Hey gang - So I landed at YYZ just after 11 this evening and I picked up my car at Terminal 3, which is counter service. I had a fullsize booked, and was offered a Grand Prix. I asked her if she had anything else and she asked me what I wanted. I asked her just to list a few options, and she offered a couple of different SUVs or a Lincoln MKZ, which I agreed to take. Then she casually mentioned that the upgrade would add $150 to my bill, so naturally I took the Grand Prix. It had 32,000 km on it and the XM radio trial was expired. The only other fullsize car was a Charger, and I noticed at least three FCAR bookings on the board, so what do we want to bet the non-status customer who happened to be the last one in got the MKZ for free..... They also had a few PT Cruisers, a Kia Spectra and a couple of Jeeps, nothing too exciting. I noticed Hertz had a 328i and A4 sitting in their Gold stalls. ^

I zipped over to Terminal 1, where Emerald Reserve is, to see if they had anything that might tickle my fancy. The aisle was closed as it was near midnight at this point, so all customers have to go to the counter for service. Here were my observations:

Midsize
Close to a dozen PT Cruisers, a handful of Calibers (still don't get how they pass these off for midsizes), a Nissan Sentra, and two Dodge Avengers.

Fullsize
Mostly more Grand Prixs, a few Impalas and 2009 Sonatas, and one or two Altimas.

Premium
Empty.

Luxury
Two Grand Prixs and a base model Impala...not even joking. I did notice a Taurus X with leather seats sitting in Luxury as well.

Compact
Cobalts and Spectras from what I could see.

Minivan
All Grand Caravans, and quite an impressive number of them.

SUV
Didn't get a good hard look, but I'm pretty sure I saw some smaller Jeeps and maybe a Ford Flex.

So yeah, I left somewhat underwhelmed. I've been fiercely loyal to National since my corporate account waives the underage fee. This year will be my second in a row qualifying for Executive Elite based on number of rentals. That said, barring any unforeseen circumstances this will be my last trip to Toronto before turning 25. I'm thinking more and more that I'll be giving another company a try. Like Hertz, I'd rather have paid $25 a day to take a BMW or Audi than to pay that same amount to National, where I rent from 30 times a year, to essentially get a Ford Fusion with a Lincoln badge.

Sorry, rant over. Hope my observations are helpful to any YYZ travelers.