Consolidated "Renting at DTW; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Feb 8, 2019, 4:42 pm
#76
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If you book midsize (C class) or higher, you can select anything you like based on your status. In this case, you can pick cars in Gold and 5 star.
If you book I class normally you will be assigned to a specific car. However, you cal always negotiate at the counter for a brand or a specific car based on availability.
As a 5 star, don't expect too much on selections of cars in DTW. As other stated above, Hertz normally put nice cars into PC Aisle only.
If you want a SUV or a better sedan, book premium/luxury/suv directly instead of booking midsize.
Unfortunately, you will have 0 chance to spot a escalate in 5* even in PC.
If you book I class normally you will be assigned to a specific car. However, you cal always negotiate at the counter for a brand or a specific car based on availability.
As a 5 star, don't expect too much on selections of cars in DTW. As other stated above, Hertz normally put nice cars into PC Aisle only.
If you want a SUV or a better sedan, book premium/luxury/suv directly instead of booking midsize.
Unfortunately, you will have 0 chance to spot a escalate in 5* even in PC.
Feb 10, 2019, 9:48 am
#77
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ok, here is another question:
do we have any data about weekdays vs weekends? or what time of the day is better for UC?
i was wondering if i just book 2 days first while i stay in detroit and make another reservation fo monday morning when i am leaving Detroit
do we have any data about weekdays vs weekends? or what time of the day is better for UC?
i was wondering if i just book 2 days first while i stay in detroit and make another reservation fo monday morning when i am leaving Detroit
Feb 21, 2019, 11:18 am
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I booked a full-size, but as usual at DTW nothing was assigned when I arrived at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The President's Circle row was picked over with a dozen or so Chevrolet Malibus (all of them had cloth seats), two Chevrolet Cruzes and a couple mini-vans left for customers. I found an Impala with all the bells and whistles, but it had no keys. The paid upgrade aisle was empty too.
I complained to a parking lot valet attendant and he went and got me a fully loaded Ford Taurus straight from the cleaners. It had 31,000 miles on it, which was a lot of miles, but it was the best car on the lot that I could see.
Pretty disappointing, to be honest.
I complained to a parking lot valet attendant and he went and got me a fully loaded Ford Taurus straight from the cleaners. It had 31,000 miles on it, which was a lot of miles, but it was the best car on the lot that I could see.
Pretty disappointing, to be honest.
Feb 26, 2019, 5:51 am
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Landed in Detroit early, having booked a premium car. I was at the airport Hertz by 7:30 a.m. I received a text message as the shuttle bus was pulling that assigning me to a Ford Taurus -- the Taurus seems to have replaced the Chevrolet Impala -- but I saw President's Circle was full of several Chrysler 300 sedans as well as a small Buick SUV and one Ford Explorer. I prefer the 300's engine for my fast highway driving and opted for a 2019 Chrysler 300S with only 1,100 miles on it. It was very nice, but sadly didn't have a sunroof, heated steering wheel or lane/driving assistance. I'm surprised it had heated seats but not a heated steering wheel. Weird.
Mar 5, 2019, 7:59 am
#80
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Any recent reports on what is usually parked in the paid upgrade section of UC? Ideally, looking for a premium SUV type (Dodge Durango, Chevy Tahoe, etc), would be arriving late in the evening 1030pm-ish.
Found a very attractive rate for ICAR for the dates I need. Don't mind paying for the upgrade if the PC lot is not well stocked when I arrive. The base rate + upgrade cost for my rental is still less than if I were to reserve one of those types outright.
Thanks for your insight!
Found a very attractive rate for ICAR for the dates I need. Don't mind paying for the upgrade if the PC lot is not well stocked when I arrive. The base rate + upgrade cost for my rental is still less than if I were to reserve one of those types outright.
Thanks for your insight!
Mar 8, 2019, 8:00 am
#81
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Any recent reports on what is usually parked in the paid upgrade section of UC? Ideally, looking for a premium SUV type (Dodge Durango, Chevy Tahoe, etc), would be arriving late in the evening 1030pm-ish.
Found a very attractive rate for ICAR for the dates I need. Don't mind paying for the upgrade if the PC lot is not well stocked when I arrive. The base rate + upgrade cost for my rental is still less than if I were to reserve one of those types outright.
Thanks for your insight!
Found a very attractive rate for ICAR for the dates I need. Don't mind paying for the upgrade if the PC lot is not well stocked when I arrive. The base rate + upgrade cost for my rental is still less than if I were to reserve one of those types outright.
Thanks for your insight!
Apr 9, 2019, 10:39 am
#82
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Was at DTW thursday night...no joke, I counted TEN 300S's in the PC lot. I counted an additional 4 in the 5* lot. I don't really like the 300s model. There were another 10 or so impalas, but all base model. 3 Taurus. I ended up getting an almost new Jeep Compass from the 5* lot,
Came back on Saturday, and they still had a ton of 300s'. I keep trying to find a 2019 fusion but I haven't seen any - only the taurus. There were two Caddilac XTS in the PC lot, but I wanted something with adaptive cruise control, so ended up grabbing an Avalon XLE (with an awful media dashboard).
Came back on Saturday, and they still had a ton of 300s'. I keep trying to find a 2019 fusion but I haven't seen any - only the taurus. There were two Caddilac XTS in the PC lot, but I wanted something with adaptive cruise control, so ended up grabbing an Avalon XLE (with an awful media dashboard).
