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Consolidated "Renting at LGA; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Jan 15, 2018, 7:10 pm
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Rented a car tonight (Monday of MLK Weekend). I arrived around 7 pm and found a good selection. The star was an Infiniti QX70 but I decided to take something smaller. Other cars were two Ford Fusions, two Sonatas, a handful of Altimas, a Toyota Avalon and also a Corolla, a Kia Optima and a Sorrento, and a Ford Expedition. I took a B4 2017 Nissan Rouge S with working Sirius/XM. It has Georgia plates and 16,500 miles on the odometer.
Feb 4, 2018, 7:44 pm
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Arrived around 7 pm on Sunday night. PC area had the normal Asian sedans. A lone Ford F150 crew cab pickup was also there along with a Nissan Armada SUV. There was also a Chevy Equinox SUV that someone was driving out. I found two Nissan Rogues parked next to each other; I took the one that was badged as an SV AWD. It was a 2018 Q4 with 1,300 miles on the odometer and working Sirius/XM.
Apr 1, 2018, 4:37 pm
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Arrived on Saturday of the Passover/Western Easter weekend around 1030 and found the lot pretty well-stocked overall.
In the PC area, other than the normal Altima and Camry sedans, I noted a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Ford Explorer, a few Nissan Rogues, two Nissan Pathfinders, a Nissan Frontier 4X4 pickup. a Chrysler 300, and an Infiniti Q50 3.0t. I was tempted to take the latter, but wanted a small SUV, so I took a B6 2018 Buick Encore (Essence Trip) with North Carolina plates and 6,500 miles on the odometer.
Premium Upgrades were a Dodge Challenger and Infiniti Q60. The Ultimate Choice options were a Range Rover Discovery and Range Rover Evoque.
In the PC area, other than the normal Altima and Camry sedans, I noted a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Ford Explorer, a few Nissan Rogues, two Nissan Pathfinders, a Nissan Frontier 4X4 pickup. a Chrysler 300, and an Infiniti Q50 3.0t. I was tempted to take the latter, but wanted a small SUV, so I took a B6 2018 Buick Encore (Essence Trip) with North Carolina plates and 6,500 miles on the odometer.
Premium Upgrades were a Dodge Challenger and Infiniti Q60. The Ultimate Choice options were a Range Rover Discovery and Range Rover Evoque.
Apr 1, 2018, 9:54 pm
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Arrived on Saturday of the Passover/Western Easter weekend around 1030 and found the lot pretty well-stocked overall.
In the PC area, other than the normal Altima and Camry sedans, I noted a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Ford Explorer, a few Nissan Rogues, two Nissan Pathfinders, a Nissan Frontier 4X4 pickup. a Chrysler 300, and an Infiniti Q50 3.0t. I was tempted to take the latter, but wanted a small SUV, so I took a B6 2018 Buick Encore (Essence Trip) with North Carolina plates and 6,500 miles on the odometer.
Premium Upgrades were a Dodge Challenger and Infiniti Q60. The Ultimate Choice options were a Range Rover Discovery and Range Rover Evoque.
In the PC area, other than the normal Altima and Camry sedans, I noted a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Ford Explorer, a few Nissan Rogues, two Nissan Pathfinders, a Nissan Frontier 4X4 pickup. a Chrysler 300, and an Infiniti Q50 3.0t. I was tempted to take the latter, but wanted a small SUV, so I took a B6 2018 Buick Encore (Essence Trip) with North Carolina plates and 6,500 miles on the odometer.
Premium Upgrades were a Dodge Challenger and Infiniti Q60. The Ultimate Choice options were a Range Rover Discovery and Range Rover Evoque.
Apr 12, 2018, 1:25 pm
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Great great selection today at 2:30. the upgrade Challenger was a Hemi
I saw a challenger, rogue, optima, Jetta, compass, journeycorla, Cherokee, caravan Elantra in Gild as well.
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Apr 13, 2018, 9:34 am
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It looks like Hertz just bought a lot of new stuff, judging by the unusually large number of cars with NY plates. Those seem relatively rare, given the huge number of one-ways Hertz usually does into the metro area.
Apr 13, 2018, 1:12 pm
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Yes, I commented to the attendant regarding the influx of nicer cars and he informed me that they have been getting new vehicles in.
Better day today at drop off.
While waiting for the bus I saw Gold had had a Ram 1500, Nissan mini van, souls, cherokees, Electra’s, corollas, optimal...
