Consolidated "Renting at BOS; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Mar 5, 2019, 7:09 pm
#47
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Mar 5, 2019, 7:10 pm
#48
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Mar 5, 2019, 7:11 pm
#49
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i had the xf if its the 35t its quick!!!
Mar 12, 2019, 4:03 pm
#53
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Picked up 3/8 ~11:30 AM. Lot was decently full of cars, and plenty in the returns as most of the Gold was occupied by returns waiting to be cleaned. Underwhelming selection compared to what I've seen at National and other Hertz PC sections.
PC and Five Star were mostly the same mix of Equinox LS, Terrain SLE, Altima S/SV, Impala, but were mostly Camaros. Seriously there must've been at least 12 Camaros parked, including at least one V8. Tempting but I was heading north towards even more snow.
PC highlights: 1 almost new QX60 with 0 options but working XM, Charger GT RWD, Base Durango, 2 Wranglers but the old body style, 2 Explorer XLT, Kia Sedona. Took an Encore with 300 miles, AWD, Remote Start, and Heated everything.
Odd notes from the lot overall: the premium upgrades had a QX60 and a Kia Sedona parked in there, alongside a lone Q50 – Why not just grab the same cars from UC? The other sections (fullsize, midsize, etc) had more minivans than actual cars. The higher trim/uncommon SUVs were all in assigned spaces. Spotted a few Edge Titanium's, Grand Cherokee, Explorer Sport and Limited. Snow was in the forecast so I guess it shouldn't be surprising to see them not in UC and held for reservations, versus the small/lower trim SUVs that were ending up in PC/Five Star. The porters bringing cars from the staging area didn't seem to be putting much thought to it. Watched them park an Explorer XLT in the full size section, then an Altima S in PC. If they're seriously trying to compete with National they would try just a bit harder.
PC and Five Star were mostly the same mix of Equinox LS, Terrain SLE, Altima S/SV, Impala, but were mostly Camaros. Seriously there must've been at least 12 Camaros parked, including at least one V8. Tempting but I was heading north towards even more snow.
PC highlights: 1 almost new QX60 with 0 options but working XM, Charger GT RWD, Base Durango, 2 Wranglers but the old body style, 2 Explorer XLT, Kia Sedona. Took an Encore with 300 miles, AWD, Remote Start, and Heated everything.
Odd notes from the lot overall: the premium upgrades had a QX60 and a Kia Sedona parked in there, alongside a lone Q50 – Why not just grab the same cars from UC? The other sections (fullsize, midsize, etc) had more minivans than actual cars. The higher trim/uncommon SUVs were all in assigned spaces. Spotted a few Edge Titanium's, Grand Cherokee, Explorer Sport and Limited. Snow was in the forecast so I guess it shouldn't be surprising to see them not in UC and held for reservations, versus the small/lower trim SUVs that were ending up in PC/Five Star. The porters bringing cars from the staging area didn't seem to be putting much thought to it. Watched them park an Explorer XLT in the full size section, then an Altima S in PC. If they're seriously trying to compete with National they would try just a bit harder.
Mar 12, 2019, 5:14 pm
#54
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Premium Upgrades are available to anyone, not just PC members. They are cheaper for PC ($25/day), but still available to everyone else for $35/day.
Mar 12, 2019, 6:25 pm
#55
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Picked up 3/8 ~11:30 AM. Lot was decently full of cars, and plenty in the returns as most of the Gold was occupied by returns waiting to be cleaned. Underwhelming selection compared to what I've seen at National and other Hertz PC sections.
PC and Five Star were mostly the same mix of Equinox LS, Terrain SLE, Altima S/SV, Impala, but were mostly Camaros. Seriously there must've been at least 12 Camaros parked, including at least one V8. Tempting but I was heading north towards even more snow.
PC highlights: 1 almost new QX60 with 0 options but working XM, Charger GT RWD, Base Durango, 2 Wranglers but the old body style, 2 Explorer XLT, Kia Sedona. Took an Encore with 300 miles, AWD, Remote Start, and Heated everything.
