2017 BMW 740i S Drive
May 29, 2017, 10:06 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 880
2017 BMW 740i S Drive
After using a free day I paid $80 all in with LDW, sirus XM and a toll pass. It's a full size luxury sedan with ample leg room. As far as sporty full size sedans I find this car even in base Form to be pretty great considering you get alot of standard features. This is basically something like a Buick LaCrosse but sportier and rear wheel drive. The S drive is either rear wheel drive or front wheel drive which in this cars case is rear wheel drive.
Classified as a WXAR
Features:
Inline 6 with 320 HP
leather seats
Panoramic Sunroof
Rear view camera
Parking sensors
Mpg is 29 highway and 21 city
air suspension
Harmon Kardon speakers
Idrive 6.0 and also a touch screen
I find this car to be sporty enough and loved the air suspension and the sound system. I managed around 34 Mpg on the highway which is higher than advertised. If I could ever find this on the aisle or a short term rental I will probably jump on this because of the ride quality alone.
Classified as a WXAR
Features:
Inline 6 with 320 HP
leather seats
Panoramic Sunroof
Rear view camera
Parking sensors
Mpg is 29 highway and 21 city
air suspension
Harmon Kardon speakers
Idrive 6.0 and also a touch screen
I find this car to be sporty enough and loved the air suspension and the sound system. I managed around 34 Mpg on the highway which is higher than advertised. If I could ever find this on the aisle or a short term rental I will probably jump on this because of the ride quality alone.
Feb 26, 2018, 10:39 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, Jetblue Mosaic, Alaska MVP Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 78
How are you getting these great upgrade fee rates? Is this how much the tag displays or are you negotiating with the agents?
Feb 26, 2018, 7:10 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,318
This was a non-aisle location. I knew they had a 430i and a 740i and at the counter, I just asked. The agent entered a few keystrokes and mouseclicks and she says “that’ll be $28/day”.
The first time I was offered a very cheap upgrade to a 740i, it was Christmas Eve, the airport was dead, and I brought a tin of chocolates with me. I had rented 25 times from this same location and the least I could do was bring some sweets to the agents working Christmas Eve.
Upgrade rates and success very wildly. I always rent a midsize, per my corporate contract. Sometimes they’ll just toss me the keys to a Grand Cherokee. Other times, I’ll ask about an SUV and they’ll say no or quote $100/day to go from a midsize to an Equinox/Edge.
It seems to be 50% dependent on the agent, and 50% dependent on whatever the computer spits out.
Feb 26, 2018, 7:42 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 19
I got a 2018 740i at VPS on two 12F days over Christmas. I’ve had similar experiences. Some agents readily upgrade or offer cheap upgrades, others act like you are asking for their paycheck when you inquire about better than assigned vehicles at non-aisle locations
Feb 26, 2018, 8:21 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,318
I got a 2018 740i at VPS on two 12F days over Christmas. I’ve had similar experiences. Some agents readily upgrade or offer cheap upgrades, others act like you are asking for their paycheck when you inquire about better than assigned vehicles at non-aisle locations