SIXT - Upgrades
Sep 9, 2022, 1:46 am
#646
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: PNW
Programs: BAEC Silver, DL GM, AA Plat, NEXUS
Posts: 467
HNL Airport
August '22
Booked: C-Class/4 Series Convertible
Received: BMW X5
On my pickup day while on approach to HNL I could see what vehicles were available on the app. Both vehicles in my booking class (C300/430i Convertibles) were available and so were LR Evoque, Discovery and the X5 for no charge, the X7 and RR Sport were available for $30/day extra. My travel plans had changed since I made the booking and I needed to drive at times on a dirt road so I picked the X5 as it was the newest of them all and decently loaded. I found the app great to use, I only stopped by the kiosk to show my DL to grab the keys.
August '22
Booked: C-Class/4 Series Convertible
Received: BMW X5
On my pickup day while on approach to HNL I could see what vehicles were available on the app. Both vehicles in my booking class (C300/430i Convertibles) were available and so were LR Evoque, Discovery and the X5 for no charge, the X7 and RR Sport were available for $30/day extra. My travel plans had changed since I made the booking and I needed to drive at times on a dirt road so I picked the X5 as it was the newest of them all and decently loaded. I found the app great to use, I only stopped by the kiosk to show my DL to grab the keys.
Dec 24, 2022, 8:59 am
#647
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 95
SEA
12/23 ~1900
No status (applied for status match Platinum, no apparent response)
Booked: 530i or similar
Received: 740i
Was originally placed in a 530i, upon startup received TPMS message and found the tires had pressures from 28-50 psi. After travelling for 12 hours, I wasn't in a mood to remedy that, went back to the station - nice employee couldn't find another available 5er (X category in US market), so put me in a 740i - a bit of a barge, but a serene cruiser. Good experience.
12/23 ~1900
No status (applied for status match Platinum, no apparent response)
Booked: 530i or similar
Received: 740i
Was originally placed in a 530i, upon startup received TPMS message and found the tires had pressures from 28-50 psi. After travelling for 12 hours, I wasn't in a mood to remedy that, went back to the station - nice employee couldn't find another available 5er (X category in US market), so put me in a 740i - a bit of a barge, but a serene cruiser. Good experience.
Jan 29, 2023, 1:40 pm
#648
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: SkyTeam Elite Plus lifetime
Posts: 102
LHR T5 (Sofitel)
01/29, 6 day rental
No status
Booked: IFAR (Peugeot 3008 2WD Aut. or similar)
Received: Audi Q5 Sportback (LFAR) Quattro
Was originally offered an upsell to LFAR or PFAR at more than twice the originally reserved rate. Declined. Then was offered an "upgrade" to Audi Q2 (CPAR). Expressed dissatisfaction with the vehicle choice, as I was driving some tall people and the Audi Q2 has less legroom than a Peugeot 3008 class SUV. After some hesitation, agent then just gave me the LFAR for free. The agent was very nice all the way throughout.
01/29, 6 day rental
No status
Booked: IFAR (Peugeot 3008 2WD Aut. or similar)
Received: Audi Q5 Sportback (LFAR) Quattro
Was originally offered an upsell to LFAR or PFAR at more than twice the originally reserved rate. Declined. Then was offered an "upgrade" to Audi Q2 (CPAR). Expressed dissatisfaction with the vehicle choice, as I was driving some tall people and the Audi Q2 has less legroom than a Peugeot 3008 class SUV. After some hesitation, agent then just gave me the LFAR for free. The agent was very nice all the way throughout.
Last edited by Holometer3D; Feb 4, 2023 at 3:37 am
Apr 18, 2023, 12:15 pm
#649
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Copenhagen
Programs: BA Silver, LH Senator, Flying Blue Gold, AClub Gold
Posts: 14
Status: Platinum
Location: DUS Airport
Car Class Reserved: Hyundai i30
Car Received: BMW M850i
Was offered a Fiat 500 as the only option in the app but with the option of an Audi A5 for 49 € extra (1 day). Complained at the counter that a Fiat 500 wasn’t the category I have reserved. The friendly agent then offered me the Audi A5 with no extra charge and went to pickup the keys. But it has just been assigned to another customer so instead I got the BMW M850i. It was late in the evening and other reservation was for just 1 day which might have helped.
