Pick-up: LAX
Same drop-off
Status: Platinum
Booked: PCAR (Merc CLA)
Received: Choice between Volvo V60 and Audi A5. Took the brand-new (1K miles) A5 (S-line Quattro but with literally ZERO options, not even a USB port for my phone), next day traded it for a BMW 328i (27K miles and a bit beat up, but enjoyed driving it so much more; did have a USB port and, of course, I didn't use it once). Was also offered a Merc C300 but saw the BMW and figured I'd rather drive than chauffeur myself around.
Duration: 3 days but returned 1 day earlier; still got charged the same, so this ought to be fun (I pre-paid; when I had returned cars without a pre-pay before, I always got the unused day removed)
Comments: Sixt LAX is what it is - a fairly efficient process when there aren't tons of people around and generally a fairly limited selection of cars, as well as a semi-convenient place to get to (basically on par with the other rental companies at LAX as it is offsite and requires a shuttle which is hit-and-miss timing-wise; the parking structure with multiple REALLY tall speed bumps annoys me greatly). PCAR looked absolutely barren - I didn't see a single CLA, A3 or 228i. Was curiously offered a Corvette as being in the same class as the A5 (yeah, right), but then was told that it'd cost extra (which made sense, but saying it was in the same class as the Audi didn't). As I'm getting used to, the chances of getting a well-optioned car are low: not one of my LAX rentals had Nav and the BMW didn't even have an active Sirius subscription (the A5 did). Still the best shot of getting a European car for a decent price, so for me it's either Sixt or Silvercar (which, if I'm being honest, I should have picked this time - I had a reservation but Sixt came in a little lower and I was hoping for the awesome 228i from my last trip).