Consolidated "Renting at HNL; What Kind of Cars to Expect?" Thread
Nov 26, 2018, 7:01 pm
#31
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The Hertz location is in the Terminal 2 parking garage at the arrivals/baggage claim level. If your flight arrives into Terminal 2, then it's a quick walk across the roadway from baggage claim to the location, There's a separate line and rep for Gold members and that's where you obtain the keys to your assigned car and printed rental agreement. You'll be informed of the parking lot space (and floor of the garage) the car is in and you just drive off after that. As an aside, a Jeep is about the last thing I would want for a rental at HNL; I much prefer cars that blend in with the locals so when I go to the beach, there's less risk of being targeted for a break in / smash and grab.
Dec 30, 2018, 9:24 am
#32
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Arrived yesterday around 4 pm; the Hertz section of the garage was about as empty as I've seen it due to the holidays. Both of the aisles in the garage that Hertz uses for Gold reservations only had a few cars in them. I noted a few SUV like Nissan Rogue and Pathfinders, a Ford Flex, and a Yukon XL. I also saw two Range Rovers, but no Jeeps. Myreservation was fulfilled by a G 2019 Impala V-6 Premier with 1,300 miles on the odometer - @cestmoi123 eat your heart out 
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Dec 31, 2018, 10:18 am
#33
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Arrived yesterday around 4 pm; the Hertz section of the garage was about as empty as I've seen it due to the holidays. Both of the aisles in the garage that Hertz uses for Gold reservations only had a few cars in them. I noted a few SUV like Nissan Rogue and Pathfinders, a Ford Flex, and a Yukon XL. I also saw two Range Rovers, but no Jeeps. Myreservation was fulfilled by a G 2019 Impala V-6 Premier with 1,300 miles on the odometer - @cestmoi123 eat your heart out .
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Dec 31, 2018, 10:40 am
#34
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I've been a monthly renter out of HNL (with National usually, though I do have Hertz PC as well) for about 16mo now and I did my share of Jeep Wrangler rentals and at first it was nice for the novelty but after that it wears off. Wranglers are GREAT at real off-roading (which I would imagine 98% of tourists never do real off-roading) and otherwise Wranglers are known for their terrible actual on-road performance: poor MPG, low power, high step height into the cabin, poor ride quality, lack of interior features/quality, poor interior space for the size of SUV.
Big Island is where I feel Wranglers can actually excel IF you actually take it to some off-road trails.
Feb 13, 2019, 3:47 pm
#35
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President's Circle Experience at HNL
HNL
Reserved: Full Size
Carfirmation: Chrysler 300 (Luxury)
At the counter, i asked for something a little smaller and was given a 4 cylinder 2019 Camaro with 1100 miles. Pretty barebones, no XM radio but good gas mileage and excellent infotainment system so no complaints from me (especially since i downgraded myself).
Reserved: Full Size
Carfirmation: Chrysler 300 (Luxury)
At the counter, i asked for something a little smaller and was given a 4 cylinder 2019 Camaro with 1100 miles. Pretty barebones, no XM radio but good gas mileage and excellent infotainment system so no complaints from me (especially since i downgraded myself).
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Feb 13, 2019 at 4:48 pm Reason: moved into location-specific thread
Feb 13, 2019, 4:51 pm
#36
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No big loss there; Sirius/XM doesn't work in Hawaii as it's outside of the satellite coverage area. Glad you had a satisfactory experience and hope you got to get the Camaro up to speed on one of the Interstate Highways.
Mar 22, 2019, 12:07 am
#37
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president's circle at HNL
for some reason i could have sworn that this location had ultimate choice - i was previously given a land rover, and i only reserve intermediate. that must have been why. anyways....
reserved: intermediate
received: nissan rogue (after asking at the counter for an SUV)
for some reason i could have sworn that this location had ultimate choice - i was previously given a land rover, and i only reserve intermediate. that must have been why. anyways....
reserved: intermediate
received: nissan rogue (after asking at the counter for an SUV)
Mar 27, 2019, 7:26 pm
#38
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Update: on the other hand booked a CCAR (Ford Focus) at HNL and my Carfirmation had an ICAR (Kia Soul) so just a one class upgrade. I didn’t ask for anything better at the counter as figured they’d given me the one class upgrade as they needed to so not much point.
May 5, 2019, 4:09 am
#40
Join Date: Apr 2014
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HNL
Reserved: Full Size
Carfirmation: Chrysler 300 (Luxury)
At the counter, i asked for something a little smaller and was given a 4 cylinder 2019 Camaro with 1100 miles. Pretty barebones, no XM radio but good gas mileage and excellent infotainment system so no complaints from me (especially since i downgraded myself).
Reserved: Full Size
Carfirmation: Chrysler 300 (Luxury)
At the counter, i asked for something a little smaller and was given a 4 cylinder 2019 Camaro with 1100 miles. Pretty barebones, no XM radio but good gas mileage and excellent infotainment system so no complaints from me (especially since i downgraded myself).
Aug 2, 2019, 1:15 pm
#41
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What to expect for a Group G or Group I? I'm guessing mostly Chryslers 300 as mentioned above, and maybe the rare C300?
Group D: $45.xx
Group G: $48.xx
Group I: $51.xx
The difference is so small in HNL!
Group D: $45.xx
Group G: $48.xx
Group I: $51.xx
The difference is so small in HNL!
Sep 12, 2019, 7:42 am
#45
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Arrived yesterday (Wednesday) around 1:45 pm. with a reserved Premium car. I was given a somewhat worn 2018 P4 Cadillac CTS Premium sedan with 20,000 miles on the odometer. I noted a Chrysler 300, Impala V6, Range Rover, a few convertible Camaros and Mustangs, several Explorers, and a Sienna minivan in the garage.
