2018: List your upgrades
Feb 22, 2018, 2:51 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: CHI
Posts: 15
- Preferred (no elite status)
- LAX
- Booked: Premium
- Assigned: Standard SUV
- Car received: 2017 Grand Cherokee Limited 2WD
- Comments: I was driving around some very hilly areas, so while the extra ground clearance was nice, I would rather have had 4WD and taken a fuel economy hit. Pretty sure the location was running out of cars at pick-up time because I was assigned a vehicle which was sitting behind the office, and the aisles were looking pretty empty.
Feb 23, 2018, 7:47 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Sarasota, FL
Programs: DL Diamond , Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 131
- PP
- SNA
- Booked:Pick Up
- Assigned: Nothing
- Car/Class Received: Ford Explorer Limted
- Comments: SNA had zero pickups available. My coworker who arrived a day after me had same issue. I pushed the matter at the preferred desk and the largest SUV they could find me was an Explorer. I pushed for the larger Navigator that I saw, but they wouldnt budge on it. My coworker only ended up with a Mazda 6. Sucks because we really needed the pickup's. I also asked for the rate to be changed but I booked so far in advance the pickup rate we had was cheaper than the standard elite SUV rate.
Feb 24, 2018, 6:35 am
#18
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: TPA/SRQ
Programs: Hyatt Explorer, Marriott Titanium, AA Plat Pro, UA Silver, Avis Plus, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,692
- PP
- TPA
- Booked : Std SUV
- Assigned : Ford Edge
- Received : suburban
- I nicely asked for a larger vehicle, and was given it. They had plenty of vehicles
Mar 1, 2018, 4:06 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 22
Location: MCO
Status: Preferred
Reserved: Intermediate
Assigned: Kia Forte
Received: '17 Ford Mustang Ecoboost Premium. Two of them were sitting in the exchange row, by the time I got to them, the red one was spoken for, so I had to settle for the white one.
Status: Preferred
Reserved: Intermediate
Assigned: Kia Forte
Received: '17 Ford Mustang Ecoboost Premium. Two of them were sitting in the exchange row, by the time I got to them, the red one was spoken for, so I had to settle for the white one.
Mar 1, 2018, 4:10 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 22
Location: JFK
Status: Preferred
Reserved: Full Size
Assigned: Chevy Malibu
Received: '17 Nissan Pathfinder. Exchanged via the app while on my way to rental center. This was a one-way airport special at $9.99 + taxes (fuel included).
Status: Preferred
Reserved: Full Size
Assigned: Chevy Malibu
Received: '17 Nissan Pathfinder. Exchanged via the app while on my way to rental center. This was a one-way airport special at $9.99 + taxes (fuel included).
Mar 1, 2018, 9:03 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York suburbs
Posts: 4,210
That's a surprise for a free upgrade. SUVs are part of that special, but can be booked for a higher price.
Mar 1, 2018, 9:10 am
#22
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: TPA/SRQ
Programs: Hyatt Explorer, Marriott Titanium, AA Plat Pro, UA Silver, Avis Plus, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,692
PP
MDW
Booked : Full Sized
Assigned : Nothing (they were short on Vehicles in the preferred slots)
Received : Volvo VC 60
I Pointed to it, it was the only thing sitting right outside the window. I think she just gave it to me so I would not have wait while she radioed and tracked something down.
MDW
Booked : Full Sized
Assigned : Nothing (they were short on Vehicles in the preferred slots)
Received : Volvo VC 60
I Pointed to it, it was the only thing sitting right outside the window. I think she just gave it to me so I would not have wait while she radioed and tracked something down.
Mar 1, 2018, 9:04 pm
#23
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 212
PP
YYZ
Booked : Standard SUV
Assigned : Grey HYUNDAI SANTA FE XL 6PSGR
Received : Black CADILLAC ESCALADE
I asked for it, $30 upgrade per day. 3 days with it. Used a tank of gas, got some looks with it, I enjoyed it.
YYZ
Booked : Standard SUV
Assigned : Grey HYUNDAI SANTA FE XL 6PSGR
Received : Black CADILLAC ESCALADE
I asked for it, $30 upgrade per day. 3 days with it. Used a tank of gas, got some looks with it, I enjoyed it.
