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Wiggums Mar 7, 2006 10:21 am

The price difference between IDAR and LDAR was only approximately €30 for the entire weekend.. but from LDAR to XDAR, it was another €70.

By the way, it's been a while.. what kind of fleet does Sixt have in FRA? So far, I've heard of Benz S320 and Audi A8. Do you know if Sixt has any turbo diesel vehicles in its XDAR fleet?

photog72 Mar 10, 2006 12:58 pm

I will be in FRA this May. I am *A Silver, with US. Any idea if I can get the Gold card?

totti Mar 13, 2006 7:06 am


Originally Posted by photog72
I will be in FRA this May. I am *A Silver, with US. Any idea if I can get the Gold card?

Nope, at least not with US even if you were US *G as US is not a Sixt partner. BTW. there are not that many perks for Sixt Gold and if you only rent once I wouldn't mind to be Gold.

USAFAN Mar 13, 2006 7:21 am


Originally Posted by totti
... BTW. there are not that many perks for Sixt Gold and if you only rent once I wouldn't mind to be Gold.

He may consider Sixty. Rentals are in the same price range as Sixt with platinum.

totti Mar 13, 2006 9:21 am


Originally Posted by USAFAN
He may consider Sixty. Rentals are in the same price range as Sixt with platinum.

Concerning prices (for compact and smarler cars) you are probably right.

There are some disadvantages using Sixti.
(1) There are only a few stations compared to "normal" Sixt service. If you arrive at FRA T1 it's quite troublesome to rent at Sixti as you have to go to T2 which is somewhat time consuming...

(2) If you want to have something else than a compact car, Sixti is not the way to go, as they only have cars up to compact. If you are lucky you can get a Mercedes A-class but that's it.

BTW If you book via internet more than 2 weeks in advance you have a good chance to get the same or even a better rates than plat

Wiggums Mar 13, 2006 2:03 pm

Okay, I am now in FRA.. and, yes, I reserved PDAR and they gave me XDAR! :) A nice BMW 730d. However, I had numerous problems and I am not sure what to do. I drove it on the A9 from Nuernberg to Berlin and it was snowing. The car had no traction and I could not control it. Even at 10 km/h, a small tap on the brake caused the ABS brake to react. At the same time, there were cars passing me going over 70 km/h (it was snowing very hard).

I had to stop and discovered the car did not have snow tires. I was forced to leave the car on the parking lot of a supermarket, paid a taxi €130 to drive me from Gera to Chemnitz, and I had to pick up a different car.. a VW Polo! :(

Still, Sixt was very helpful in getting ADAC. It seems they both have a partnership because there was a Sixt in the ADAC parking lot.

totti Mar 15, 2006 2:12 am


Originally Posted by Wiggums
Okay, I am now in FRA.. and, yes, I reserved PDAR and they gave me XDAR! :) A nice BMW 730d. However, I had numerous problems and I am not sure what to do. I drove it on the A9 from Nuernberg to Berlin and it was snowing. The car had no traction and I could not control it. Even at 10 km/h, a small tap on the brake caused the ABS brake to react. At the same time, there were cars passing me going over 70 km/h (it was snowing very hard).

I had to stop and discovered the car did not have snow tires. I was forced to leave the car on the parking lot of a supermarket, paid a taxi €130 to drive me from Gera to Chemnitz, and I had to pick up a different car.. a VW Polo! :(

Still, Sixt was very helpful in getting ADAC. It seems they both have a partnership because there was a Sixt in the ADAC parking lot.

Had the same problem with a Sixt car (BMW 5er) last weekend on a snowy autobahn (A4). The car had no traction. It was quite difficult to accelerate because of the rear wheel drive. Had no snow tires, too. :( You can reserve a car with snow tires but you have to pay 15,50 EUR a day. Will be interesting to see what they'll do next winter cause there shall be a new statute that all cars need to have snow tires in some regions in wintertime. I am not familiar with the details.

BTW ADAC is a partner of Sixt. Here is the link.

Wiggums Mar 15, 2006 8:43 am

Did you have to leave the car behind?

I am concerned Sixt may charge me for towing fees. I am from California, the land that never snows, and I completely forgot about checking for snow. Also, the A9 was completely stopped so I went on A4 which was covered in snow during Friday night, which explains why I took the taxi from Gera to Chemnitz. I left the car at the Globus Supermarket in Gera.

