FlyerTalk Forums - Issue getting different car in same class?

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Originally Posted by qs933 (Post 25787612)

I'm a little more willing to cut National some slack on car availability. I'm sure it's much more difficult to manage inventory overall and between classes if what people are driving varies significantly from what they've reserved. For example, every time I've driven a premium on a full-size reservation, that's one less vehicle for the next renter, who may actually have a premium reservation, to choose from.

A couple rentals ago at a non-aisle location, I was offered a Honda Accord LX or Subaru Legacy on my Premium reservation. I was disappointed, but I think that comes with the territory with the flexibility that National offers.

+1

Overtime I rented directly from National/Alamo I always got an upgrade to a PCAR or whatever they classify it as. I always rented ICAR with Alamo which is serviced by National at JFK and always got a better car if I directly book through the website vs a place like airportrentals.com ( Priceline). National isn't the cheapest in the area but I love the service and as an EE I like I can choose whichever card I want. Alamo and Payless are cheaper from the places I can rent cars from but I like the perks with National to spend a bit more.