Consolidated "Renting at BOS; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Jul 11, 2019, 2:43 am
#76
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: CLT
Programs: AA CK, Marriott Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 66
Best Adrenaline car at BOS?
I’ve got a points rental coming up next month and am debating getting a car from their adrenaline line. MIA considers the 100th anniv Z06 as an adrenaline car, but am curious what the best adrenaline car at BOS is? Is it just the convertible camero SS / mustang GT? Because all adrenaline cars are same points value, if convertible SS / GT is best BOS has, I’ll save my points for another day and just take chances at PC lot. Thanks in advance!
Aug 14, 2019, 1:19 am
#79
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
Apparently, all Velars in the Hertz fleet are the base model, which means no nav (not even CarPlay) and cloth seats. Second-hand information and even if it's accurate, it could change, but I'd be very careful.
Aug 14, 2019, 6:21 pm
#80
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Marriott Plat, Hertz Pres
Posts: 3,649
Aug 26, 2019, 12:20 pm
#81
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: National, Hertz
Posts: 112
Stopped by at 11:30 AM before heading up to National with a luxury res at the same rate as Hertz midsize. Lot was rather sparse but being replenished with washed cars. Some decent stuff but it was mostly taken.
PC:
BMW X3 (someone sitting in it)
Cadillac XT5 (someone sitting in it)
Highlander (someone sitting in it)
Challenger R/T
Charger R/T
Yukon XL (someone sitting in it)
CTS
Flex
Didn't walk over to Five Star but saw an Elantra and Kona parked over there. Lots of luxury cars (Mercedes, Land Rover, Infiniti) in the reserved stalls. 530i available for an upgrade. The cars that were coming from the wash were Altimas/Malibus/etc so I went with National instead.
PC:
BMW X3 (someone sitting in it)
Cadillac XT5 (someone sitting in it)
Highlander (someone sitting in it)
Challenger R/T
Charger R/T
Yukon XL (someone sitting in it)
CTS
Flex
Didn't walk over to Five Star but saw an Elantra and Kona parked over there. Lots of luxury cars (Mercedes, Land Rover, Infiniti) in the reserved stalls. 530i available for an upgrade. The cars that were coming from the wash were Altimas/Malibus/etc so I went with National instead.
Last edited by oftech; Aug 26, 2019 at 12:20 pm Reason: correcting time
Nov 28, 2019, 2:58 pm
#82
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, Hertz PC
Posts: 181
Arrived at the lot last Friday 11/22 at around 8am. There were two 530i in the PC lot, and one XTS, and then a bunch of regular cars.
Someone snagged a 530i right in front of me, but I got the other one
Someone snagged a 530i right in front of me, but I got the other one
Feb 6, 2020, 2:42 pm
#85
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Plat, UA Plat 1MM, AS MVP, Hyatt Discoverist, Avis Presidents Club, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 3,938
In part due to facility charges; there are convention center surcharges for airport car rentals. I often find that the city rentals are cheaper.
Feb 6, 2020, 3:56 pm
#86
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SFO/DTW
Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,988
Less airport taxes, though both locations should charge a $10 convention center fee.
Feb 7, 2020, 6:28 am
#87
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: B6, Amtrak, DL, AA, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 274
IIRC if you're able to rent from a location outside the City of Boston proper (like Harvard Sq in Cambridge) you'll also avoid the convention center fee, as it's only assessed within Boston.
Feb 7, 2020, 10:45 am
#88
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 63
I am already preparing the holidays and for my misfortune the Prestige Z4 category is the one that comes out much cheaper (I hate the QX60). I have had different luck with this category until on the last trip I was assigned the QX60 and they did not let me change it for another car.
It was in Miami, you know what options you usually see in Boston?
I am also Amex Platinum but last time I update nothing at all, in Boston there are usually?
Thanks
It was in Miami, you know what options you usually see in Boston?
I am also Amex Platinum but last time I update nothing at all, in Boston there are usually?
Thanks
Feb 11, 2020, 5:22 am
#89
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 63
Feb 24, 2020, 3:06 am
#90
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 3,696
Nice selection in PC on a weekend morning.
2x BMW 530i
Camaro SS (30k miles, smelled of cigarettes)
Mustang convertible
Camaro convertible
Mercedes A220
Multiple 300s and the regular Hertz fare.
It was almost all sedans. I think the only SUV was a Pathfinder.
2x BMW 530i
Camaro SS (30k miles, smelled of cigarettes)
Mustang convertible
Camaro convertible
Mercedes A220
Multiple 300s and the regular Hertz fare.
It was almost all sedans. I think the only SUV was a Pathfinder.
Last edited by m907; Mar 9, 2020 at 1:44 am
