Jan 2, 2024, 6:15 pm
Last edit by: zsc
CITROEN
C3
C3 AIRCROSS
CACTUS
DS3 CROSSBACK
NEW C4
FIAT
500L
FIAT 500L 1.4
FORD
FOCUS
ECOSPORT
PUMA
HONDA
CIVIC
HYUNDAI
KONA
NISSAN
JUKE
PEUGEOT
2008
308
RENAULT
CAPTUR
SEAT
ARONA
LEON
SKODA
KAMIQ
SCALA
SUZUKI
SX4
VAUXHALL
ASTRA
CROSSLAND X
MOKKA
CROSSLAND
VOLKSWAGEN
T-ROC
MG
ZS
KIA
X CEED
STONIC
CEED
MAZDA
MAZDA 2
MAZDA 3
MAZDA CX30
CX-3
Correct AFAIK as of December 2022 (from Dec 16, 2022 12:42 pm, posted by EdinburghTraveller).
C3
C3 AIRCROSS
CACTUS
DS3 CROSSBACK
NEW C4
FIAT
500L
FIAT 500L 1.4
FORD
FOCUS
ECOSPORT
PUMA
HONDA
CIVIC
HYUNDAI
KONA
NISSAN
JUKE
PEUGEOT
2008
308
RENAULT
CAPTUR
SEAT
ARONA
LEON
SKODA
KAMIQ
SCALA
SUZUKI
SX4
VAUXHALL
ASTRA
CROSSLAND X
MOKKA
CROSSLAND
VOLKSWAGEN
T-ROC
MG
ZS
KIA
X CEED
STONIC
CEED
MAZDA
MAZDA 2
MAZDA 3
MAZDA CX30
CX-3
Correct AFAIK as of December 2022 (from Dec 16, 2022 12:42 pm, posted by EdinburghTraveller).
Fleet List (UK)
Aug 3, 2018, 10:15 am
#166
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Cambridge, UK and Penang, Malaysia
Programs: SIXT Gold, Europcar Privilege Elite VIP, Avis Preferred Plus, KrisFlyer Elite Silver
Posts: 7
Sorry for the late reply AKBW,
Actually, you can see Select Series cars on avis.com but you need to select "Heathrowt1/2/3/4 Select, Hounslow Middlesex, GB-(N1P)" which is one of the options on the dropdown menu when typing "Heathrow" into the location window.
Only issue is it doesn't give you the option of T5 there (I've alerted them many times about this but nothing has been done), but you can always book and then contact them and ask to pick up at T5 if that's where you are arriving into.
TBH though, avis.co.uk will often offer you cheaper rates than avis.com if you're choosing USA as your base country.
Actually, you can see Select Series cars on avis.com but you need to select "Heathrowt1/2/3/4 Select, Hounslow Middlesex, GB-(N1P)" which is one of the options on the dropdown menu when typing "Heathrow" into the location window.
Only issue is it doesn't give you the option of T5 there (I've alerted them many times about this but nothing has been done), but you can always book and then contact them and ask to pick up at T5 if that's where you are arriving into.
TBH though, avis.co.uk will often offer you cheaper rates than avis.com if you're choosing USA as your base country.
Sep 4, 2018, 5:10 pm
#167
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
Sep 5, 2018, 4:08 am
#168
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2005
Location: TLV/LHR
Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Elite Amb, HH Diamond, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 12,948
Sep 5, 2018, 4:09 am
#169
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2005
Location: TLV/LHR
Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Elite Amb, HH Diamond, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 12,948
What country are you setting as your base?
Sep 5, 2018, 9:41 am
#170
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
Sep 12, 2018, 9:45 pm
#171
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: TLV/LHR
Programs: BA GGL, IHG Diamond Elite Amb, HH Diamond, Avis PC, Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 12,948
Yes, if you add your Preferred details while making the booking it will default to your base country where your account is registered.
Oct 9, 2018, 1:43 pm
#172
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
So is there a way that I can use the better rates on Avis.com, but then after paying the better rate link my booking it to my UK AVIS preferred account to (hopefully) get an upgrade?
Oct 9, 2018, 2:07 pm
#173
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Oct 10, 2018, 9:09 am
#174
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
Okay, so book on the US site, and then phone Avis UK to add my UK Wizard number? Unfortunately, unlike airline sites that allow you to add bookings to your FFP as soon as you have booked them with something like an OTA, with the Avis site I can't see a way of adding a booking that hasn't yet been collected, it looks like you can only add a booking to your history via the website once you've returned it
Nov 2, 2018, 3:20 am
#176
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BNE
Programs: QF, KLM, BA
Posts: 446
How do I interpret the second half of the SIPP code? I'm looking at a car to tour around Scotland next year.
I've found:
Ford Focus CDMRGPEB
Hyundai Ioniq CDARFDEB
Volkswagen Golf CXMRFDEB
which all look suitable for my needs. But of course, they all say "or similar", but I want to have an idea of what "or similar" could be. Is there an Avis site that lets me search by SIPP to get an idea?
I've found:
Ford Focus CDMRGPEB
Hyundai Ioniq CDARFDEB
Volkswagen Golf CXMRFDEB
which all look suitable for my needs. But of course, they all say "or similar", but I want to have an idea of what "or similar" could be. Is there an Avis site that lets me search by SIPP to get an idea?
Nov 7, 2018, 12:29 am
#177
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: London
Posts: 1,546
All those cars are very similar, though Avis treats the Golf as a higher category than the others. It's impossible to say what the 'or similar' might be. The fleet may look very different next year - all the rental companies are constantly chasing the best deal and there is a massive variety of models on the UK fleets.
Note that if you want automatic you need to specifically reserve that.
Note that if you want automatic you need to specifically reserve that.
Nov 8, 2018, 1:03 am
#178
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: BNE
Programs: QF, KLM, BA
Posts: 446
All those cars are very similar, though Avis treats the Golf as a higher category than the others. It's impossible to say what the 'or similar' might be. The fleet may look very different next year - all the rental companies are constantly chasing the best deal and there is a massive variety of models on the UK fleets.
Note that if you want automatic you need to specifically reserve that.
Note that if you want automatic you need to specifically reserve that.
Well if nothing else, you've clarified my thinking. They're in different categories, but I myself thought that they were all very similar. If I was running a rental car company, I'd probably put them all in the same category. :-)
Nov 9, 2018, 4:11 am
#179
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: London
Posts: 1,546
Just to emphasise the point I made about transmission. Two of your examples are manual, one is automatic. The third letter of the code indicates the transmission.
This guide (from Sixt, but it's across the industry) explains all.
https://www.sixt.co.uk/faqs/acriss-code/
However.... Some of it is nonsense. The Golf is a decent car but the idea that it is 'special' is laughable - that's the X in the second character.
This guide (from Sixt, but it's across the industry) explains all.
https://www.sixt.co.uk/faqs/acriss-code/
However.... Some of it is nonsense. The Golf is a decent car but the idea that it is 'special' is laughable - that's the X in the second character.
Nov 9, 2018, 4:25 am
#180
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Avis - PP, Bonvoy - Plat, BA - Bro, Hilton - Dia, Miles&More - FTL, Skywards - Sil, Sixt - Plat
Posts: 258
Avis in Germany have three or four different Golf classes on their website, and no description when selecting the different Golf glasses as to what the different is besides the transmission - that works when you have a straight choice between manual and auto, but not when you have three manual golfs and one auto.