Consolidated "Renting at SFO; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Jul 6, 2017, 7:16 pm
#31
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This weekend was a gold mine at SFO.
SFO on 7/1
They were short cars everywhere but the Presidents Circle section which had several Infiniti coupes, a Jaguar, a Cadillac, and a Corvette with 300 miles on it. Picked the Corvette, had a blast. Long lines for people not in Pres Circle selection.
Returned on 7/4 and noticed a Mercedes convertible, several Infinitis, and another Jaguar.
Both times, the paid upgrade section was pretty slim, with a 4 door Infiniti on 7/4.
SFO on 7/1
They were short cars everywhere but the Presidents Circle section which had several Infiniti coupes, a Jaguar, a Cadillac, and a Corvette with 300 miles on it. Picked the Corvette, had a blast. Long lines for people not in Pres Circle selection.
Returned on 7/4 and noticed a Mercedes convertible, several Infinitis, and another Jaguar.
Both times, the paid upgrade section was pretty slim, with a 4 door Infiniti on 7/4.
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Jul 10, 2017, 5:22 am
#32
Join Date: Mar 2015
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This weekend was a gold mine at SFO.
SFO on 7/1
They were short cars everywhere but the Presidents Circle section which had several Infiniti coupes, a Jaguar, a Cadillac, and a Corvette with 300 miles on it. Picked the Corvette, had a blast. Long lines for people not in Pres Circle selection.
Returned on 7/4 and noticed a Mercedes convertible, several Infinitis, and another Jaguar.
Both times, the paid upgrade section was pretty slim, with a 4 door Infiniti on 7/4.
SFO on 7/1
They were short cars everywhere but the Presidents Circle section which had several Infiniti coupes, a Jaguar, a Cadillac, and a Corvette with 300 miles on it. Picked the Corvette, had a blast. Long lines for people not in Pres Circle selection.
Returned on 7/4 and noticed a Mercedes convertible, several Infinitis, and another Jaguar.
Both times, the paid upgrade section was pretty slim, with a 4 door Infiniti on 7/4.
Picked up a Corvette Stingray for the weekend for 2K points + $22! Best value ever!
Jul 16, 2017, 6:06 pm
#33
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SFO
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Picked up Saturday night 7/15. PC wasn't as well stocked as before but seemed like a slow night since no one except me was walking around the PC area. 5 chevy camaros, 3 chrysler 300s, 2 toyota avalons, 1 nissan maxima S, 1 cadillac CTS, a few toyota camry SEs, a few ford fusion SEs hybrids, 1 hyundai sonata SE hybrid, and 1 nissan maxima SL that I took. Also checked out 5 star for fun and it was just a sea of pick your color sonatas, camrys, fusions, and optimas.
Jul 29, 2017, 11:43 am
#34
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Anyone picked up on a Sunday since UC came in or recently? Trying to pick up something decent for a week -- cadillac and maxima don't seem that great... F rate is $320/wk and an A3 is about $200 more so trying to decide if it's worth the risk
Aug 4, 2017, 4:20 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SFO
Posts: 70
Sorry picked up again on a Saturday night last week. Better choices this time: Volvo V60, Volvo S80, 2x MB CLA, SLC300, Infiniti Q50, Infiniti Q60, Chrysler 300s, Toyota Avalon, a few Camaros and a Mercedes GLC300 4matic which I took.
Aug 15, 2017, 10:57 pm
#36
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Landed at SFO today around 6 pm. Went to President's Circle to peruse the cars. It's a pretty large section, so we were wandering around when a Hertz employee pulled in and parked a Jaguar XF, freshly washed, with 7058 miles on the odometer. I asked if I could take that car, and he said sure. So we got in and drove to the exit. It's a really fine car, and I'll have it for 15 days. Hit the jackpot!
Bruce
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Aug 18, 2017, 12:44 pm
#37
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Landed at SFO today around 6 pm. Went to President's Circle to peruse the cars. It's a pretty large section, so we were wandering around when a Hertz employee pulled in and parked a Jaguar XF, freshly washed, with 7058 miles on the odometer. I asked if I could take that car, and he said sure. So we got in and drove to the exit. It's a really fine car, and I'll have it for 15 days. Hit the jackpot!
Bruce
Bruce
Aug 18, 2017, 4:30 pm
#38
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Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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Slim pickings at SFO last night around 8pm.
