noah

My last 2 trips through Detroit have seen a pretty poor selection of cars on the PC.

Ended up with a Toyota Avalon with Nevada plates and 33K miles on the odometer last week. Better than all the 300s sitting there.

Blowe313

jtav559

Thursday night of Memorial Day Weekend:
Gold board was busted, no carfiramtion email to notify me of reserved space my car was in, had to stand in line for 15 minutes to have a 20 second question answered.
PC area had plenty of 4 doors, a few intermediate SUV's, 1 Dodge Pick Up truck.
QX60 had 23K miles on it. Interior was a little worn, but still was a fun drive. AC worked great!

Monday afternoon, Memorial Day:
A little bit more premium selection, a few 300's, 1 infiniti sedan, a dodge SUV, and a base mustang
Customer service at return line was equally anemic and apathetic

doubter13

missingcolours

Tonight in PC:
- Several 2019 Santa Fes
- 2x Jeep Cherokee
- 3x Chevy Trax (o_O)
- Chrysler 300
- Chevy Traverse
- 2-3 Chevy Equinox
- Couple Kia Optimas
- Nissan Sentra
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aztimm

I have a 3-day rental at DTW in a few weeks. For my dates here are some of the rates:
* C (ICAR): $31/day
* S (SPAR): $43/day (pick-up)
* V4 (RSAR): $68/day (muscle car)
* Manager's special: $43/day


There was a D2 (Dodge Challenger) for about $59/day, but that is now sold out.
When I did this trip last year, I went with V (IJAR), Jeep Wrangler, for about $40/day, but that's been sold out since I've been looking.
Prestige SUV (T or RFAR) is $90/day, but I don't want to spend that much for a regular SUV...unless I'd get something wild. Anyone know what I might get? Sample is Cady XT5.

There are intermediate ($43) and standard ($59) SUV's available too.

For now I reserved the SPAR, just to have something different. I can't remember the last time I've even driven a pick-up truck, and for $43/day seemed like a good idea.

What does the group think? Stick with the pick-up, take a chance with mid-size and selecting what is on the line, go with Manager's special, or maybe the muscle car?
From what I remember, they usually have upgrades available on-site, but the prices aren't too good.

missingcolours

Was at DTW this morning (Thursday 11am-ish), lot was pretty cleaned out. Best cars were a single Chrysler 300 and a couple base model Chargers in PC, after that it was down to Impalas, Sentras, Trax. No trucks, no other SUVs. Hung around for a bit and they weren't bringing anything else out.

Ended up taking a BMW 530i from Premium Upgrades since I haven't driven one of these yet and it's a short rental. Very smooth ride, good for a long drive (even on Michigan roads)

aztimm

I ended up sticking with the SPAR. When my flight landed at DTW, my, "carfirmation," said I had a red Dodge Ram 1500. It was a pretty good ride. It was in an assigned space (#9 I think), and a very quick walk from the bus drop-off. I really enjoyed driving it and got a few comments from people. It had about 6500 miles on it when I drove off (I put a few hundred on it), and was fairly loaded.... Had Car Play, SXM, a decent HVAC system, electric folding mirrors (they were quite wide!). It was pretty much like driving a full-sized SUV, with a truck bed behind. I never used the bed, stuck my bags in the back seat going to/from my hotel. It was a little high (I joked saying I'd need a stool to get in, but a short person might have difficulty).
Not a bad ride for $43/day (my total was $171 w/ all taxes/fees for 3 days).

I always look through the list of options now when reserving...never know what you'll find for a decent price.

BThumme

Was there yesterday at noon. Very slim pickings...but...of like the five vehicles I saw, three were BMW 530i's.

It's a really nice ride! Drives great. I still think the loaded 2019 fusion titaniums are my go to, as they are feature loaded, but the 530i isn't too bad!

Shamrock 105

Rented at DTW last week and got a BMW 530i. Great car. Slim pickings otherwise.

noah

Unexciting selection today - 5pm on Tuesday. There was 1 BMW 530i that was being taken as I arrived but otherwise nothing that was really noteworthy.
Five Star had a few sedans, 2 Dodge Caravans and some small SUVs
PC had:
2 Dodge Caravans
2 Chrysler Pacificas
1 Chrysler 300
1 Ford Fusion Titanium
1 Camry
1 Rav4
4 Hyundai compact and mid-size SUVs
1 Honda Civic
1 Ram 1500 Pickup (with 23K miles on it)
1 Chevy Mailbu
1 Ford Edge
1 Ford Escape

aztimm

So which did you take?

Was the truck red, like the one I posted above? I wonder if it is the same one. More miles on it, but I guess 23k sounds about right.

noah

It was not red; it was grey. I almost took it but the cloth seats and 23K miles had me looking for something else. I took the Ford Hybrid. It had the best tech of all the cars on the aisle. I actually enjoyed it and appreciated that it used a lot less gas.

The Jaguar XE I picked up at PDX 9 hours after returning the car was much more fun

vr67

Hey all, renting from DTW next week. I'm PC and am hoping to get a minivan from the Ultimate Aisle. Anyone have reports on the cars available there recently?

BThumme

I'll be there sunday and can report back. I don't think I've ever seen a minivan in the PC section (or any section). But that's one of those vehicles I wouldn't notice. I'll report back Sunday.