My very first rental with SIXT (no status):
Aachen
FDMR (MB C200)
LDAR (BMW 530d)

again, no status:
Aachen
LWAR (BMW 530d Touring)
XFAR (BMW X5, horrible car)

bahn.comfort
Aachen
LDAR (BMW 530d)
PDMR (BMW 520d), opted for downgrade as I needed a BMW (they offered me a Lexus, but no time to read the manual) and they only charged the lower PDMR fee

Seems to me that you are likely to be upgraded (or receive a totally different car) when renting from smaller stations. The "best" I've ever received was a fully-featured MB E350 CGI with a Brunswick (!!) number plate, although I didn't really like the that car... Pity they don't have the Audi A6 3.0tdi any more.

Sixt Platinum
Stuttgart Zentrum
Booked BMW 5 Series
Received Audi A6 2.tdi
Dirty and under powered with a big dent on rear (8+ins)listed on paperwork as 2 ins, returned to office but told it was ok. We shall see!

- FRA
- VW Golf
- BMW X3 with M tuning

^

Yep, it was a great upgrade. Once we saw that we got such a nice car, we decided to carry our road bikes with us on our holiday trip and it made the holiday even better :) ^ to Sixt :)

another FRA rental:
-VW Golf
-Audi TT convert.

The car is nothing to write home about though and I was more than happy to return it yesterday.

STR Rental.

EBMN (Smart fortwo) rented
ETMR (Smart fortwo cabrio) received

I think neither I, not Sixt considers that an upgrade. I first received a car which was damaged. The ABS light as well as the general warning light were lit on the dashbord. When they were checking to see if they have a replacement car the lady mentioned that the upgrade offer does not apply for the Smart models. *shrug*

cheers,
andreas

Are you talking about Sixt or Sixti rentals? I did receive an upgrade with I rented a car with Sixt but Sixti is probably a totally different story.

That was a regular Sixt rental for 10hrs and cost about 54EUR which, as far as I understand the rules, should give an upgrade. I never tried Sixti.

I assumed the staff was wrong or unwilling or whatever but was in a hurry and besides, I'm not the type to throw a hissy fit. :-) I needed the car just for a few hours and for two trips the Smart is okay. But I would never get that car for any real driving, the noises the car makes are really strange.

cheapest non-Smart car rental

Vienna (OW => SZG) Mazda 3 4DR

Opatija OW => SPU Hyundai i30 (or some model like that)

- Diamond
- Cologne Airport
booked -BMW 3er series
received - Mercedes E-class 250cdi

Dubrovnik Hilton
(don't want any German cars including VW as you cannot drive those into Montenegro and/or Bosnia & Hercegovina

Booked: cheapest non-Smart car
Got: Subaru Justy with 80k on it (sounded like a diesel but wasn't) &
Fiat Punto diesel also with 80k

How did you like that car? I was in Serbia the other day and was considering getting a rental car but the selection was just not what I am used to... I'm totally spoiled by the Mercedes experience... But BMW is okay too.

I never tried Sixti as well IIRC but as mentioned above I got upgrades when I rented a Smart with Sixt. Anyway as mentioned before I never expect to get an upgrade as Sixt always has the "if available" clause and hence there is no guarantee. Having a Diamond Card makes it easier to get one though :)

Good luck for your next rentals

The small cars drive just fine. Clutch on the diesel took some getting used to. Not sure if it was poorly adjusted. Picked up a cheapest non-Smart at BRI Sunday. Got offered a 2 door something or a 5 dr Fiat Panda. Took the Panda with just about 6k on it. If a little underpowered,l it is good on fuel and handy for driving in places like Matera.

I basically cannot remember any rental with Sixt within the last 24 month without an upgrade. Usually reserve Golf-Category and the worst car I got so far was a VW Tiguan. The nicest upgrades this year have been so far:

FRA T1 : BMW M3 Convertible, Audi A8 4,2 TDI, BMW X5 3,0d and MB CL 500
TXL: Audi Q7 and BMW M3 Coupe
MUC: MB ML 320 CDI, BMW Z4 Roadster, Audi A5 Convertible

With Avis I got really lucky this summer at T1 in FRA. Customer booked a car for me (MB C-Class) and they gave me a Carrera 4S Convertible. It was only for 24 hours and return at the same station but nice upgrade.

You must be paying some unusally high rates for Golf class. May I ask, what is your status with Sixt - if you even have one...?

