List your Free car upgrades here (Outside of Ultimate Choice)
May 15, 2015, 9:12 pm
#3706
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 55
Membership: Gold Location: HLE Chambersburg, PA...
Membership: Gold
Location: HLE Chambersburg, PA
Reserved: (B) Ford Focus
Options: None
Price: $58.57 total
Assigned: (F) 2015 Chrysler 200.
Originally offered a Spark, I thought I was a Economy so I grunted a bit and he said I could just have the 200.
Membership: Gold
Location: HLE Chambersburg, PA
Reserved: (B) Ford Focus
Options: None
Price: $58.57 total
Assigned: (F) 2015 Chrysler 200.
Originally offered a Spark, I thought I was a Economy so I grunted a bit and he said I could just have the 200.
May 17, 2015, 10:39 am
#3707
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,198
Amazingly, Focus and Spark are in group B in the US! In the UK, they'd be an A and a C, respectively (no Sparks currently in the fleet, nor will there be as Chevrolet has withdrawn from the UK market).
Anyway, this is mine:
Location: LHR - one way to LGW
Reserved: (C) - Ford Focus
Options: None
Assigned: (K) - 2015 Volvo V40 R-Design
Very nice car, well equipped with nav, although there were two instances of unrecorded damage, one of which I missed until the car was returned, but thankfully I wasn't dinged.
After the awful 'downgrade' last week, I was happy to see a return to form.
Anyway, this is mine:
Location: LHR - one way to LGW
Reserved: (C) - Ford Focus
Options: None
Assigned: (K) - 2015 Volvo V40 R-Design
Very nice car, well equipped with nav, although there were two instances of unrecorded damage, one of which I missed until the car was returned, but thankfully I wasn't dinged.
After the awful 'downgrade' last week, I was happy to see a return to form.
May 17, 2015, 2:05 pm
#3708
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: ARN; SFO
Programs: Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum, Eurobonus Diamond
Posts: 134
Location: Stockholm Central
Reserved: (D6; Prestige) - Volvo XC70 AWD
Options: None
Assigned: (SWHQ) - 2015 Range Rover Sport HSE *Brand new*
Reserved: (D6; Prestige) - Volvo XC70 AWD
Options: None
Assigned: (SWHQ) - 2015 Range Rover Sport HSE *Brand new*
May 17, 2015, 11:03 pm
#3709
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG, DL KM, Bee Six, Bonvoy Plat, Avis PC, Natl Exec, Greyhound Road Rewards Z"L
Posts: 16,699
LAS (Friday evening)
PC
G
Upgrade? Ish? L - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo w/ 3k miles. Totally bare bones
Stopped at the Gold booth and asked for something smaller...
I - 2015 Cadillac CTS with XM and factory nav ^
Didn't notice the 13,000 miles until the next day, but it drove fine.
One of the people told me they were about to assign me a prestige car before they noticed I was underage. Not surprised they really stick to the rules in Vegas but first time I ever experienced that.
-J.
PC
G
Upgrade? Ish? L - 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo w/ 3k miles. Totally bare bones
Stopped at the Gold booth and asked for something smaller...
I - 2015 Cadillac CTS with XM and factory nav ^
Didn't notice the 13,000 miles until the next day, but it drove fine.
One of the people told me they were about to assign me a prestige car before they noticed I was underage. Not surprised they really stick to the rules in Vegas but first time I ever experienced that.
-J.
May 22, 2015, 4:50 pm
#3710
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
Programs: AA, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 13,485
BOI
Tues 5/19 to Thurs 5/21
Reserved: C
Received: Toyota Sequoya
They don't have a gold board at BOI, you have to go in the line, but they have a side line for Gold... When they asked if this vehicle would work, I asked, "is that an SUV?"
She answered, "Yes."
My answer when I returned it, "this thing is a monster!"
It was fairly loaded, with sat radio, sunroof, all kinds of heating/cooling. Plus room for 7 full-sized adults--I shuttled 6 others from my hotel to an event. Not much storage space in the back when the 3rd row was up, but they all seemed comfortable.
One thing I like about renting cars is to see if I'd want to purchase one. While this was nice, it is just too big. Parking was a bit difficult. But driving...when I put on a signal to change lanes, cars seemed to let me right over.
