If I reserve economy will I get economy?
May 26, 2014, 3:03 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 404
If I reserve economy will I get economy?
Might sounds like a strange question but the 4 or 5 times I have reserved an economy with other companies each time I have received an upgrade. Minivan, midsize, standard, etc but have yet to actually get an economy. Probably just lucky (altho at Thrifty Orlando the lot guy said they never have any economy cars) but can I expect this to continue at Budget LAS? Anyone received an economy there before? Ty for any input.
May 26, 2014, 3:24 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: 90210
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 121
Most likely no. They don't have them as they are limited.
May 31, 2014, 6:29 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2014
Location: SJC
Programs: Budget Fastbreak
Posts: 8
Maybe a compact.
Jun 10, 2014, 6:57 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 404
So 2 days before arrival they actually had a super low price for a premium; $166 for 8 days, taxes and fees incl, Costco. Which I booked and when I got to my space it was,,, a full size (Impala). So maybe I should have gone the other way.
Jun 15, 2014, 10:56 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Western US
Programs: WN CP, WN A-List Preferred, AS MVPG 75k, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 554
Reserving economy at any rental car agency is very YMMV. I rented economy from Budget last weekend at SJC, and ended up with a Jetta.
Jun 30, 2014, 1:54 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 6
Personally I WANT an economy/ compact for the good mpg. I get an attitude when they try to upgrade me beyond a compact.
Jul 15, 2014, 5:21 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Sacramento, CA, US
Posts: 2,229
I always reserve an economy car (or a compact if there is no price difference). On a few occasions, I have actually received an economy car, such as the Mazda 2 recently in CLT. On the other hand, my economy reservation at BUR turned into a Ford Mustang convertible: rather nice, for about $20.