Originally Posted by
crowned
I guess what frustrates me is not knowing whether or not any of these cars are V8s. The people on the phone can't tell me, the people at the locations cant tell me.
Last night and Avis rep told me that I would have to call that morning and ask if the car on the lot was a V8 or a V6. ...! This is 2012, they should have a better of idea of their cars than that.
I dont' think anyone would consider a V6 Mustang a "Cool" car, and the MPG rating is 16/24 on the site, which seem closer to a V8 than a V6 (
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymod..._Mustang.shtml), but I still get the feeling it's a V6.
HOW DO I TELL THE MOTOR IN A MUSTANG AT TIME OF BOOKING!?!??!
If premium / cool is a V6, what, praytell, is a V8 listed as?
Dude. Calm down. Quit shouting.
Car rental companies for the most part don't guarantee particular models, and certainly not particular trims. If you want a particular model you'll pay a serious premium because that cuts down their flexibility.
The vast majority of Mustangs in the fleet are V6. If you book one of those you'll almost certainly get a V6. At some locations, "Mustang GT" is a valid Cool Car, that should be a guaranteed V8 if you can find such a location.
Now, I don't know why I'm being so nice as to check this sort of thing for someone who insists on being so shouty, but I *can* tell you that Hertz tends to have a larger selection of guaranteed models reservable, and at HPN has both Camaro SS and Challenger R/T (both of which are V8s) as part of its "Adrenaline Collection". I don't know whether they're available on your particular days though, nor whether you're likely to get them for your desired budget.