Cars at SAN
Mar 26, 2014, 12:56 am
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Mar 26, 2014, 1:00 am
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Mar 29, 2014, 7:20 am
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9 PM 3/22/14: Reserved a PCAR. Staff were unenthusiastic as usual about actually finding a PCAR.
Picked a Toyota Prius (SCAH) off the ES. Downgraded my reservation's price to ES.
The Prius was not optioned well, although it did have Bluetooth.
Picked a Toyota Prius (SCAH) off the ES. Downgraded my reservation's price to ES.
The Prius was not optioned well, although it did have Bluetooth.
Apr 3, 2014, 10:29 pm
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Just picked up from here this evening around 7pm. The lot was pretty full but
variety was limited. EA was mostly Altimas and Maibus with a Ford Fusion
thrown in the mix. The ES had Maximas, Sonatas, Toyota Pruis, Hyundai
Santa Fe and one Chevy Camaro. We ended up with a Volkswagen Tiguan that
had just been cleaned. There were also a few Jeep SUVs on the lot including a
Cherokee Latitiude with about 800 miles on it.
variety was limited. EA was mostly Altimas and Maibus with a Ford Fusion
thrown in the mix. The ES had Maximas, Sonatas, Toyota Pruis, Hyundai
Santa Fe and one Chevy Camaro. We ended up with a Volkswagen Tiguan that
had just been cleaned. There were also a few Jeep SUVs on the lot including a
Cherokee Latitiude with about 800 miles on it.
Apr 19, 2014, 10:44 pm
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Just picked up an Audi A8 here was parked next to the Luxury Aisle and is classified as an Exotic, but they let me have it for the Luxury Price. The Luxury Aisle was stocked with a Volvo XC70 and S60, a couple of Infiniti's Q50 and QX60, you're typical Cadillac XTS and Lincoln MKZ. There was also a Mini Cooper Countryman and a couple Camaro's parked in front of the office. Executive was full of Nissan Altima's.
Apr 19, 2014, 10:50 pm
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Just picked up an Audi A8 here was parked next to the Luxury Aisle and is classified as an Exotic, but they let me have it for the Luxury Price. The Luxury Aisle was stocked with a Volvo XC70 and S60, a couple of Infiniti's Q50 and QX60, you're typical Cadillac XTS and Lincoln MKZ. There was also a Mini Cooper Countryman and a couple Camaro's parked in front of the office. Executive was full of Nissan Altima's.
Apr 29, 2014, 7:25 pm
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Just picked up an Audi A8 here was parked next to the Luxury Aisle and is classified as an Exotic, but they let me have it for the Luxury Price. The Luxury Aisle was stocked with a Volvo XC70 and S60, a couple of Infiniti's Q50 and QX60, you're typical Cadillac XTS and Lincoln MKZ. There was also a Mini Cooper Countryman and a couple Camaro's parked in front of the office. Executive was full of Nissan Altima's.
There's also a Jaguar XF that seems to show up at this location frequently.
Apr 30, 2014, 3:52 am
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I have seen a Jag XF there, but never asked what the upgrade charge was. I might do that on an up coming trip.
Apr 30, 2014, 7:15 pm
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They do seem to go much lower on the "regular" luxury cars like the 3-Series, XTS, QX70, etc. though -- usually I get these for not more than $25/day on the midsize rate, or sometimes free on a premium rate.
Apr 30, 2014, 10:51 pm
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My contract must be the same, I have gotten a ATS, and XTS for $25 over my midesize car which is worth it. Maybe if the Jag is there on my next trip I'll spring for it, been wanting to drive one.
Jun 10, 2014, 1:56 pm
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For those familiar with SAN location - can I reasonably expect to find a small to mid-size suv in the EA or ES if I'm picking up at 11pm midweek? We're not looking for anything too big, something around the size of a Rav4 or CRV...
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Jun 11, 2014, 1:03 am
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I was just in San Diego and saw no SUV's in any isle, but the SUV isle was half full. It's is summer season and family want SUV and so they rent them.
Jun 11, 2014, 6:44 am
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Jun 11, 2014, 7:35 am
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Thanks for the info. I'll change my reservation to suv since that is what we want for this trip. Question- if I get there and see a suv on the EA or ES aisle, can I downgrade my res to midsized and use the ES option instead? It's $100 cheaper. One more.... is the Alamo location at SAN close to National?
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