List your Free car upgrades here (Outside of Ultimate Choice)
Feb 29, 2016, 9:29 am
#3946
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
Mar 1, 2016, 8:14 am
#3947
Join Date: May 2013
Location: TX
Posts: 240
From my own experience and from reading the experiences of others on here, it seems that it is (or maybe was) location dependent and even dependent on who you asked at a location.
Mar 1, 2016, 6:56 pm
#3948
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 60
LGA
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
Mar 2, 2016, 1:19 am
#3949
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Posts: 168
LGA
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
Mar 2, 2016, 9:20 am
#3950
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 10
Hertz LGA is apsolut mess. They are rude and disrespectful to their elite customers. You are basically trap at there location, leaving you no choice, to wait for the bus and go back to the airport terminals or to take possibly the oldest and dirtiest car they assign to PC And 5* members. Free Upgrades are non existent. If you see better car , they will try to charge you for upgrade.
Mar 2, 2016, 9:59 am
#3951
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
LGA
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
PC
Booked: Full Size (F)
Assigned: Hyundai Accent (B)
Upgrade: Paid $75 a day for Escalade ESV-HPC
I'm a local who always rent the car here at this location and I feel like the service here is going down hill, as well as the pre-assigned cars. Don't expect to get the complimentary upgrade even if that car is available.
Mar 2, 2016, 10:02 am
#3952
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
Hertz LGA is apsolut mess. They are rude and disrespectful to their elite customers. You are basically trap at there location, leaving you no choice, to wait for the bus and go back to the airport terminals or to take possibly the oldest and dirtiest car they assign to PC And 5* members. Free Upgrades are non existent. If you see better car , they will try to charge you for upgrade.
Mar 4, 2016, 10:06 am
#3953
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: DCA or IAD (originally DUB)
Programs: UA 1K 1.8MM, Hertz PC, Marriott Platinum/Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,657
DUB
Premium SUV - Land Rover Discovery (Y)
None
Yes - Audi Q7 (Z6)
Premium SUV - Land Rover Discovery (Y)
None
Yes - Audi Q7 (Z6)
Mar 4, 2016, 3:15 pm
#3954
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 28
FLL
PC
Booked: (B)
Assigned: White 2016 Kia Soul 5080mi on the odometer, +XM
Upgrade: loaded 2015 Malibu LTZ 30.000mi on the odometer.
Soul had a 19 mpg avg. reporting on and the Malibu 25mpg.
$510/mo using vleex5 CDP fixed with a 10% off/monthly PC. Worth converting this to a multi month.
PC
Booked: (B)
Assigned: White 2016 Kia Soul 5080mi on the odometer, +XM
Upgrade: loaded 2015 Malibu LTZ 30.000mi on the odometer.
Soul had a 19 mpg avg. reporting on and the Malibu 25mpg.
$510/mo using vleex5 CDP fixed with a 10% off/monthly PC. Worth converting this to a multi month.
Mar 5, 2016, 3:48 pm
#3955
Moderator: Hawaii-based airlines & Hawai'i forums
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Ka ʻĀpala Nui, Nuioka
Programs: NEXUS/Global Entry, Delta, United, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, and Hertz
Posts: 18,043
LGA (one-way to JFK)
Reserved: F
Received: 2016 G Chevrolet Impala 2LT. Pennsylvania plates; 1,900 miles on the odometer. Needless to say, the XM/Sirius subscription was active. ^
Reserved: F
Received: 2016 G Chevrolet Impala 2LT. Pennsylvania plates; 1,900 miles on the odometer. Needless to say, the XM/Sirius subscription was active. ^
Mar 7, 2016, 4:59 am
#3956
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
ORD
PC
Booked: F
Assigned: Charger (YF)
Received: Hyundai Tucson (Q4) with working XM
They offered me the GL450 (I wanted an SUV, had a couple of large items to move) for $30/day, but the Tucson met my needs nicely.
