Originally Posted by CrazyOne

The one thing I see right away is that there's a huge price jump in F to G with those parameters. Just for the example I used, pre-tax, using 706900 CDP and no PC, the rate for F (Taurus) is $242.39, and the rate for G (Crown Vic) is $400.99. BTW, 706900 is probably a bit artificial in that way for this exercise, as it tends to have a very good rate for F and not that great a rate for anything above F.

Now I've put in CDP 215 (AAA), with no PC. The rates go down significantly, so AAA looks to be a good bet on this weekly. $199 and change for F, $262 and change for G. Still a pretty good gap, though, considering D is at $192 and C is at $178. (All these are still pre-tax quotes, don't get too excited.)

One thing I recall is that there are always some one-class upgrade coupons floating around out there. This might be the time to try that route, booking F and looking for upgrade to G. Or you might just book the F anyway and see what you get. That F rate is not staggeringly high for the week. You might be able to talk your way into something better than the G for a similar price difference, if that appeals to you.

I'll poke at this a bit more in a little while, but check the AAA site for the current list of coupons. There's always an upgrade in there, and I think it will upgrade you up to G. The only thing about that is I don't think it's "guaranteed" per se.

There also should be a $35 off coupon floating around, though maybe that expires before then.