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).