Cars at YYC
Jun 29, 2015, 11:01 am
#62
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1
Suitable car for Banff/Rockies
I'm an emerald club member through work and thinking I would reserve using the aisle (we don't rent a lot of cars so I've never done it). We're going to Canmore then a cabin in Windermere/Invermere. Would an economy or standard car be ok for tooling around those roads or should I consider an SUV? I'm from Ontario and take our little Yaris down all kinds of bumpy country roads, but I've never been to the Rockies.
Jul 10, 2015, 7:40 pm
#64
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YEG
Posts: 3,717
AB-93 is closed almost daily because people cannot keep their eyes on the road and end up in the ditch, into wildlife or worst.
Stopped on AB-93 while the tow truck removed a brand new 2015 Tahoe rental car from a deep ditch.
Dont be one of those people....
And I am not sure of your comments on you driving your YARIS down bumpy roads, do you think that highways in AB and BC are not paved?
Jul 11, 2015, 5:35 pm
#65
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 662
Thursday evening at 10pm
busy week in calgary so EA/ES was only half full but decent selection of upgrades
ES: Pathfinder, Cherokee trailhawk, sorento, escape, rogue, taurus limited, edge titanium
EA: 200, camry, sonata, patriot
busy week in calgary so EA/ES was only half full but decent selection of upgrades
ES: Pathfinder, Cherokee trailhawk, sorento, escape, rogue, taurus limited, edge titanium
EA: 200, camry, sonata, patriot
Mar 10, 2016, 5:50 pm
#67
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 662
ES: Genesis (mine!), Taurus, Venza, Outlander, Edge, 2 Santa Fes, Tucson, Maxima, Charger, Ram 1500, 3 Rogues
EA: Edge, Maxima, Altima, Fusion
The Genesis was tagged as LCAR but I saw an identical '16 Genesis with BC plates tagged as a PCAR a day later.
EA: Edge, Maxima, Altima, Fusion
The Genesis was tagged as LCAR but I saw an identical '16 Genesis with BC plates tagged as a PCAR a day later.
Jun 23, 2016, 7:22 pm
#68
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: ATL
Programs: IHG-Spire, DL-Gold, MR-Platinum, HH-Gold, SPG-Gold, Hyatt-Diamond, BA-Silver
Posts: 277
Any recent ES selection updates for YYC? Would love to have a Tahoe for 2 weeks trip next month. I've already booked to Full Size Tahoe for $1900 - but would love to use my mid-size reservation and pick up the same thing from ES.
Jul 4, 2016, 10:57 pm
#69
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DTW
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 514
Picked up a car from YYC around 10pm on the night before Canada Day. Selection was understandably thin given the holiday. The manager was super helpful and tried his best to get me a nicer ride. Eventually ended up in a loaded Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs from the executive section.
Sep 1, 2016, 9:00 pm
#71
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 88
Been renting quite a lot there lately, here are some I've seen:
Jeep Wrangler
Chrysler 300s
Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Santa Fe
Nissan Altima
Chevrolet Impala
Ford Edge
VW Jetta
Ford Taurus
Nissan Pathfinder
Hyundai Sonata
Kia Optima
and a bunch of minivans at the back
Jeep Wrangler
Chrysler 300s
Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai Santa Fe
Nissan Altima
Chevrolet Impala
Ford Edge
VW Jetta
Ford Taurus
Nissan Pathfinder
Hyundai Sonata
Kia Optima
and a bunch of minivans at the back
Jan 17, 2017, 2:47 pm
#72
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 60
Anyone know how reliable the SUV selection is in ES these days? Heading up to Banff in Feb and while an SUV really isnt 100% necessary it does make life easier with all of our gear. Looking through this thread it seems that Santa Fe's seem to be readily available in EA /ES, but curious if that changes in teh winter much.
Jan 19, 2017, 10:58 pm
#74
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: LAX
Posts: 10,908
Mar 19, 2017, 8:30 am
#75
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 470
Arrived I the lot at 1 pm yesterday to a great selection of cars!
I didnt make make the distinction between which aisle was which.
If the right side row is regular EA then there were
Wrangler sahara
Durango
Edge
GMC Terrain
lots of Sedans
EXecutive had
Wrangler Sahara
smaller Jeep (compass or patriot)
Hyundai SUV (Santa Fe I think)
we grabbed a QX50 AWD with 7500 km
I didn't really pay close attention to the rest of the ES aisle since I was honed in on the Infinity.
I didnt make make the distinction between which aisle was which.
If the right side row is regular EA then there were
Wrangler sahara
Durango
Edge
GMC Terrain
lots of Sedans
EXecutive had
Wrangler Sahara
smaller Jeep (compass or patriot)
Hyundai SUV (Santa Fe I think)
we grabbed a QX50 AWD with 7500 km
I didn't really pay close attention to the rest of the ES aisle since I was honed in on the Infinity.