Hey...I am new here but have been reading this forum off and on for some time.

Anyway, this fall I will be taking a long holiday in Germany, and for the last 9 days of the trip I plan to rent a car, picking it up in Munich and driving a bit thereafter, with dropoff in Stuttgart. As I am a car enthusiast, I want to rent something nice - specifically the new style (W212) MB E-class, but a few other cars might be enough to make me happy. What is the best way to ensure I am able to rent this particular car, and which company should I use? I notice Sixt already lists specials for this car, and Europcar pictures it in their fleet descriptions.

I have never rented a car on the continent before - only in the UK, and not any kind of special car. I usually rent through Hertz, but not enough to have any special status, just #1 club. Therefore, I am not concerned with which company I patronize, rather I just want to enjoy a nice drive in a particular car for the final leg of my trip. I have been studying the rental company websites, and I see Sixt has a few locations at what appear to be MB dealers or service centers in Munich - would this increase my odds of getting what I seek (a MB product)? I will be arriving in Munich via train several days earlier, and will not be near the airport at any time, so I do not wish to take delivery there - not to mention it avoids the surcharge.

Does anyone have any information of the current fleet in Munich, and what I might expect if I rent from PDAR vs LDAR? Do agencies there react kindly if I was to contact them a couple days in advance and try to arrange a specific model? I have heard of people getting S/CLS/A8 from Sixt as well - what group would these be in? Also, do these cars have the proprietary nav systems, or an add on like Hertz uses? As my personal car has COMAND, having a rental MB with this could be handy.

Thanks for any help or information you can give - I am planning this out several months in advance in hopes of having the entire journey paid for by the time I am there, so I have time to work it out.