I agree that they give out the status unsolicted but I have not been given anything but rock bottom minimum, ie: Tuesday a reservation for a four door standard thru their web site produced a Dodge Neon. I don't need or want a Caddy or Lincoln but the National Emerald Isle sure attracts most of my business and in airports where National does not have the Isle program I give the business to Hertz where their #1 Gold program is pretty good. Avis still needs to work on their program before they get more of my rentals.
Doug