Location: DUS Airport
Car Class Reserved: Hyundai i30
Car Received: BMW M850i
Was offered a Fiat 500 as the only option in the app but with the option of an Audi A5 for 49 € extra (1 day). Complained at the counter that a Fiat 500 wasn’t the category I have reserved. The friendly agent then offered me the Audi A5 with no extra charge and went to pickup the keys. But it has just been assigned to another customer so instead I got the BMW M850i. It was late in the evening and other reservation was for just 1 day which might have helped.
Apr 18, 2023, 1:12 pm
#650
Join Date: Mar 2021
Programs: Marriott Ambassador - Delta Diamond - United Silver - Frontier 100k - Sixt Plat
Posts: 581
Status: Plat
Location: LGA
Car Class Reserved: Mid-Suze SUV
Car Received: Toyota 4Runner
Nothing special here, wasn't upsold or upgraded.
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Location: JFK
Car Class Reserved: BMW 5 Series
Car Received: BMW 5 Series
They attempted to get me into an X5 or X6 as they didn't have any 5 series, then they found one and sent me on my way.
Location: LGA
Car Class Reserved: Mid-Suze SUV
Car Received: Toyota 4Runner
Nothing special here, wasn't upsold or upgraded.
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Location: JFK
Car Class Reserved: BMW 5 Series
Car Received: BMW 5 Series
They attempted to get me into an X5 or X6 as they didn't have any 5 series, then they found one and sent me on my way.
May 22, 2023, 9:10 pm
#652
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
Status: Platinum
Location: Leipzig Thomasium Station (24hrs) - Germany
Car Class Reserved: Audi A4 Avant or equivalent
Car Received: 1st - BMW 530xi Sedan (All-wheel drive), 2nd - Audi A4 Avant Allroad Quattro (Diesel)
2 weeks hire and while the 5-series was absolutely lovely, brand new at 860ish km on the odometer and fully loaded (head-up display, heated and ventilated leather seats, laser light package, big navigation + sound system, etc.), it was plain too big (size wise) for some of the places we were going (e.g. narrow streets of Italian villages or mountain roads in Austria), so I agreed to swap the car a few hours later against a well equipped Audi A4 Allroad (big diesel engine) that fit our needs perfectly that came in later on the day of my rental. Normally, I wouldn't turn down the upgrade, but this time it was much better with the "smaller" (not really small) car.
I returned the car at Munich airport and there the service provider that processes the cars for all car rental agencies has these big "scanners" installed when you drive into the garage (don't recall this about a year ago) that scan the whole car for damages and captures the state of the car when being returned. The A4 Allroad had a lot of relatively small scratches documented already and on my final bill a few days later no new damage was being claimed, but then (as discussed in another thread), I always have the full coverage with 0 Euro deductible from Sixt, so they are not likely to "invent" damage I would guess.
Location: Leipzig Thomasium Station (24hrs) - Germany
Car Class Reserved: Audi A4 Avant or equivalent
Car Received: 1st - BMW 530xi Sedan (All-wheel drive), 2nd - Audi A4 Avant Allroad Quattro (Diesel)
2 weeks hire and while the 5-series was absolutely lovely, brand new at 860ish km on the odometer and fully loaded (head-up display, heated and ventilated leather seats, laser light package, big navigation + sound system, etc.), it was plain too big (size wise) for some of the places we were going (e.g. narrow streets of Italian villages or mountain roads in Austria), so I agreed to swap the car a few hours later against a well equipped Audi A4 Allroad (big diesel engine) that fit our needs perfectly that came in later on the day of my rental. Normally, I wouldn't turn down the upgrade, but this time it was much better with the "smaller" (not really small) car.
I returned the car at Munich airport and there the service provider that processes the cars for all car rental agencies has these big "scanners" installed when you drive into the garage (don't recall this about a year ago) that scan the whole car for damages and captures the state of the car when being returned. The A4 Allroad had a lot of relatively small scratches documented already and on my final bill a few days later no new damage was being claimed, but then (as discussed in another thread), I always have the full coverage with 0 Euro deductible from Sixt, so they are not likely to "invent" damage I would guess.
Last edited by demue; Aug 2, 2023 at 10:43 pm
Jun 27, 2023, 9:44 am
#654
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: EGYJ/UMMG
Posts: 47
Status: None (they haven't even sent me the card)
Location: Berlin Mitte Potsdamer Platz
Car Class Reserved: BMW 3er / Audi A4 FDAR + Diesel option (which I think what caused the upgrade)
Car Received: Audi A5 S-line LSAR
Very nice 3l diesel, hit 270kmh, also got a speeding ticket.
