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Old Feb 13, 2017 | 9:05 pm
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tenstringer009
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: Marriott, SPG, National, United, Delta
Posts: 7
Nothing too exciting in the ES today (Monday, ~8:30am). Saw a few pickups (Nissan Frontiers I think), some Dodge Grand Caravans, a couple Hyundai SUVs and a variety of sedans (the Ford Taurus stuck out in my mind). Ended up grabbing a Durango Limited AWD with ~13k miles on it. The guy behind me grabbed a Jeep Cherokee (I think that was a limited as well).

I've been renting from PDX pretty much every week since August of last year. Here's what I've gotten along the way from the ES (almost always picking up on Monday mornings):

Buick Enclave (brand new...less than 100 miles on it)
Chrysler 300c
Chrysler Pacifica
Ford Edge
Ford Escape
Ford Expedition EL
Ford Explorer Limited
Ford Mustang Convertible
Honda Odyssey
Hyundai Santa Fe
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep Cherokee
Kia Sedona
Toyota 4Runner
Volvo XC60 (only because the one I originally grabbed was on recall, so they offered me something from the VIP section)

They did have a Miata out one day, but given the winter weather, it just didn’t seem like the responsible choice. I also just missed getting an Explorer Sport one week (would’ve been cool to testing out that EcoBoost engine). The Hyundai was the only one I ever got that didn’t have leather.

I’ve got to give the Odyssey credit. I was driving that during Portland’s snowmageddon and it made it through (pretty impressive considering it had 15k+ miles on it). There were some tense moments, but nonetheless, I was surprised by how well it did.

I’ll try to pay more attention and update this on a more frequent basis moving forward.
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