Presidents Circle cars offered at CMH (Franchise location)
Jan 20, 2018, 4:58 am
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Presidents Circle cars offered at CMH (Franchise location)
I know CMH is a franchise location and heavily VW, but wanted to hear some experience with Presidents Circle there. Do they offer up anything better, like Volvo for PC members?
I have been renting from National for years but the quality of cars in Executive has gotten worse in many locations and CMH is terrible as it' a franchise from a GM dealer. Only hope there is getting something from the One Way rental aisle, which sometimes has something decent but it' not reliable.
I have been renting from National for years but the quality of cars in Executive has gotten worse in many locations and CMH is terrible as it' a franchise from a GM dealer. Only hope there is getting something from the One Way rental aisle, which sometimes has something decent but it' not reliable.
Sep 13, 2018, 1:51 pm
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I know this is an ancient thread, but since I'm going to be into CMH a few times over the next couple of months, I thought I would post.
It seems to me that the Buick Regal reigns at CMH, together with the Malibu little brother. There are also a few A4s and the usual Nissan/Toyota sedans and SUVs. There is no Choice at CMH, so you have to go inside and they give you your contract and keys.
It seems to me that the Buick Regal reigns at CMH, together with the Malibu little brother. There are also a few A4s and the usual Nissan/Toyota sedans and SUVs. There is no Choice at CMH, so you have to go inside and they give you your contract and keys.
Sep 13, 2018, 2:02 pm
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It's been a few months since I was there, but was pretty disappointed. They wouldn't budge on the "upgrade" for Presidents Circle. They gave me a choice of an Altima (4cyl version) or a Camry. If I wanted a Maxima or an A4 they wanted a fairly significant daily supplement. Think it was $25 extra a day for the Maxima and forget how much for the Audi. CMH in general is quite sad for car rentals, way too many franchise branches. Anywhere else in the country I prefer National, but you get tired of Malibus and Impalas at CMH pretty quickly. Only saving grace for National there is the "one-way" aisle of cars from corporate locations they want to get rid of. Sometimes there is something nice in there.
Sep 18, 2018, 2:33 pm
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I actually have been back to exchange my car twice on this trip and am thinking about a third. The Malibu they first gave me stunk and I felt was unstable at speed. The Regal they gave me smelled like cigarettes, so I went back in. The Rogue they gave me I *hated* (of course), so I went back for an A4. They were reasonable with me, but did require an upgrade payment. But, the A4 has a number of annoying and/or concerning issues (keyless entry doesn't work, wipers are bad, and there's a crunching sound from the front left axle sometimes). So, probably taking it back and seeing what they will do next!