Originally Posted by
bkafrick
Ha, this is hilarious.
Oh well. I've been doing a ton of rentals in NYC and BOS lately, and I honestly don't want the upgrades since it gives me larger cars, and I have a hard time parking them on the small streets in those cities. I've been rejecting every SUV rental upgrade (except in winter).
I think some time in the past year, I just stopped caring. After 8 years of weekly travel, I just want to get home faster. No super nice car is going to make that happen. And since all the lower class cars now have bluetooth, cruise, automatic, a/c, leather, etc., seems all i need is a steering wheel and 4 tires.
Any one else just stop caring?
The only upgrades I care about are flights crossing the big oceans. Whether it is domestic flights or Avis or hotel, they just don't matter that much anymore. For cars, I try to be fuel efficient and also don't want nice cars that attract attention.
I would be happy if I get a Chevy Cruz or Hyundai Sonata/Elantra every time. I actually have them put in my profile no upgrade but I still get them.
I do try to avoid cars that smell like smoke or too much cleaning agent.