Tues 5/19 to Thurs 5/21
Reserved: C
Received: Toyota Sequoya
They don't have a gold board at BOI, you have to go in the line, but they have a side line for Gold... When they asked if this vehicle would work, I asked, "is that an SUV?"
She answered, "Yes."
My answer when I returned it, "this thing is a monster!"
It was fairly loaded, with sat radio, sunroof, all kinds of heating/cooling. Plus room for 7 full-sized adults--I shuttled 6 others from my hotel to an event. Not much storage space in the back when the 3rd row was up, but they all seemed comfortable.
One thing I like about renting cars is to see if I'd want to purchase one. While this was nice, it is just too big. Parking was a bit difficult. But driving...when I put on a signal to change lanes, cars seemed to let me right over.
May 22, 2015, 11:24 pm
#3711
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG, DL KM, Bee Six, Bonvoy Plat, Avis PC, Natl Exec, Greyhound Road Rewards Z"L
Posts: 16,699
BTV
PC
Manager's Special
C4 - 2015 Chevy Cruze 2LT w/ 2400 miles
Pretty nice. Love that there's a color touchscreen (finally!).
Right as I was returning it (early) my flight took a delay, so decided to try something else...
C - 2014 Nissan Sentra
Interior looked (and sounded) like it was out of the 90s!
-J.
PC
Manager's Special
C4 - 2015 Chevy Cruze 2LT w/ 2400 miles
Pretty nice. Love that there's a color touchscreen (finally!).
Right as I was returning it (early) my flight took a delay, so decided to try something else...
C - 2014 Nissan Sentra
Interior looked (and sounded) like it was out of the 90s!
-J.
May 25, 2015, 11:17 am
#3712
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
NYC HLE
PC
Reserved F
Received Chevy Equinox AWD (L), 52k miles
PC
Reserved F
Received Chevy Equinox AWD (L), 52k miles
May 25, 2015, 7:20 pm
#3713
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG, DL KM, Bee Six, Bonvoy Plat, Avis PC, Natl Exec, Greyhound Road Rewards Z"L
Posts: 16,699
May 26, 2015, 4:31 am
#3714
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
May 26, 2015, 5:49 am
#3715
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,974
Gothenburg, SE
Booked Focus or similar, got brand new full equipped XC70 D4 Automatic.
Nice ride
Booked Focus or similar, got brand new full equipped XC70 D4 Automatic.
Nice ride
May 27, 2015, 11:18 am
#3716
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New York
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott LTPP, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 1,079
ORD
Booked ICAR, got a 2015 Mercedes C300 with 4K miles on it ^
Booked ICAR, got a 2015 Mercedes C300 with 4K miles on it ^
May 27, 2015, 11:34 am
#3717
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC, National Exec
Posts: 6,736
May 27, 2015, 12:00 pm
#3718
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New York
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott LTPP, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 1,079
I've heard that there's some more weighting to the Hertz upgrades than merely status and availability (some sort of metric of sorts for prioritizing). I wasn't getting any upgrades before (have been PC for a couple years) but in the past few weeks I've been 2/3 on upgrades (last week was a miss but the week before they gave me a Buick Lacrosse).
Not sure if it's a happy coincidence or they're liking me more. Hertz also emailed me with an auto-enrolled targeted triple points offer for rentals from May 21-June 15th. So maybe I just satisfied some formula.
May 31, 2015, 6:22 am
#3719
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
DCA
Premium - Nissan Maxima for similar (G)
None
Yes - Infiniti QX60 (K4)
LHR
Premium automatic - Audi A4 or similar (G)
None
Yes - Volvo XC70 (T6)
DCA
Premium - Nissan Maxima or similar (G)
None
Yes - Infiniti QX60 (K4)
Premium - Nissan Maxima for similar (G)
None
Yes - Infiniti QX60 (K4)
LHR
Premium automatic - Audi A4 or similar (G)
None
Yes - Volvo XC70 (T6)
DCA
Premium - Nissan Maxima or similar (G)
None
Yes - Infiniti QX60 (K4)
May 31, 2015, 12:15 pm
#3720
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: Southwest A-List Preferred, Delta Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold Elite, Avis PP
Posts: 191
DEN
Booked - F
Assigned: L4 - 2015 Dodge Durango Limited
Was great for a drive to the Western Slope!
Booked - F
Assigned: L4 - 2015 Dodge Durango Limited
Was great for a drive to the Western Slope!