Originally Posted by
ctuttle
Some of the 300s are leather and some are cloth. Am in one right now that has the leather and the Alpine stereo. The "entertainment" system also has a rear camera that comes on when you put the car in reverse. It also has a USB and SD card inputs for MP3s.
Not all are leather, but this one is very nice. Got 36MPG on the highway, and it only had 5K on it when I checked it out.
I'm also seeing some Nissan Maxima's in the "premium" category, but the one I recently got was cloth, and the stereo in it was terrible. I may just be spoiled with the 300's but the Maxima was just uncomfortable to drive. The Bluetooth wouldn't connect with my phone, and the car only had a few thousand miles on it. They were able to find this 300 for me on this rental when I told them I really didn't want a Maxima ever again.
I agree with you on the leather package on cars. Even an Impala seems a lot nicer when it has leather.
I wonder if the non leather cars are classified as full size? Budget specifically mentions under Premium that the car has leather interior, its what made me confident about trying them.
Yeah, that 6 cylinder with the 8 speed automatic in the new 300s is a great combination. Its a shame they didnt immediately use that engine with the 5.7 motor in all their products, they certainly would sell A LOT more of them.
I recently had a toyota product for an afternoon with cloth and its one of the few cloth cars I felt had a nice feel to it, not that scratchy itchy feel most have. Another reason I go for leather is it tends to feel much cleaner and doesnt absorb odors from previous renters nearly as bad lol.