cam but hey, thats ok with CDW and LIS ;-).
Premier had furthermore a white C class 300 and a black Macan.
All of those (also X3) had the 50$ upgrade paper behind windshield but I was just offered merc and bmw, Macan I was told was an upgrade (was on open LCAR res). You think that was correct or did they just not want to give me the Porsche..?
ES had lots of cars, challenger and camaro hardtop sprang to eyes, rest not in memory but I think pretty good selection.
CTS swapped with black X3, moonroof, navigation, no backup cam but hey, thats ok with CDW and LIS ;-).
Premier had furthermore a white C class 300 and a black Macan.
All of those (also X3) had the 50$ upgrade paper behind windshield but I was just offered merc and bmw, Macan I was told was an upgrade (was on open LCAR res). You think that was correct or did they just not want to give me the Porsche..?
ES had lots of cars, challenger and camaro hardtop sprang to eyes, rest not in memory but I think pretty good selection.
Oct 9, 2017, 1:07 pm
#491
Join Date: May 2010
Location: LAS
Programs: Southwest AList, National EC Exec, Avis Preferred Plus, Hertz 5S
Posts: 228
forgot to write up 9/28 8am available options:
Upgrades:
Audi Q5 - $25
BMW X5 - $75
Audi Q7 - $75
BMW 3 convertible
Cadillac XT5
Executive VIP:
Lincoln Continental
Chrysler 300
Audi A4 Quattro
Upgrades:
Audi Q5 - $25
BMW X5 - $75
Audi Q7 - $75
BMW 3 convertible
Cadillac XT5
Executive VIP:
Lincoln Continental
Chrysler 300
Audi A4 Quattro
Dec 7, 2017, 11:10 am
#492
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
12/6 around 10pm doing a swap
ES - Had some good mix of cars, Nothing exciting though. Ford Flex, Camry, Sonata, Altimas. Couple of Durango GTs, 1x Grand Cherokee Limited from IL, 1x Challenger, 1x Camero convertible, 2x 300C, 1x Tahoe, 1x Nissan Armada SV, 1x Pacifica
EA - Pick your color Elantra, Corolla, Juke
Alamo renters pick from EA or ES depending on what they book.
Sun/Monday tends to be the worst days here according to greeters, but they will dump VIP cars to the aisle if people are waiting.
Fri/Sat tends to be the slowest days and better times to pick your car of preference.
VIP - Nissan Maxima SV
Upgrade - Escalade, Merc GLE, Infiniti SUV
ES - Had some good mix of cars, Nothing exciting though. Ford Flex, Camry, Sonata, Altimas. Couple of Durango GTs, 1x Grand Cherokee Limited from IL, 1x Challenger, 1x Camero convertible, 2x 300C, 1x Tahoe, 1x Nissan Armada SV, 1x Pacifica
EA - Pick your color Elantra, Corolla, Juke
Alamo renters pick from EA or ES depending on what they book.
Sun/Monday tends to be the worst days here according to greeters, but they will dump VIP cars to the aisle if people are waiting.
Fri/Sat tends to be the slowest days and better times to pick your car of preference.
VIP - Nissan Maxima SV
Upgrade - Escalade, Merc GLE, Infiniti SUV
Dec 22, 2017, 4:20 pm
#493
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
12/22 @ 1:30pm - picking up right during the holiday rush
ES had full size sedans (Fusions - reg / hybrid), Maxima, Camry. Notables - 1x Challenger, 1x Camero SS (hard top), 1x Camero RS (hard top), Infiniti QX30, Audi Q3 (I took this), 1x Tundra
EA - Pick your color Camry / Altima
VIP - Maxima SV (there was a Plat on ES...)
Volvo XC60
Upgrade - Infiniti Q50
Booked lux - offer Merc CLA250 or Q50. Decided to cancel reservation and rebook at aisle and took the Q3 (ride report later)
Tahoes/Suburbans and minivans pulled off the aisle as expected. No SUVs on the aisle, but greeter pulled a Kia SUV for somebody upon request
ES had full size sedans (Fusions - reg / hybrid), Maxima, Camry. Notables - 1x Challenger, 1x Camero SS (hard top), 1x Camero RS (hard top), Infiniti QX30, Audi Q3 (I took this), 1x Tundra
EA - Pick your color Camry / Altima
VIP - Maxima SV (there was a Plat on ES...)
Volvo XC60
Upgrade - Infiniti Q50
Booked lux - offer Merc CLA250 or Q50. Decided to cancel reservation and rebook at aisle and took the Q3 (ride report later)
Tahoes/Suburbans and minivans pulled off the aisle as expected. No SUVs on the aisle, but greeter pulled a Kia SUV for somebody upon request
Dec 28, 2017, 4:22 pm
#494
Moderator: New York City and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA PLT, Natl EC
Posts: 10,855
12/22 @ 6:00pm - later on the same day posted above
EA full of Nissan Sentras and some other junky stuff, so I took a Sentra and was actually pretty happy with it - bare-bones interior, but good pickup, smooth ride, and 32 MPG.
(Afterwards realized that I still had ES and could have pulled from the other aisle
).
EA full of Nissan Sentras and some other junky stuff, so I took a Sentra and was actually pretty happy with it - bare-bones interior, but good pickup, smooth ride, and 32 MPG.
(Afterwards realized that I still had ES and could have pulled from the other aisle
).
Feb 2, 2018, 7:14 am
#495
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: France
Programs: National EE, Flying Blue/SPG/Sixt platinum, Hertz PC, Club Carlsson, Best Western Diamond, IHG
Posts: 50
I am now Executive Elite status and should take a car end of April in SFO (I am quite early here :-D).
Question: does it exists a specifc area for Exectuve Elite or is it just Executive Aisle for Aisle Choice reservation?
Also, for a Mid-Size SUV, does usually SFO provide interesting upgrades options to Executive Elite members?
Question: does it exists a specifc area for Exectuve Elite or is it just Executive Aisle for Aisle Choice reservation?
Also, for a Mid-Size SUV, does usually SFO provide interesting upgrades options to Executive Elite members?