Welcome to FT!
I would hope for a 530d and settle for a 525d. The new 525ds with the brand new automatic transmission are absolutely impressive. Just had one a couple of weeks ago and didn't want to give it back.
Your best bet is of course MUC airport, but there is the extra airport service fee.
So what I suggest (I assume you arrive by air) is, to make 2 reservations, one at the airport for 24 hours and a second one at the most convenient location for your further travel plans. When you get to the second station just tell them you want to keep this car. They can check it in and rent it out to you again in a few minutes. I have done this hundreds of times, always works except in the few occasions when they have a manufacturers recall or mandatory check.
If you don't like this procedure and want to go straight forward, I recommend making a reservation for Munich East (Ost). Call them approx. one day before your pick up and ask nicely to reserve a BMW 5 for you. You have to call the central service number, but there you can ask to be transfered to any station you want to talk to directly.
Hope you get what you are looking for.
Originally Posted by
roarmo
Hello everyone.
Planning a summer vacation driving around Germany and Italy this summer, flying in to Munich airport (MUC).
At home I currently drive a BMW 5 series (and I am very pleased with it^), and the main reason for choosing Sixt is to able to rent a BMW.
So, what Sixt stations are the best to use to increase the possibillity to get a BMW for my rental with code LDAR? My hopes are that I will receive a 6 cylinder car. Gasoline or diesel, what is to be preferred in Germany?
On the web-site I see several stations listed for Munich in addition to Munchen airport, and some of them have BMW in their name, such as Munchen BMW Frankfurter ring,Munchen BMW Mitte etc. Do the stations with BMW in their name carry BMW exclusively, or are they just located close to a BMW facory/plant?
I have read the flyertalk forums for a while, and I would like to take the opportunity in my first post to thank all of the posters sharing all their knowledge.