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caro2 Apr 5, 2016 11:54 am

Preferred Plus : which upgrade can I expect ?
 
Hi !!

I'm a new Avis Preferred Plus member and I will rent a car in Miami Airport next september for a month.

Which upgrade can I expect as an Avis Preferred Plus member ?
If I book a car in category A, will I have a B or C car ?
And if I book a B car... any idea ?

Thank you for your help.
Have a nice day !!
Caroline

bhomburg Apr 6, 2016 7:00 am

First, be aware that the Preferred Plus one-class upgrade benefit is not available on rentals exceeding 28 days. I would keep the reservation below that threshold and extend or split into two from the outset.
Then, check the the upgrade thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avis-...-upgrades.html. There's a good deal of info in there.
As a general rule, you can expect to receive a vehicle that's grouped one or two classes higher than what you reserved.
I usually reserve a midsize SUV (Group F: Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4) and have driven off the lot in Kia Sorentos, Mazda CX-9s and Ford Explorers - that's one and two classes up from what I reserved, and once in a Chevy Tahoe (a three-class upgrade).
Reserving the smallest car group (A), you can expect to drive away in a B/C vehicle - Focus, Civic, Cruze.
Reserving a B group car, you can expect to be put into a C or D group car, and so on.

IAHtraveler Apr 6, 2016 8:09 am

Also note that upgrades are "based upon availability." That's a very loose term and often equates to zero upgrade, especially on long rentals when they don't want to give up a decent car for free when they could upsell it to someone else.

caro2 Apr 6, 2016 1:55 pm

Thank you for your answer !!
I will be renting a first car for 16 days and another one for 10 days.... hopefully it's short enough to have an upgrade.

Thank you very much.
Regards.
Caroline

saneman Apr 19, 2016 4:05 pm

Sometimes, it is worth just asking nicely. I got a free upgrade to a Chevy Equinox at MSP. But it looked old for a 10000 mile vehicle. So they gave me a Ford Explorer. They said they would charge me 10 bucks a day extra, but they didn't.


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