Onfo - You got my point (I worded my post poorly). Yes, there are flights where I could have received an upgrade, if I was willing to split my itenerary. However, I declined to do so because my Wife would be in the back of the bus

As far as the miles thing - I think the best thing would be to create a 100K tier, with benefits like free CRC, more PMUs, upgrades at booking for all fare classes (PM's clear 5 days out for LUT, right), etc.