Presidents Circle was a winner again...too bad I didn’t need another car, would love to take the HEMI Challenger.
Better day today at drop off.
While waiting for the bus I saw Gold had had a Ram 1500, Nissan mini van, souls, cherokees, Electra’s, corollas, optimal...
Presidents Circle was a winner again...too bad I didn’t need another car, would love to take the HEMI Challenger.
Apr 14, 2018, 4:04 pm
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I arrived this afternoon a little after 12:30. The middle section of the PC row has been cleaned out. In the first row, I found a Ford Expedition, Chrysler 300C, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota RAV4 XLE, GMC Yukon XL, and a Cadillac CTS which I was very tempted to take. I ended up taking the Jeep Compass in your photo above in Space 103. It's a Q4 2018 Compass Lattitude AWD with 9 miles on the odometer. I ran some errands in Queens and Brooklyn today and have more planned for tomorrow so it was nice to have a smaller car to wedge into spaces.
Apr 20, 2018, 7:36 am
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Last evening (Thursday) around 9:30 pm had a great selection and variety again.
Five star Altima, corollas, Sentra, Soul, escape, impala x 2, rogue, terrain slt, optima
P.C.
Many q50s
Evoque
Lacrosse
300s with 3 miles on odometer
300
Explorer x2
Yukon Xl
Altimas
Compass x2 trail hawk
Qx30
Pathfinder
Pacifica limited
Avalon
Legacy
Sorrento
Fusion hybrid
Premium upgrade
300s with 3 miles
XF
Ultimate upgrade
Escalade
Range Rover sport
Side upgrades had Range Rover discovery HSE and compass limited and c300 and California plated Hemi Challenger.
Five star Altima, corollas, Sentra, Soul, escape, impala x 2, rogue, terrain slt, optima
P.C.
Many q50s
Evoque
Lacrosse
300s with 3 miles on odometer
300
Explorer x2
Yukon Xl
Altimas
Compass x2 trail hawk
Qx30
Pathfinder
Pacifica limited
Avalon
Legacy
Sorrento
Fusion hybrid
Premium upgrade
300s with 3 miles
XF
Ultimate upgrade
Escalade
Range Rover sport
Side upgrades had Range Rover discovery HSE and compass limited and c300 and California plated Hemi Challenger.
Apr 20, 2018, 8:32 am
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I arrived this afternoon a little after 12:30. The middle section of the PC row has been cleaned out. In the first row, I found a Ford Expedition, Chrysler 300C, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota RAV4 XLE, GMC Yukon XL, and a Cadillac CTS which I was very tempted to take. I ended up taking the Jeep Compass in your photo above in Space 103. It's a Q4 2018 Compass Lattitude AWD with 9 miles on the odometer. I ran some errands in Queens and Brooklyn today and have more planned for tomorrow so it was nice to have a smaller car to wedge into spaces.
You could also have done some Uber Black work on the side...
Apr 27, 2018, 8:55 am
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I went to LGA for the first time in a while and the agent behind the gold counter had from what I've come to understand was a lot of incorrect information. I was assigned the SUV I booked but asked if I can take a car from UC instead and was told no I had to take my assigned car. I also asked what the minimum class was to take a car from UC and was told standard. I actually asked if he was sure and he confirmed.
Going forward I'm just going to book intermediate cars and go from there. Will update on my next rental.
Going forward I'm just going to book intermediate cars and go from there. Will update on my next rental.
Apr 27, 2018, 9:18 am
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I went to LGA for the first time in a while and the agent behind the gold counter had from what I've come to understand was a lot of incorrect information. I was assigned the SUV I booked but asked if I can take a car from UC instead and was told no I had to take my assigned car. I also asked what the minimum class was to take a car from UC and was told standard. I actually asked if he was sure and he confirmed.
Going forward I'm just going to book intermediate cars and go from there. Will update on my next rental.
Going forward I'm just going to book intermediate cars and go from there. Will update on my next rental.
Apr 27, 2018, 9:22 am
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Sadly, mis-informed staff is the norm at LGA. As stated above, you could have picked from the Ultimate Choice section.
May 3, 2018, 7:11 pm
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Good selection tonight (Thursday) around 8pm.
5-star had good selections too. I saw a QX30, multiple Impala Premier, Altimas, 4-door wrangler, midsize SUVs and also the usual suspects.Was going to take the 2-door wrangler with 2,000 miles, but could not pass up the 2017 5.0 with 20,000 miles. The California plated Hemi Charger was pretty worn and had 24,000 miles 
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