Last edited by IAHtraveler; Mar 2, 2018 at 5:57 am
Mar 2, 2018, 9:32 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 22
Intermediate and standard SUVs are part of that deal, but not the larger ones - the largest car you can reserve under that promo is a minivan (for $19.99). Pathfinder was listed on the receipt as "Standard SUV-7 Pass".
Mar 2, 2018, 1:55 pm
#25
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York suburbs
Posts: 4,210
I know. But why would they give you a free upgrade when they could have given it to someone else willing to pay the $9 price difference for that special? Or even keep the SUV at JFK for someone paying a far higher roundtrip or long distance one-way rate?
Mar 2, 2018, 7:01 pm
#26
Moderator: Avis and Rental Cars
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 8,032
If they have better vehicles available, agents *sometimes* have a heart. Also, not all agents take notice on the return location to note that it's 1-way before giving out a vehicle.
Mar 4, 2018, 2:33 pm
#27
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 121
Status: PC
Location: LIS
Class Booked: G - Volvo V60 or similar
Car/Class Assigned: unknown
Car/Class Received: D - Audi A4 Avant
Location: LIS
Class Booked: G - Volvo V60 or similar
Car/Class Assigned: unknown
Car/Class Received: D - Audi A4 Avant
Mar 4, 2018, 11:09 pm
#28
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Sarasota, FL
Programs: DL Diamond , Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 131
PP
ELP
Booked : Pickup
Assigned : 2017 Ram 1500 SLT
Received : Same
Avis's Ram fleet is definitely the most poorly optioned of the pickups. Bare Bones SLT 2 wheel drive. Doesnt even have a back up camera. Also the quad cab on the Ram has the smallest backseat of any of their pickups, smaller than the Frontier. Also cant stand the rotary dial gear selector that's right next to the A/C dial.
ELP
Booked : Pickup
Assigned : 2017 Ram 1500 SLT
Received : Same
Avis's Ram fleet is definitely the most poorly optioned of the pickups. Bare Bones SLT 2 wheel drive. Doesnt even have a back up camera. Also the quad cab on the Ram has the smallest backseat of any of their pickups, smaller than the Frontier. Also cant stand the rotary dial gear selector that's right next to the A/C dial.
Mar 5, 2018, 3:35 am
#29
Moderator: Avis and Rental Cars
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 8,032
PP
ELP
Booked : Pickup
Assigned : 2017 Ram 1500 SLT
Received : Same
Avis's Ram fleet is definitely the most poorly optioned of the pickups. Bare Bones SLT 2 wheel drive. Doesnt even have a back up camera. Also the quad cab on the Ram has the smallest backseat of any of their pickups, smaller than the Frontier. Also cant stand the rotary dial gear selector that's right next to the A/C dial.
ELP
Booked : Pickup
Assigned : 2017 Ram 1500 SLT
Received : Same
Avis's Ram fleet is definitely the most poorly optioned of the pickups. Bare Bones SLT 2 wheel drive. Doesnt even have a back up camera. Also the quad cab on the Ram has the smallest backseat of any of their pickups, smaller than the Frontier. Also cant stand the rotary dial gear selector that's right next to the A/C dial.
Mar 5, 2018, 7:44 am
#30
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: London
Programs: DL FO, BA Bronze, Avis Preferred
Posts: 851
Location: LGW
Status: President's Club
Reserved: Mid-size - Group E
Assigned: Nissan Qashqai (Group F), which changed to a Mercedes C Class (also Group F) before I arrived to collect the car.
Received: The Merc.
Overall a lovely car, but I HATE the infotainment system. I'd rather just use a touch screen, or even old-fashioned buttons. Also, given the snowy weather in the UK at the weekend, I didn't get to use the car to it's full potential.
Status: President's Club
Reserved: Mid-size - Group E
Assigned: Nissan Qashqai (Group F), which changed to a Mercedes C Class (also Group F) before I arrived to collect the car.
Received: The Merc.
Overall a lovely car, but I HATE the infotainment system. I'd rather just use a touch screen, or even old-fashioned buttons. Also, given the snowy weather in the UK at the weekend, I didn't get to use the car to it's full potential.