I negotiated 55 Euro for my company as a standard rate for a Golf, including the 20% Airport Surcharge. Why to pay more if I always get a suitable car?! I have a Diamond Card from Sixt somewhere, but I never use it since I hate carrying around all those cards. I always use my Amex Centurion Card at the counter and usually everything is already prepared. They called up my office a couple of times a few hours before I got to the station to ask if it is okay to give me a two seater or a convertible, so I am quite satisfied with Sixt. We tried Europcar and asked for the "meet at the gate option" but it never worked.

Sweet ^

Thanks for sharing...

Booked at Golf at the Munich city location (pricey but it was pricey everywhere due to a trade show). Received an A class MB with GPS which was nice given we didn't have a map of the area (drove to Austria, back to MUC, into Munich and back to MUC in 24 hrs).

Stuttgart Airport.

Rented LDAR, which would mean BMW 5er or an E-Class and got an XDAR Mercedes Benz S350. I assume this would be the upgrade thanks to my Platinum status.

Nice car, never drove an S-Class before. Only drawback, it took me about 2hrs to get familiar with the technology...

I always get a BMW 650i at the Munich Airport Station no matter what i reserve. Have a Platinum Sixt card and Centurion AmEx. But seems to be getting rare with those expensive cars. Local rental stations usually dont have expensive cars anymore.

Quite sure mate. Because a) I know my cars, b) it said M3 in quite a few places and c) you can't half mistake the roar of a V8 and 420 bhp for anything else!

Latest:

Platinum
Brussels Airport
VW Passat Stationcar
Jaguar XF

Platinum
Brussels Airport
VW Passat Stationcar
Jaguar XJ

Platinum
Hamburg Airport
BMW 3 series
BMW 530d Stationcar (new model)

Liked the XF more than the XJ - am seriously considering buying one. The BMW 530d is a seriously nice motor too!

Volvo X70
 

Booked an Opel Zafira and got upgraded to Volvo X70 at Zagreb airport with the platinum card.

Platinum
Manchester Airport
CDMR
Merc C class

Platinum
Heathrow Airport
CDAR
VW Passat

Platinum
Cape Town Airport (Sixt/First)
IDMR
FCAR

Platinum
Joburg Airport (Sixt/First)
IDMR
IDMR !!

Does anyone know the deal with Sixt/First partnership in South Africa? They refused to acknowledge my Platinum status at the First Club (preferred) desk in JNB :eek: and claimed not to have any upgrade available :rolleyes:

Happy to report:

Platinum
Joburg Airport (Sixt/First)
IDMR
BMW 3 series

Although it was a year ago or more:

No Status
FRA
Booked - FDAR
Got - Alfa Romeo GT JTD

Loved it!

Gold status
Fra
Booked: CPMR (Bmw 1er-A3)
Received Mercedes SLK-200

in the beginning i got a Audi a3 and later there was a system problem in the car so i returned to the airport and they gave me the slk200

today im platinum does anyone know how is the service about upgrades in tegel Berlin airport?

quite restrictive upgrade handling here.
Don´t expect too much.

Any knowledge on Spain rentals? I'm a platinum renting (1way) from Seville to Barcelona in May.

Thanks!

Any experience with Gare Montparnasse in Paris? Picking up a CPMR, what are my odds of getting a BMW 1-er?

Platinum
rent a Corsa (ECMR) and I've got a Mercedes B (SDMR) with free navigation
at Charleroi Airport (belgium)
Perfect

Platinum status
MUC
3 days location week-end.
Booked: FDMR (BMW 3 series wagon).
Received: FWAR (BMW 535dA, wagon).

Great car. I was proposed a MB S class I refused because I really needed a kombi car.

Platinum
Duesseldorf Mitte
Booked a Smart/Panda
Received A Class

Platinum
DUS airport
booked Golf class
received A4 Limousine incl. GPS

MUC/FRA as Diamond: Got A Class and Audi A5 - booked a Golf (low rate).

For Germany SIXT is my first choice. I always get upgrades.

Platinum
Hamburg Airport
booked BMW 1
received Audi A3 Sportback Diesel with old style Nav.

The interesting thing is, that I received a voucher for an upgrade when using the quick-check-in machine but that machine tells me that there's a specific car at the counter.

the A3 thus was the normal Platinum upgrade...

My last rental

- Platinum
- MUC
- CLMR (Golf)
- LDAR (530d)

Any experience at MXP airport? Italy?

Diamond
Frankfurt Airport
Booked BMW 3er
Received new E200CGI (auto & nav) - I expected more, but it was 9 PM and decided not to ask if there are other options... Happy enough with it!

Platinum
MXP Milan Malpensa Airport
Booked Citroen C4 / Alfa Guiletta
Got Citroen C4 no mention of upgrade.

Car was clean tough with 7500 km