I couldn't imagine you'd get anything else, TBH. An alternative to the 8 Series convertible would be a Bentley Continental or Mercedes SL class, and I'm not even sure Sixt has any of those. I uploaded a photo of the Sixt lot in SFO, and I see a few 8 Series lineups. The photo doesn't include any rear badges, but I can tell what kind of car it is by looking at the front facias (petrol head here).

Do you have an idea how much is the fee for upgrading from X5 to X7? Thanks!

Should I expect some car other than X7 for the Extraordinary (X7) class? Do they still have GLS? I have an upcoming reservation this Sep at ATL airport. If their X7 usually has bench seat or captain seat in the second row?

Thanks!

I will be going to Atlanta next year and more than likely renting from SixT. I have Diamond status thanks to Marriott and I am keen to know how you get on.

TIA

It's not a set fee; it just depends on the rate of your X5 versus the rate of your X7.

I was in ATL a couple of weeks ago, and I saw many, many X7s, one Mazda CX90, a seven-seater, and lots of Saburbans, but I didn't see a single GLS. To be honest, I didn't see a single Mercedes vehicle at all. I'm not sure about the captain's seats vs. bench seating. Sorry.

Hey Folks,
I just picked up a BMW i5 (I've been trying to get one of these bad boys for a while now). Heads-up that the i5s are the edrive40s; I'm not sure if Sixt actually offers i5 xdrive40s! If I find out about the xdrive40s, I'll let everyone know!

Hello all. Apologies for the annoying/naive post - TBH I never really rent a car above the very cheapest or the occasional SUV if we're going over some slightly tougher terrain, so this is new to me.

I'm Platinum with Sixt. We're driving from San Francisco to Las Vegas next year, and the difference in price between compact and 'extraordinary' is negligible, so we're going to get something nice. I've never heard of 'extraordinary' before - I assume that "Extraordinary (BMW 5 Series)" won't be interchangeable for an 'extraordinary' SUV? They have "Premium (BMW X1)" and "Luxury (BMW X3)" and almost the same price as the 5 Series - the missus favours larger cars, but I'd really like to go as fancy as possible. Does anyone have any advice/suggestions? We'd be picking up at the Fairmont Hotel rather than SFO as we're staying in the city.

And what is the 'ranking' of these cars? Premium, then Luxury, then Extraordinary?

EDIT: Didn't want to miss the price, so went with the Extraordinary BMW 5 Series

Premium < Luxury < Extraordinary (though usually that's "Special", letter X in the 4 letter code anyway). I would say at SFO don't expect an upgrade, and since COVID don't expect an upgrade anywhere, so better to book what you want. Seems like the fleets shrank then never bounced back. SUV won't even swap for a non-SUV, unless they happen to have an abundance (e.g. MSP in the winter, easy to swap to a sedan even when it cost way more to book, PHX easy to swap to an SUV because they have so many of them).

What about charging?
Have read that bmw offer 2 years of free charging
https://faq.bmwusa.com/s/article/FAQ...language=en_US

does the battery run for 295 miles?

And was the model 2024 og 2025

Head-up display?

Thanks. I've booked the Extraordinary saloon because we want to guarantee that level - I was just hoping we'd be able to move sideways into an Extraordinary SUV,

We're picking in in SF downtown where there seem to be fewer options - with that and the reluctance to 'upgrade', I don't think it'll happen!

What's the current selection of cars at SFO? I have a booking for this weekend for a Luxury (BMW 4 Series Coupe).

Finished my US trip, and none of the BMW (740i, X5, X4) I've rented has the adaptive cruise. Is it just me that I don't know how to activate it? All are latest models.

740 should have it but its optional on the other trims and they dont have it

Unfortunately, the 740 doesn't have it either. Quite disappointing