Odd notes from the lot overall: the premium upgrades had a QX60 and a Kia Sedona parked in there, alongside a lone Q50 – Why not just grab the same cars from UC? The other sections (fullsize, midsize, etc) had more minivans than actual cars. The higher trim/uncommon SUVs were all in assigned spaces. Spotted a few Edge Titanium's, Grand Cherokee, Explorer Sport and Limited. Snow was in the forecast so I guess it shouldn't be surprising to see them not in UC and held for reservations, versus the small/lower trim SUVs that were ending up in PC/Five Star. The porters bringing cars from the staging area didn't seem to be putting much thought to it. Watched them park an Explorer XLT in the full size section, then an Altima S in PC. If they're seriously trying to compete with National they would try just a bit harder.
PC and Five Star were mostly the same mix of Equinox LS, Terrain SLE, Altima S/SV, Impala, but were mostly Camaros. Seriously there must've been at least 12 Camaros parked, including at least one V8. Tempting but I was heading north towards even more snow.
PC highlights: 1 almost new QX60 with 0 options but working XM, Charger GT RWD, Base Durango, 2 Wranglers but the old body style, 2 Explorer XLT, Kia Sedona. Took an Encore with 300 miles, AWD, Remote Start, and Heated everything.
Odd notes from the lot overall: the premium upgrades had a QX60 and a Kia Sedona parked in there, alongside a lone Q50 – Why not just grab the same cars from UC? The other sections (fullsize, midsize, etc) had more minivans than actual cars. The higher trim/uncommon SUVs were all in assigned spaces. Spotted a few Edge Titanium's, Grand Cherokee, Explorer Sport and Limited. Snow was in the forecast so I guess it shouldn't be surprising to see them not in UC and held for reservations, versus the small/lower trim SUVs that were ending up in PC/Five Star. The porters bringing cars from the staging area didn't seem to be putting much thought to it. Watched them park an Explorer XLT in the full size section, then an Altima S in PC. If they're seriously trying to compete with National they would try just a bit harder.
I've tried National and Hertz from BOS, but locked into Hertz afterwards due to company preference. Agree with you though, the Hertz lot = boring selection of cars.
This week, I was lucky enough to come across 2x 2019 Cadillac XTS, the one I had had about 5000 miles on it...too bad the car was already damaged by the previous renter, the entire front bumper is pushed in with part of the grille missing.
Mar 19, 2019, 8:35 am
#56
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3/18 around 1pm ish.
PC Area:
1x Cadillac CTS
1x Infiniti Q50 3.0t
2x Impala
3x mini vans
1x VW tiguan
Picked up the Q50 since its a fun car to drive...I was pleasantly surprised there was only 20 miles to the odo, car registration says it was registered on 3/8
PC Area:
1x Cadillac CTS
1x Infiniti Q50 3.0t
2x Impala
3x mini vans
1x VW tiguan
Picked up the Q50 since its a fun car to drive...I was pleasantly surprised there was only 20 miles to the odo, car registration says it was registered on 3/8
Mar 22, 2019, 9:01 am
#58
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Picked up yesterday (22 Mar), about 4pm. Tons of Camaros around, an Infiniti sedan which I didn't recognise (don't have a lot of those in the UK). Nammed a V8 Camaro with 6 miles on the clock from the PC aisle! 
I don't like to drive SUVs, so didn't pay a lot of attention to those, but there were quite a few.
I don't like to drive SUVs, so didn't pay a lot of attention to those, but there were quite a few.
Mar 25, 2019, 8:06 pm
#59
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3/25/2019 10:30am
PC Area:
1x Land Rover Discovery Sport / Fully Loaded
1x Range Rover Evoque
1x Jaguar XF
Impala's
Chevy Equinox
Minivans x1000
1x Camaro V8
Picked up the Land Rover, kind of a meh car.
PC Area:
1x Land Rover Discovery Sport / Fully Loaded
1x Range Rover Evoque
1x Jaguar XF
Impala's
Chevy Equinox
Minivans x1000
1x Camaro V8
Picked up the Land Rover, kind of a meh car.
Mar 25, 2019, 8:08 pm
#60
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