Location: Berlin Mitte Potsdamer Platz
Car Class Reserved: BMW 3er / Audi A4 FDAR + Diesel option (which I think what caused the upgrade)
Car Received: Audi A5 S-line LSAR
Very nice 3l diesel, hit 270kmh, also got a speeding ticket.
Jun 27, 2023, 10:01 am
#655
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 9
Status: Platinum
Location: Dusseldorf Airport (Germany)
Car Class Reserved: Audi Q2 ect (CPAR)
Car Received: Audi A3 with a broken parcel shelf
No choice of cars, only a rather expensive paid upgrade to BMW 3 series offered, the A3 was ok but the parcel shelf was a pain every time the boot was opened.
Location: Dusseldorf Airport (Germany)
Car Class Reserved: Audi Q2 ect (CPAR)
Car Received: Audi A3 with a broken parcel shelf
No choice of cars, only a rather expensive paid upgrade to BMW 3 series offered, the A3 was ok but the parcel shelf was a pain every time the boot was opened.
Jun 27, 2023, 10:14 am
#656
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-SIN-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,606
Status: None (they haven't even sent me the card)
Location: Berlin Mitte Potsdamer Platz
Car Class Reserved: BMW 3er / Audi A4 FDAR + Diesel option (which I think what caused the upgrade)
Car Received: Audi A5 S-line LSAR
Very nice 3l diesel, hit 270kmh, also got a speeding ticket.
Location: Berlin Mitte Potsdamer Platz
Car Class Reserved: BMW 3er / Audi A4 FDAR + Diesel option (which I think what caused the upgrade)
Car Received: Audi A5 S-line LSAR
Very nice 3l diesel, hit 270kmh, also got a speeding ticket.
Why exactly did you get a speeding ticket?
Jul 1, 2023, 7:47 am
#657
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,739
And what A6 Avant would that have been? Even an RS6 Avant with the limiter removed package goes ~295km/h top speed max though fair enough that could have shown as ~300+km/h on an odometer as they are not that exact in the end. Exhausting driving for sure at such speeds.
Jul 26, 2023, 5:02 pm
#658
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: EGYJ/UMMG
Posts: 47
Well, just speeding past a camera (140 in a 120).
Sixt sent me the letter they received from Brandenburg police, I was able to log onto their website and confirm it was me on the photo.
Had to pay via a bank transfer, so a bit of a pain, but you pay the price..
Was surprised to see it hit 270, as I thought even S-line cars were limited to 250, but that was still overkill for my route.
Sadly not all Sixt locations have this sort of inventory
Sixt sent me the letter they received from Brandenburg police, I was able to log onto their website and confirm it was me on the photo.
Had to pay via a bank transfer, so a bit of a pain, but you pay the price..
Was surprised to see it hit 270, as I thought even S-line cars were limited to 250, but that was still overkill for my route.
Sadly not all Sixt locations have this sort of inventory
Jul 27, 2023, 1:40 am
#659
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: DUB/ABZ/GLA
Programs: Aer Club Silver | BAEC Bronze | ALL Silver | Sixt Platinum
Posts: 279
Status: Platinum
Location: MUC
Booked: BMW 3 series.
Received: BMW 520D X drive.
Amazing spec. Head Up Display, Sunroof, Driving Assistant, Ventilating Seats. Luxury Model Line.
Lovely service from the girl at the desk. The self selection on the app wasn't showing anything good - A3, TT and paid upgrades to an A4 Avant, 3 Touring, A5 Sportback or a 5 sedan. So ended up not choosing anything and the girl gave me the 5 series for no extra cost.
Thanks!
Location: MUC
Booked: BMW 3 series.
Received: BMW 520D X drive.
Amazing spec. Head Up Display, Sunroof, Driving Assistant, Ventilating Seats. Luxury Model Line.
Lovely service from the girl at the desk. The self selection on the app wasn't showing anything good - A3, TT and paid upgrades to an A4 Avant, 3 Touring, A5 Sportback or a 5 sedan. So ended up not choosing anything and the girl gave me the 5 series for no extra cost.
Thanks!
Aug 29, 2023, 9:12 am
#660
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 12
Currently have a reservation in October for a Chevy Blazer (or equal), but see that the GMC Arcadia (or equal) is $20 cheaper. (US reservation)
With having a Platinum status and the potential of upgrade options, am I better off to keep the Blazer, or change to the GMC?
this will be my first reservation with Sixt and I have platinum status via a status match.
With having a Platinum status and the potential of upgrade options, am I better off to keep the Blazer, or change to the GMC?
this will be my first reservation with Sixt and I have platinum status via a status match.