1 single Infiniti Q50 with a reasonable size windscreen chip.
1 Chrysler 300
And that's it for special vehicles! A number of Ford Fusions (might have been the E6 Hybrids but I didn't check), and otherwise just the usual full-sizes mainly Hyuandai/Toyota/Nissan/Kia.
1 single Infiniti Q50 with a reasonable size windscreen chip.
1 Chrysler 300
And that's it for special vehicles! A number of Ford Fusions (might have been the E6 Hybrids but I didn't check), and otherwise just the usual full-sizes mainly Hyuandai/Toyota/Nissan/Kia.
Aug 21, 2017, 2:52 am
#39
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Had a two-week rental from August 6 onward. Variety of PC choices including Camaro SS, Cadillacs (CTS, XTS). My name wasn't on the board (reserved a regular C or F), so I went inside, and the desk agent offered a low-mileage Infiniti Q70 that was parked in the premium upgrades area, but without the upgrade fee.
I took it and was impressed -- drove great on the freeway in sport mode, good park assist, very roomy. I was driving many people around for the 2 weeks, so it turned out to be a great car for ~$30/day.
I took it and was impressed -- drove great on the freeway in sport mode, good park assist, very roomy. I was driving many people around for the 2 weeks, so it turned out to be a great car for ~$30/day.
Aug 24, 2017, 8:45 pm
#40
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Sun morning Aug 19 - a couple of Cadillacs, one Infiniti sedan with a driver inside. Upgrade section had nothing at all.
Walking back from the upgrade section a Q60 had pulled in and grabbed that.
Returning Mon afternoon took a peek - nothing in the upgrade section aside from a Porsche 911 which seemed like a mistake. And slim pickings in the Pres Circle section. Didn't see anything special.
Walking back from the upgrade section a Q60 had pulled in and grabbed that.
Returning Mon afternoon took a peek - nothing in the upgrade section aside from a Porsche 911 which seemed like a mistake. And slim pickings in the Pres Circle section. Didn't see anything special.
Aug 27, 2017, 1:08 am
#41
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Sat evening around 11.
PC has an pick your color Camero - some convertibles, pick your 300C - some with forward facing camera, an Avalon, Caddy XTS, Fusions, Sonatas, Prius.
All the fun stuff was pulled off. Q60 was in upgrade area.
PC has an pick your color Camero - some convertibles, pick your 300C - some with forward facing camera, an Avalon, Caddy XTS, Fusions, Sonatas, Prius.
All the fun stuff was pulled off. Q60 was in upgrade area.
Sep 11, 2017, 9:54 am
#42
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Morning of 9/10
PC area
Pick your 300C/S
A few brand new Kias including optima and sportage
XE
XF which I was originally going to take but found bubble on a tire so they pulled it
2 maxima SL
2 Armada 1 in SV trim and 1 in SL trim
1 Q50 2.0T
1 XT5
1 Discovery Sport which I took
5 star was fully stocked with pick your color fullsize sedans and a few fully loaded midsize cars
2 x Altima SL
3 x Sentra SL
1 x Mazda 3 touring
Tons of brand new Kia midsize cars
Gold was pick your midsize or fullsize with a lone RAV 4 and rogue parked there.
PC area
Pick your 300C/S
A few brand new Kias including optima and sportage
XE
XF which I was originally going to take but found bubble on a tire so they pulled it
2 maxima SL
2 Armada 1 in SV trim and 1 in SL trim
1 Q50 2.0T
1 XT5
1 Discovery Sport which I took
5 star was fully stocked with pick your color fullsize sedans and a few fully loaded midsize cars
2 x Altima SL
3 x Sentra SL
1 x Mazda 3 touring
Tons of brand new Kia midsize cars
Gold was pick your midsize or fullsize with a lone RAV 4 and rogue parked there.
Sep 12, 2017, 3:57 am
#43
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Afternoon of 9/10
PC area
Pick your 300C/S
A few brand new Kias including optima and sportage
2 XE Jaguar ( I took one
Good car)
2 maxima SL
2 Armada 1 in SV trim and 1 in SL trim
2 Q50 2.0T
1 XT5
PC area
Pick your 300C/S
A few brand new Kias including optima and sportage
2 XE Jaguar ( I took one
Good car) 2 maxima SL
2 Armada 1 in SV trim and 1 in SL trim
2 Q50 2.0T
1 XT5