Cars at RAP (Rapid City)
Dec 5, 2020, 8:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: DTW
Programs: BW Diamond, Choice Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,120
Was there over Memorial Day. No aisle, you'll have to go to the counter. But they recognized my status in person and on the rental jacket. My FCAR became a GMC Acadia. I'd rather hve my pick, but that can be difficult in small locations. At least they set a car aside and go me on my way quickly. Really couldn't complain.
Dec 7, 2020, 6:17 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: National Emerald Club/AAdvantage/Hilton Honors
Posts: 75
Hate to report not the same experience. The staff was SUPER nice. Acknowledged EE Status and asked what I wanted. Asked what the options were and was told an SUV would be more. Given a Sentra. Asked why I got a compact and was charged for Intermediate. They said all EE was the same price. Showed them it wasn’t and got it updated.
Apr 7, 2021, 8:18 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Flying Blue Plat, Finnair Plat, Bonvoy Titanium, National EE
Posts: 122
There were lots of different cars on the lot. Enterprise/National/Alamo uses the same cars (& people too, I think).
Got a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross ES with CA plates on a midsize SUV reservation. Lowest trim, so crappy interior (no automatic lights or driver's seat adjustments), but a decent car otherwise, and did well in the snow. My coworker got a Chevy Equinox.
I then had a one-way booking to Bismarck (intermediate). Given a choice between a Dodge Journey and a Chevy Colorado. Took the former because I had lots of bags, and it was the opposite of the Mitsubishi. Nice enough interior (but weird to have the rear-view camera on the rear-view mirror rather than the center screen IMO) but a terrible car acceleration-wise... just terrible. The Colorado I later saw in the parking lot had a V6 so probably would've been a nicer experience overall.
I saw Jeep Trailhawk 4x4, Corolla, some crappy Nissans, quite a few pick-up trucks. The selection was quite diverse overall.
Got a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross ES with CA plates on a midsize SUV reservation. Lowest trim, so crappy interior (no automatic lights or driver's seat adjustments), but a decent car otherwise, and did well in the snow. My coworker got a Chevy Equinox.
I then had a one-way booking to Bismarck (intermediate). Given a choice between a Dodge Journey and a Chevy Colorado. Took the former because I had lots of bags, and it was the opposite of the Mitsubishi. Nice enough interior (but weird to have the rear-view camera on the rear-view mirror rather than the center screen IMO) but a terrible car acceleration-wise... just terrible. The Colorado I later saw in the parking lot had a V6 so probably would've been a nicer experience overall.
I saw Jeep Trailhawk 4x4, Corolla, some crappy Nissans, quite a few pick-up trucks. The selection was quite diverse overall.
Apr 10, 2021, 9:11 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 661
Given a choice between a Dodge Journey and a Chevy Colorado. Took the former because I had lots of bags, and it was the opposite of the Mitsubishi. Nice enough interior (but weird to have the rear-view camera on the rear-view mirror rather than the center screen IMO) but a terrible car acceleration-wise... just terrible.
Apr 11, 2021, 4:03 am
#6
Join Date: May 2012
Location: TUL
Programs: Hertz PC, National Exec Elite, HHonors Gold
Posts: 986
It truly amazes me that in 2020 Chrysler was still selling a 7 seat SUV with a 2.4L naturally aspirated I4 and a 4 speed automatic. In fact, the 2020 Journey couldn't be sold in a dozen states b/c it doesn't meet emission requirements. I've driven the V6 version (no longer available in 2020) and it's fine. Never had the misfortune of getting the 4 cyl version even though I'm really curious just how slow it is.