Were you also driving Saturday night? The autobahn was covered in snow that night!

Edited to Change: "Saturday" instead of "Friday" - I left LAX Friday, arrived in Saturday... wasn't thinking.

USAFAN Mar 15, 2006 10:19 am


Originally Posted by Wiggums
Did you have to leave the car behind?

I am concerned Sixt may charge me for towing fees. I am from California, the land that never snows, and I completely forgot about checking for snow. Also, the A9 was completely stopped so I went on A4 which was covered in snow during Friday night, which explains why I took the taxi from Gera to Chemnitz. I left the car at the Globus Supermarket in Gera.

Were you also driving Friday night? The autobahn was covered in snow that night!

They might charge you, but they are 'on thin ice'.

Read here:


http://www.welt.de/data/2005/01/29/434789.html

Werden Winterreifen Pflicht?
Die geplante Einführung der Winterreifenpflicht sorgt für Verwirrung. Lesen Sie, was tatsächlich dran ist
von Roland Bunke

Voreilige Meldungen wanderten Anfang des Jahres durch Tageszeitungen, Funk und Fernsehen: "Regierung plant Einführung der Winterreifenpflicht - bei Verstoß droht Bußgeld!" Die Nachricht ist allerdings ein Beispiel für eine mißverständliche, verkürzte Agenturmeldung.


Worum geht es also? Laut Bundesverkehrsministerium ist geplant, bei der nächsten Überarbeitung der Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO) einen Passus zur Winterausrüstung einzufügen. Laut der Novelle ist "bei Schneeglätte oder Glatteis jede Gefährdung anderer durch die Ausrüstung auszuschließen".


Danach muß mit einem Verwarnungsgeld von 20 Euro rechnen, wer sein Auto bei Schnee und Eis mit "unzureichenden" Reifen und "ungenügender Ausrüstung" (etwa ohne Schneeketten) fährt.


Bei zusätzlicher Behinderung des Verkehrs sollen 40 Euro Bußgeld und ein Punkt in Flensburg fällig werden. Gelten wird das aber frühestens im nächsten Winter. Daraus folgt: Die generelle Pflicht, im Winter in Deutschland Winterreifen aufzuziehen, wird nicht kommen (wie die Regelungen in Europa sind, erklärt die Karte). Selbst im geplanten Passus ist nur von "unzureichenden" Reifen, nicht ausdrücklich von "Winterreifen" die Rede. Es wird im Zweifel also auf den Einzelfall ankommen - der Polizist als Reifeninspektor.


Natürlich fährt sicherer, wer bei Schnee und Eis mit Winterreifen unterwegs ist, und er vermeidet auch ein künftig fälliges Bußgeld. Im Zweifel müsse bei unzureichender Bereifung das Auto eben stehengelassen werden, so das Bundesverkehrsministerium. Diese Konsequenz folgt indes schon heute aus der Grundregel, daß ein Autofahrer sein Fahrzeug stets sicher beherrschen muß.

Und: In Deutschland können für bestimmte Strecken bereits Vorschriften erlassen werden, mit Winterreifen oder Schneeketten zu fahren. Wer dagegen verstößt, zahlt schon heute.


Artikel erschienen am Sa, 29. Januar 2005
German law requires that you stop/park the car, if the tires are 'insufficient' However, this is a very 'broad statute'! Sixt would have used this (not to pay), if you had an accident...!

Here is a Google translation:


Do winter tires become obligation?
The planned introduction of the winter tire obligation provides for confusion. Read, what to is actual
of Roland Bunke

Hasty messages moved at the beginning of the yearly by daily papers, radio and television: "government plans introduction of the winter tire obligation - with offence penalty threatens!" The message is however an example of a misleading, shortened agency message.


About what does it go thus? According to Federal Ministry of Transport is planned to insert a passage to the winter equipment during the next revision of road traffic regulations (StVO). According to the novella "with snow smoothness or ice is each endangerment of others by the equipment to exclude".


Afterwards it must count on a caution money of 20 euro who with snow and ice with "insufficient" tires and "insufficient equipment" (approximately without tire chains) drives its car.


