Cars at LAX
Jan 7, 2015, 10:47 am
#616
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Last time I was there (November) they had a Jaguar XJ in PS for $100/day. I too was on a luxury rental and all they had available was an Audi A3 until I complained about the size, at which point they found me a Cadillac XTS (13k and no XM, but I prefer Pandora).
Jan 8, 2015, 4:23 am
#617
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
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tb
Jan 8, 2015, 6:31 am
#618
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You can cancel via the app IF it's before your scheduled pickup time. If it's after, you'll need to call to cancel which, at times, can be time consuming. This is why I normally book the higher desired res and downgrade to ICAR at the booth if I chose from the aisle, though I'm usually on a corp code that's fixed-price with no risk of the walk-up ICAR rate being higher than what I've already booked.
Jan 8, 2015, 7:05 am
#619
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
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You can cancel via the app IF it's before your scheduled pickup time. If it's after, you'll need to call to cancel which, at times, can be time consuming. This is why I normally book the higher desired res and downgrade to ICAR at the booth if I chose from the aisle, though I'm usually on a corp code that's fixed-price with no risk of the walk-up ICAR rate being higher than what I've already booked.
In a worst case scenario that say, I'm horribly delayed on my inbound so no chance to cancel one before the scheduled pick-up times, will having two cars booked make me liable for both, or just the more expensive one? If it's the latter, I would be willing to risk it.
tb
Jan 8, 2015, 8:01 am
#620
Join Date: Sep 2007
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I wouldn't worry too much about staggering the pickup times or anything like that... just book ~1 hour after your flight lands (1.5 hours if you have a checked bag) and you'll be fine. Even if you have to cancel by phone AFTER your pickup time, we're talking 15 min at the most you might spend on hold, and probably more like 5 min. There's no real risk of being charged as a no show, but it can confuse the booth agent if you drive-out with two reservations, especially if you grab something from the aisle that also matches the class of your higher reservation.
Jan 9, 2015, 11:00 am
#622
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Not at all, but 90 minutes from your landing time on an international flight will give you time to get your bags, clear customs, and catch the bus with time to spare... no harm in getting to National ahead of your pickup time.
Jan 10, 2015, 8:27 am
#623
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin, TX
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Cars at LAX
Was able to get the only Suburban on ES the evening of 1/8. They had a few Durangos & Sienna minivans, too. Driving out I saw no less than 1/2 dozen Tahoes & Suburbans being staged. Hopefully a good sign more will be available on ES soon.
Jan 11, 2015, 8:44 pm
#624
Used to be MBS PremExec
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I'm new to National, hope to contribute more here...So far, very impressed with National as a whole.
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Jan 12, 2015, 6:52 am
#625
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Today (1/11/14), ES had to have been 6-8 Suburbans and Tahoes, plus at least one BIG Ford--Expedition, maybe? 2 Challengers, minivans and more. Seems like almost every space was full.
I'm new to National, hope to contribute more here...So far, very impressed with National as a whole.
I'm new to National, hope to contribute more here...So far, very impressed with National as a whole.
Glad your first experiences were good ones, though!
Jan 12, 2015, 7:55 pm
#626
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 21
Today (1/11/15), ES had to have been 6-8 Suburbans and Tahoes, plus at least one BIG Ford--Expedition, maybe? 2 Challengers, minivans and more. Seems like almost every space was full.
I'm new to National, hope to contribute more here...So far, very impressed with National as a whole.
I'm new to National, hope to contribute more here...So far, very impressed with National as a whole.
Heading to LAX jan 23rd. ^ i wanna see what you saw...
And BTW booking Full size at national e.g. Tahoe or similar was around 1700 and change for 8 days,like 4 days ago. just checked today and its 295.00 for 8 days.. could not belive my eyes. so i went ahead a made another reservation for emerald reserve for full size suv... just in case.
Jan 12, 2015, 8:02 pm
#627
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 21
I also had one question... about LDW... If LDW is included in rate quote, for ES, so i think LDW will be in effect if i choose cheapest car from ES or the most expensive one from ES... right? OR is it only for mid size, which i reserved to get access to ES.
Jan 12, 2015, 10:29 pm
#628
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Frankly, most of the cars on the EA have more features and comfort than the Audi A3.
Jan 13, 2015, 5:14 am
#630
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 458
Getting really concerned with how much National are diluting the Luxury class. Surely nobody paying LCAR rates is happy to receive a small hatchback like an A3?
It's going to become too much of a gamble to pay LCAR prices if there is a high chance you end up with something like this.