Cars at MCO
Apr 1, 2011, 11:56 am
#196
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Emerald Reserve
I made a luxury ressie at MCO & on the top of the reservation is says Emerald Reserve. Does National have a Luxury aisle & a Emerald Reserve Aisle? Do I get to pick of both of the aisles or is it just the same thing?
What kind of cars are in Emerald Reserve?
What kind of cars are in Emerald Reserve?
Apr 1, 2011, 12:31 pm
#197
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Emerald Reserve refers to a service type whereby one is pointed to a row of cars in the reserved class, with the renter selecting a car. It's described in the Emerald Club features at www.nationalcar.com. Emerald Reserve operates at ~60 airport locations in the U.S. offering Emerald Aisle (midsize reservation by club members) and Executive Selection (full size reservation by elite members) rows.
Apr 12, 2011, 7:11 am
#198
Join Date: May 2010
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Saturday, 4/9 at around 1:20 Side A.
EA had the ususal suspects (Malibu, Corrolla, a few Camrys) Executive Aisle had two Infiniti G's, one VW (don't know the Sytle, but the new sporty looking one) and one midsize SUV, a Buick LaCrosse, and the normal Camry, Hyundai stuff. The VW was "occupied" so I took the G. If I had realized the VW was just being pulled in I might have tried it, but very happy with the Infiniti.
I was meeting a friend on a later flight so I drove over to B and parked. Walked though that side. Nothing really nice on either aisle.
EA had the ususal suspects (Malibu, Corrolla, a few Camrys) Executive Aisle had two Infiniti G's, one VW (don't know the Sytle, but the new sporty looking one) and one midsize SUV, a Buick LaCrosse, and the normal Camry, Hyundai stuff. The VW was "occupied" so I took the G. If I had realized the VW was just being pulled in I might have tried it, but very happy with the Infiniti.
I was meeting a friend on a later flight so I drove over to B and parked. Walked though that side. Nothing really nice on either aisle.
Apr 23, 2011, 7:23 am
#199
Join Date: Mar 2011
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MCO Luxury Cars
Just got back from MCO 4/15-4/22. Had a luxury ressie. when I arrived the national guy walked me to the aisle & showed me what they had (town cars, new buick regal & other boring cars). I asked if he had anything else & he told me to walk over to Alamo & see what they had & grab anything I wanted. They had the new buick regal, a saab, ford taurus & a caddy STS in their aisle. I took the caddy. 2011 w/1200 miles on it. power everything, leather, DVD navigation (although the only disk was for Western US & Canada only), heated & cooled seats, remote start. Great car & I had fun with it. Very busy time of year for MCO & I walked from baggage claim to the car in 2 minutes & loaded up to leave. drove to the gate & no one was in line. took 15 minutes from airplane to exit, it was amazing.
Apr 23, 2011, 7:29 am
#200
Join Date: May 2010
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On both A and B sides those aisles were EMPTY so I complained to the rep standing around.
First she tried to tell me that "Elite doesn't qualify you for the car" when I FINALLY convinced her I had reserved this car class she hauled me over to Alamo where they "hide" them to keep EA members from "self upgrading" (She basically told me "we don't keep them over here people take them") SO check the Alamo aisles too.
May 21, 2011, 9:55 am
#201
Join Date: May 2011
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I know it's a little late, but I was in MCO 5/2 with an EA reservation. There were approximately 11 cars for Emerald Aisle with a breakdown as follows: 1 Hyundai (Elantra, I believe), 1 Dodge Grand Caravan (Looked to be a brand new model, as it had the updated Dodge script on the back), 1 Ford Fusion and 8 Chevrolet Impalas. I took the Fusion, which was pretty well loaded with leather and working satellite radio.
The Executive Selection had quite a few Tahoes, 300s and the odd Grand Marquis.
I'll be back down there this Friday, so I'll post an update of what I find.
The Executive Selection had quite a few Tahoes, 300s and the odd Grand Marquis.
I'll be back down there this Friday, so I'll post an update of what I find.
May 21, 2011, 10:02 am
#202
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I just landed atMCO
The EA had its usual selection of Impalas, Camry, Altima, Fusion. I Took the Camry. The Executive Side had its share of 300, Challenger, Mustang, there was Genesis and a Infinity G37. Very Surprised on the Infinity, as I've never seen them on MCO in the past.
May 22, 2011, 11:33 pm
#203
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There were no Infinitis, Ford Mustangs, or Dodge Challengers in the Executive side tonight, but there was a Volkswagen CC that sadly, somebody had already claimed. I removed a Hyundai Genesis and returned it at FLL three hours and five minutes later (ask me about WN flight 1600).
May 27, 2011, 5:27 am
#204
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Landed around 945AM on the 24th. Exec Aisle had standard fare of camrys some SUVs but 2 that stuck out was a Saab and a VW CC. Took the VW CC. had only 500 miles on it when I got it. Very nice car however the turbo takes a few seconds to kick in and you can feel it when it does.
May 28, 2011, 9:30 am
#205
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 7
MCO July 2011
I have a standard car booked (Fusion or similar) at MCO with Alamo for mid July, I have no National/Alamo status - do I get to pick my own car, or is this just for status holders?
What am I likely to find there if I do get to pick my own?
Many thanks!!
What am I likely to find there if I do get to pick my own?
Many thanks!!
May 28, 2011, 12:46 pm
#206
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Are you an emerald club member - if not sign up for free to bypass the line and choose your own from the emerald aisle otherwise STD is usually Malibu or Fusion.
May 29, 2011, 8:17 am
#207
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Wouldn't they also have to make a reservation for National, instead of Alamo? I didn't think that Emerald Club was interchangeable with Alamo.
May 29, 2011, 11:02 pm
#208
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Jun 3, 2011, 9:19 am
#209
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Landed around 945AM on the 24th. Exec Aisle had standard fare of camrys some SUVs but 2 that stuck out was a Saab and a VW CC. Took the VW CC. had only 500 miles on it when I got it. Very nice car however the turbo takes a few seconds to kick in and you can feel it when it does.
I picked up a car late Monday night (11:30p) 5/30 from the B side. The ES was terrible, a ton of camrys, a 300 (old one), generic Chevys and a minivan or two. What stood out was a white 2011 Toyota Venza. I've never driven one before so I decided to try it. It's pretty nice with lots of great features: Bluetooth, iPod/iPhone USB connectivity, auto up/down on all four windows, XM SatRadio... and a really clever iPod/phone holder built into the center console. It wasn't too heavily used at less than 5K mi. I'm satisfied for the week... especially with the cheap rates they were offering when I booked (less than $95 for a full week before taxes).