PC
Booked: F
Assigned: Charger (YF)
Received: Hyundai Tucson (Q4) with working XM
They offered me the GL450 (I wanted an SUV, had a couple of large items to move) for $30/day, but the Tucson met my needs nicely.
Mar 7, 2016, 12:27 pm
#3957
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Posts: 168
March 03, 2016
Germany, Regensburg, Straubinger Strasse, Corporate Location
5*
Reserved: M (Opel Mokka Automatic or similar)
Options: None
Upgrade: Technically yes, Peugeot 5008 (U6) 2.0 Diesel, factory NAV (one of the worst I ever expereinced)
March 07, 2016
Germany, Regensburg, Straubinger Strasse, Corporate Location
5*
Reserved: R (Seat Leon SW or similar)
Options: None
Upgrade: Technically yes, Ford Focus SW (G6) 1.0 EcoBoost, factory NAV
Just a 75 minute drive to the airport, engine may be Eco, but there was no bit of boost :-) Still, not a bad car.
Germany, Regensburg, Straubinger Strasse, Corporate Location
5*
Reserved: M (Opel Mokka Automatic or similar)
Options: None
Upgrade: Technically yes, Peugeot 5008 (U6) 2.0 Diesel, factory NAV (one of the worst I ever expereinced)
March 07, 2016
Germany, Regensburg, Straubinger Strasse, Corporate Location
5*
Reserved: R (Seat Leon SW or similar)
Options: None
Upgrade: Technically yes, Ford Focus SW (G6) 1.0 EcoBoost, factory NAV
Just a 75 minute drive to the airport, engine may be Eco, but there was no bit of boost :-) Still, not a bad car.
Mar 7, 2016, 4:09 pm
#3958
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Montreal
Posts: 586
A 3-cylinder 1.0L engine on a station wagon!? Driving onto the Autobahn must be similar to a Smart Fortwo.
Mar 8, 2016, 7:10 am
#3959
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
If it's the 125 hp version with a six-speed gearbox, it's pretty quick by the standards of an 'ordinary' European car - 0-60 in around 9 seconds, which is fine. The 100 hp version struggles in a Focus, although it's no worse than the old 1.6 engine.
Anyway, upgrades:
CWL (Cardiff, Wales) - Hertz licensee
Booked: C - Focus or similar
Allocated: K - Ford Kuga (Escape) 2.0 diesel - one year old, 15k miles, very good condition apart from a big dent in the rear corner and scratches on the passenger mirror. 150 hp, not much equipment - no parking sensors or backup camera, no auto wipers/lights, and no nav - at least it has cruise control! Drives nicely for a CUV too.
Anyway, upgrades:
CWL (Cardiff, Wales) - Hertz licensee
Booked: C - Focus or similar
Allocated: K - Ford Kuga (Escape) 2.0 diesel - one year old, 15k miles, very good condition apart from a big dent in the rear corner and scratches on the passenger mirror. 150 hp, not much equipment - no parking sensors or backup camera, no auto wipers/lights, and no nav - at least it has cruise control! Drives nicely for a CUV too.
Last edited by Cymro; Mar 8, 2016 at 7:33 am
Mar 9, 2016, 12:59 am
#3960
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Netherlands
Programs: BA | A3 | AFKL | Hertz | SPG | Avis
Posts: 748
Rotterdam - Central Railway Station
Booked: reward booking for cat. D (Midsize sedan, Ford Mondeo or similar)
Received: V (Compact estate); Peugeot 308 SW Diesel
5 months old, already 20K km on the clock, but still pretty new. And very fuel efficient, I managed an average of 26 km's to the liter.
Booked: reward booking for cat. D (Midsize sedan, Ford Mondeo or similar)
Received: V (Compact estate); Peugeot 308 SW Diesel
5 months old, already 20K km on the clock, but still pretty new. And very fuel efficient, I managed an average of 26 km's to the liter.