LCAR booked as Platinum, upgrades?
Nov 11, 2014, 7:45 pm
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LCAR booked as Platinum, upgrades?
Hey all, I recently booked an LCAR (3-series, C-class, etc) in San Diego.
I see that platinum members may receive double upgrades at US locations... What would a potential double upgrade be for an LCAR? Any ideas?
Thanks!
I see that platinum members may receive double upgrades at US locations... What would a potential double upgrade be for an LCAR? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Dec 12, 2014, 8:51 pm
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Hi moze, wanted to see what you ended up with at SAN? I'm looking to do a similar reservation there for an LCAR (and I'm also Platinum) and was wondering what the possible options would be. Thanks!
Dec 13, 2014, 1:37 pm
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Dec 20, 2014, 8:52 pm
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Dec 20, 2014, 11:19 pm
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Last edited by highlanderfil; Dec 21, 2014 at 8:37 am
Jan 25, 2015, 12:08 pm
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Hi all! Have not had my trip to SAN yet, still looking forward to the experience with Sixt.
It turns out that booking an XCAR (E-class, 5-series, etc) was cheaper on a 5-day rental than a LCAR (3-series, C-class) was for a 3-day. $29/day for a 5-series? Yes please!
Now I'm just curious what might be a Platinum double-upgrade on top of an XCAR reservation?
http://www.sixt.com/fleet-guide/
ECAR --> CCAR --> ICAR --> SCAR --> FCAR --> PCAR --> LCAR -->XCAR --> XDAR?
At that point, let's say I was hoping for an XDAR (S-class, 7-series). Would it even be worth booking XCAR? Wouldn't booking an LCAR be double upgraded to XDAR? That' saves me about $40 over the total rental.
Or... Since it isn't guaranteed, should I just be safe and stay with an XCAR rental?
It turns out that booking an XCAR (E-class, 5-series, etc) was cheaper on a 5-day rental than a LCAR (3-series, C-class) was for a 3-day. $29/day for a 5-series? Yes please!
Now I'm just curious what might be a Platinum double-upgrade on top of an XCAR reservation?
http://www.sixt.com/fleet-guide/
ECAR --> CCAR --> ICAR --> SCAR --> FCAR --> PCAR --> LCAR -->XCAR --> XDAR?
At that point, let's say I was hoping for an XDAR (S-class, 7-series). Would it even be worth booking XCAR? Wouldn't booking an LCAR be double upgraded to XDAR? That' saves me about $40 over the total rental.
Or... Since it isn't guaranteed, should I just be safe and stay with an XCAR rental?
Jan 25, 2015, 9:16 pm
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Programs: Kimpton IC, Voila Platinum, Club Carlson Gold Elite,National EE, Hertz PC, Avis First, Sixt Platinum
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Today, I happened to check and see prices had dropped. I was curious and looked at a 5 day rental and saw prices were significantly lower, to the point where a 5 day XCAR rental happened to be under $230. Currently, I've switched over to a 5 day XCAR rental and am a platinum member.
A 5 day LCAR rental right now is also very cheap, around $190. I think I'll stick with what I have, but am just curious what a double upgrade from XCAR could possibly be.