With additional handicap of traffic 40 euro are to become due penalty and one point in Flensburg. Will apply however at the earliest in the next winter. From this follows: The general obligation to draw up in the winter in Germany winter tire will not come (like the regulations in Europe are, explains the map). Even in the planned passage the speech is not express only from "insufficient" tires, from "winter tires". It will thus arrive in the doubt on the individual case - the policeman as a tire supervisor.


Naturally it drives more surely who with snow and ice with winter tires on the way is, and it avoids also a in the future due penalty. In the doubt the car must be evenly left untouched, so the Federal Ministry of Transport when insufficient tyre. This consequence follows meanwhile already today from the basic rule that a driver must control its vehicle always surely.

And: Into Germany regulations can be already issued to drive with winter tires or tire chains for certain distances. Who offends against it, pays already today.


Articles appeared at the SA, 29 January 2005

Wiggums Mar 15, 2006 1:41 pm

I'm glad I did not get into an accident! It was really difficult to drive this car on thick snow.

Still, I am not criticising Sixt. I am very happy with the way I have been treated and I still plan to rent from them again. The price they offer is not the lowest, but very low. The service I have received has always been good. The representative in FRA Sixt said that I would not be charged for the towing. I have been very satisfied and I see no reason to change.

Wiggums Mar 15, 2006 2:51 pm

Duplicate

totti Mar 16, 2006 3:02 am


Originally Posted by Wiggums
Did you have to leave the car behind?

I am concerned Sixt may charge me for towing fees. I am from California, the land that never snows, and I completely forgot about checking for snow. Also, the A9 was completely stopped so I went on A4 which was covered in snow during Friday night, which explains why I took the taxi from Gera to Chemnitz. I left the car at the Globus Supermarket in Gera.

Were you also driving Saturday night? The autobahn was covered in snow that night!

Edited to Change: "Saturday" instead of "Friday" - I left LAX Friday, arrived in Saturday... wasn't thinking.

Yeah, it was sunday in the early morning 4-6 am and no, I drove on but very slow. The autobahn was full on snow and you couldn't even see the tarmac. BTW it wasn't better an sunday evening when I drove back. Again the road was totally white but is time there where even plenty of cars on the autobahn so it was even more dangerous. Never went to Gera or Chemnitz so far - is there anything special to see?

Concerning Sixt, I am quite satisfied, too. I split my rentals between Hertz and Sixt but normally I rent with Hertz in the US and Sixt in Europe. Hertz has a poor service in germany, while sixt offers a pretty good customer service. Good to hear that they didn't charged any towing fee. I'd have had expect that they don't.

Cheers
totti

Wiggums Mar 16, 2006 10:49 am

Wow, we were on the same autobahn although I was further east... I was there three hours before you. :) I found myself unable to drive after arriving in Gera, it was absolutely dangerous having the ABS kick in violently after a small tap at 10 km/h. I drove back Monday afternoon and it was much better, in a different car equipped with snow tires (Ford Fiesta, puh!).

I was only in Chemnitz and Dresden because the A9 from Nuernberg to Berlin was backed up badly and my friend in Berlin looked up the internet and advised me to take the A4 to Dresden, then A13 to Berlin. I have only been to Dresden, DDR, in 1988 but it is now very different. Berlin is the only city in Germany I am very familiar with.

Sixt has consistently gone out of their way to make me happy. I don't expect upgrades or anything, but the service is clearly superior. I am also happy with the network of Sixt car rental companies in Europe.

I only had one bad experience with Sixt in LHR about five years ago - but that was when it was new and everybody there was new. I'll be forgiving this time :)

photog72 Mar 16, 2006 11:19 am

Sixti
 
I tried to reserve a car for dates I wanted, and it said cars weren't available. Well, I want to call 'em, and cannot find a phone number for them. I am willing to call Germany (since I have free calls to Western Europe via lingo) and reserve the car by phone. What is their phone number? Or, where can I find it?

AlexHam Mar 16, 2006 11:24 am

Re:Sixti
 
Phone Sixti

Kontakt:
Reservierungen: 09001 - 25 25 55 (€ 0,62/min aus dem dt. Festnetz)
Fragen zur Rechnung: 09001 - 25 25 22 (€ 0,62/min aus dem dt. Festnetz)
Telefax: 09001 - 25 25 75 (€ 0,62/min aus dem dt. Festnetz)

greetz


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