Apr 9, 2019, 11:00 am
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Was at DTW thursday night...no joke, I counted TEN 300S's in the PC lot. I counted an additional 4 in the 5* lot. I don't really like the 300s model. There were another 10 or so impalas, but all base model. 3 Taurus. I ended up getting an almost new Jeep Compass from the 5* lot,
Came back on Saturday, and they still had a ton of 300s'. I keep trying to find a 2019 fusion but I haven't seen any - only the taurus. There were two Caddilac XTS in the PC lot, but I wanted something with adaptive cruise control, so ended up grabbing an Avalon XLE (with an awful media dashboard).
Came back on Saturday, and they still had a ton of 300s'. I keep trying to find a 2019 fusion but I haven't seen any - only the taurus. There were two Caddilac XTS in the PC lot, but I wanted something with adaptive cruise control, so ended up grabbing an Avalon XLE (with an awful media dashboard).
The fully loaded Ford Taurus isn't bad.
Apr 15, 2019, 4:32 am
#84
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The '19 Fusions are nice - hopefully you land one soon. I snagged one out of the 5* aisle in SFO a few weeks ago - Titainium trim with active XM and NAV. The one I had did not have adaptive cruise though.
Apr 18, 2019, 10:17 am
#85
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Oddly enough though, the one I got from ORD yesterday did not have ambient lightning, which I thought was also standard. I make a trip back to DTW tonight so will report back on what they have.
Apr 22, 2019, 9:01 am
#86
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DTW Lincoln continental
Upon making a dtw (Detroit) hertz reservation on their standard website they list Lincoln continental “or similar,” under luxury.
On the hertz app (where I made my reservation) it declares Chrysler 300c or similar under luxury.
Has anybody rented a continental from dtw hertz?
I am visiting my grandfather at Henry Ford village retirement community, so if you hear about any riots breaking out in Dearborn Tuesday morning it is more than likely my fault for rolling up in a fiat product or something worse. 😬
On the hertz app (where I made my reservation) it declares Chrysler 300c or similar under luxury.
Has anybody rented a continental from dtw hertz?
I am visiting my grandfather at Henry Ford village retirement community, so if you hear about any riots breaking out in Dearborn Tuesday morning it is more than likely my fault for rolling up in a fiat product or something worse. 😬
Apr 22, 2019, 10:33 am
#87
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Welcome to FlyerTalk! I've moved your question into the existing thread about members' experiences at DTW.
The Continental is relatively rare in Hertz' fleet; the Chrysler 300 is far more common and what you are likely to be assigned. That being said, you can always ask at the counter if there's a different make/model within your booking class if you aren't happy with what is initially offered.
The Continental is relatively rare in Hertz' fleet; the Chrysler 300 is far more common and what you are likely to be assigned. That being said, you can always ask at the counter if there's a different make/model within your booking class if you aren't happy with what is initially offered.
Apr 22, 2019, 11:17 am
#88
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Upon making a dtw (Detroit) hertz reservation on their standard website they list Lincoln continental “or similar,” under luxury.
On the hertz app (where I made my reservation) it declares Chrysler 300c or similar under luxury.
Has anybody rented a continental from dtw hertz?
I am visiting my grandfather at Henry Ford village retirement community, so if you hear about any riots breaking out in Dearborn Tuesday morning it is more than likely my fault for rolling up in a fiat product or something worse. ��
On the hertz app (where I made my reservation) it declares Chrysler 300c or similar under luxury.
Has anybody rented a continental from dtw hertz?
I am visiting my grandfather at Henry Ford village retirement community, so if you hear about any riots breaking out in Dearborn Tuesday morning it is more than likely my fault for rolling up in a fiat product or something worse. ��
Speaking of that, from my visits Thursday and Saturday - tons of base model 300 (s) , base model Impalas, a couple Taurus, new camrys (I grabbed one), and a mix of sonata's and random kia's. The offerings the last couple visits for me have been extremely lackluster.
Apr 25, 2019, 5:31 am
#89
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Not sure if the is the right thread to ask this, but I thought here are the most people that have been to DTW yet.
I have a reservation and the email about is sending me mixed signals..
I am PC and booked an intermediate so I can get something from the PC aisle. The email says in line 5 this:
and do I actually care about the mobile alerts as a PC when I can pick from the PC aisle ? I thought if there is something nice in the mobile alert I can make sure I get it while the PC aisle is first come first serve, right?
I have a reservation and the email about is sending me mixed signals..
I am PC and booked an intermediate so I can get something from the PC aisle. The email says in line 5 this:
- Service Type: Gold Canopy
- Mobile Gold Alerts are not available at this location.
- Mobile Gold Alerts are available at this location.
- HERTZ DTW NOW OFFERS ULTIMATE CHOICE(TM). YOU CAN PICK YOUR CAR
and do I actually care about the mobile alerts as a PC when I can pick from the PC aisle ? I thought if there is something nice in the mobile alert I can make sure I get it while the PC aisle is first come first serve, right?
Apr 25, 2019, 9:01 am
#90
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Not sure if the is the right thread to ask this, but I thought here are the most people that have been to DTW yet.
I have a reservation and the email about is sending me mixed signals..
I am PC and booked an intermediate so I can get something from the PC aisle. The email says in line 5 this:
and do I actually care about the mobile alerts as a PC when I can pick from the PC aisle ? I thought if there is something nice in the mobile alert I can make sure I get it while the PC aisle is first come first serve, right?
I have a reservation and the email about is sending me mixed signals..
I am PC and booked an intermediate so I can get something from the PC aisle. The email says in line 5 this:
- Service Type: Gold Canopy
- Mobile Gold Alerts are not available at this location.
- Mobile Gold Alerts are available at this location.
- HERTZ DTW NOW OFFERS ULTIMATE CHOICE(TM). YOU CAN PICK YOUR CAR
and do I actually care about the mobile alerts as a PC when I can pick from the PC aisle ? I thought if there is something nice in the mobile alert I can make sure I get it while the PC aisle is first come first serve, right?