The Consolidated Wild Card Thread
Jul 18, 2010, 2:09 pm
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Anyone with wild card experience recently for seattle (SEA)? We've just reserved a wild card rental for labor day weekend.
Aug 4, 2010, 2:40 pm
#92
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It was a 2009 with about 19K miles on it. This week in Indianapolis for a wild card I had a Chevy Equinox LT with 185 miles. It got about 27+ mpg while driving 70+ with the A/C on, XM radio and backup camera.^They still had some Camry's on the lot, but it looks like they made a very large purchase of Equinoxes.
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Aug 17, 2010, 1:53 pm
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Any feeling for summer in San Diego? My bet is 1) no convertibles and 2) no mid size cars given the price of gas?
WC is running about $24.00 a day (fully loaded).
WC is running about $24.00 a day (fully loaded).
Aug 17, 2010, 5:07 pm
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Then again, rental agencies are ordering more midsize cars than ever because they are so popular, so it is entirely possible they may have lots of extras.
Oct 11, 2010, 4:28 pm
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CMH Columbus, OH. Went for the wild card p/u on Thursday for 2 days. $16.49 per day or $52.51 all in. What have you got?
Edit: Ended up getting a Grand Marquis LS for $10 more per day.
Edit: Ended up getting a Grand Marquis LS for $10 more per day.
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Nov 1, 2010, 10:19 am
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IND again, brand new (7 miles on the odometer) almost fully loaded - no navigation system, 4x4 Ford Explorer. The heated seats felt good in the morning when the temperature was 33F.
Nov 2, 2010, 10:43 am
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Dec 10, 2010, 12:58 am
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Arrived at the LIH station in Kauai yesterday, and manager offered me minivan or Grand Marquis for wildcard. I was disappointed in this, especially considering the price of gas in Hawaii. Manager wouldn't even offer me a Ford Focus or economy car from the lot He kept saying "today is minivan day for Wildcard reservations". After 5 minutes of polite discussion, I headed next door to Avis where I used my backup reservation for a few dollars more (but better car).
This may be my last Wildcard experience for a while....
This may be my last Wildcard experience for a while....
Dec 10, 2010, 1:48 am
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Arrived at the LIH station in Kauai yesterday, and manager offered me minivan or Grand Marquis for wildcard. I was disappointed in this, especially considering the price of gas in Hawaii. Manager wouldn't even offer me a Ford Focus or economy car from the lot He kept saying "today is minivan day for Wildcard reservations". After 5 minutes of polite discussion, I headed next door to Avis where I used my backup reservation for a few dollars more (but better car).
This may be my last Wildcard experience for a while....
This may be my last Wildcard experience for a while....
FWIW, I love that Thrifty in KOA often has the minivan as the Wild Card. It makes staying there cheaply by car-camping a lot more comfortable.
Seriously, with the Stow-N-Go seating in the Town and Countries, you can roll the seats in the floor and lie down in the back and be as comfortable as you would be in a tent!
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Dec 10, 2010, 2:19 am
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Well, you were warned fairly this could be the case, so I'm not sure how you could be disappointed...
FWIW, I love that Thrifty in Hawaii often has the minivan as the Wild Card. It makes staying there cheaply by car-camping a lot more comfortable. Seriously, with the Stow-N-Go seating in the Town and Countries, you can roll the seats in the floor and lie down in the back and be as comfortable as you would be in a tent!
FWIW, I love that Thrifty in Hawaii often has the minivan as the Wild Card. It makes staying there cheaply by car-camping a lot more comfortable.
Seriously, with the Stow-N-Go seating in the Town and Countries, you can roll the seats in the floor and lie down in the back and be as comfortable as you would be in a tent!
ot/ but wish there was a ground on the power of those vans... two prongs is not enough...
Dec 24, 2010, 10:01 am
#101
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IAD 12/19-21, wild card rate of $23.75 a day, I had a choice between 4 Ford Fusion and 4 Hunday Sonata. I picked a white, almost fully loaded Fusion (no heated seats, no navigation) with 8K miles.
Dec 26, 2010, 5:47 pm
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XNA Bentonville, Ar 12/23-12/26 was given a choice of Corolla, Grand Marquis, or Explorer-Eddie Bauer. I took the Explorer.
Feb 5, 2011, 10:50 am
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Anyone have any experience with the Wild Card quote being higher than the Mid-Size quote? It very explicitly says "Rates lower than a Mid-size" in the rate description for Wild Card. I called and got the exact same quotes, and the rep tried to tell me something about it being a special, even when I read him the verbiage. This is in LAS, Feb 15 - 20.
Feb 5, 2011, 7:50 pm
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Anyone have any experience with the Wild Card quote being higher than the Mid-Size quote? It very explicitly says "Rates lower than a Mid-size" in the rate description for Wild Card. I called and got the exact same quotes, and the rep tried to tell me something about it being a special, even when I read him the verbiage. This is in LAS, Feb 15 - 20.
Could have just been a temporary rate glitch or the rates hadn't been fully updated. (Rates change constantly, sometimes even several times per day.)
Feb 6, 2011, 1:45 am
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How funny. I see your rates for 9am to 9am, but different rates (with the discrepancy) from 10pm to 7pm. Thanks for looking.