I have received your details and will check this for you.

I am seeing the same thing: when I log in with my (brand new, courtesy of Gary and the Sixt UK team) Platinum card, I get a price of Euro 471.90 for an 8 day rental in France (Ford Mondeo, flexi pricing); when I log out, I can get the same car for E296.90.

NOTE: I sent a PM to Gary Coughlan, and my account is now showing a much better rate, consistent with the discounts advertised for Hyatt and SPG top level elites (15% or thereabouts). ^ to Sixt UK staffers for being so responsive; I just booked an 8 day rental in France because of their responsiveness.

I'm quite new at the rental car elite game, but I got both Hertz Gold and Sixt Plat. Which offer better benefits (if prices are comparable) in Europe, or in other words - where should I take my custom?

Depends on what class you usually rent. Hertz Gold is not worth much and Sixt Plat is pretty common, an both companies like to add "funny" charges, esp. at off-locations.
I would say, use Europecar.

Frankfurt, City Center.

And about 4 weeks ago I had a reservation for a Polo and got a Mini Convertible at FRA!
Last weekend I had a reservation for a Smart (at HAM), was offered a Mercedes A-Class or Ford Focus but finally went for the Smart Convertible.

Cool nice one.

Rented a BMW 7 Series in Malaga at the begining of June and was given a 7 Series. Fantastic car and got almost 900km out of a tank of diesel which is quite incredible for a car that must weight 2 tonnes..?? They only gave me the car with a quarter of a tank of fuel in it and after agreeing with them that I could bring it back like that they still billed me for filling it up. A quick call to the UK call centre got it sorted in 2 minutes though with no quibbles. Excellent service.

I rented a Ford Focus/Golf in Geneva a couple of weeks back and asked for a Bmw 1 Series if possible but was told there were none available was given a Mitsubishi Galant (big but so slow and gutless) instead. Went out to the carpark to collect it and obviously it was nestled in-between a good 6-8 Bmw 1 Series...

Have rented a Bmw 1 Series in Nice for a couple of weeks time so will see what my platinum upgrade gives me then.

Where does one enter the FF details on the sign up page? :confused:

I only just realized that one needs to sign up first before getting the discounts. Qatar airways has a rate code for Gold members that gets 15% off + upgrade, but there's nowhere to enter a rate code on the Sixt website.

EDIT TO ADD: Ok, got it. Realized I needed to use the link posted earlier in the thread to sign up for Sixt Platinum.

Does anybody know if there is something available with the IC RA status as well. For SPG Plat. I found a "converter" for SIXT.

another IC RA told me about half a year ago that he contacted the SIXT customer service and asked for SIXT platinum due to his IC status and succeeded.
It doesn´t seem to be an officially guaranteed thing.

After signing up for Sixt Platinum, I was getting a better than normal rate for a couple of days. Now the rate I get for the same rental, is the same as what I get when not logged in.

I've rented BMW-1 from Sixt NCE twice, once I was given BMW-3 manual and other time MB C-class automatic, that's fine with me. Not really sure if I would really like to get a bigger car there, parking is tight all over Cote D Azure

Booked a VW Golf at alicante airport for 2 weeks during June and got a very nice peugeot 308cc (convertible) with only 900 km on the clock :p

Hello All,

Just a quick question as a newbie here on the Rental Forum.

FF - Flying Blue member (Plat now Gold), I rent at Sixt in Germany almost everytime i go there (3-4 / year) always pretty happy about the cars and rate.
I have the very "basic" Sixt card, since few years, simple and ok.

FB Platinum member i did at the time called (Sixt France, and Sixt Germany) to get the Sixt Platinum Card mentioned but seemed never to had any returns or always confusing about other Frequent Traveler Programs and specificities, and got also myself lost.
FB telling to contact Sixt, and the Sixt people i had not sure about/with the FB programm giving a Sixt Plat.

Likewise for discount rates on Amex (Platinum) or FB-Plat Codes w/Hertz for instance, it shows up more EXPENSIVE when i use the code than WITHOUT !! ;-)

I however give my AF FF Number at the registration at Sixt and Amex Plat etc. but rarely give me any kind of further perks.

I guess maybe someone would know better if AF/FB still gives useful perks, and whom i could ask / get the Sixt plat (or Gold) card ?
Many thanks,
Alex

I can arrange to upgrade your Express Card to Platinum. Please send your Express card number and FB number to [email protected] and I'll take care of this for you.

Gary - Sixt Customer Service Team

Good afternoon Gary,

Many thanks for the pro active fast answer and great kind help ! Much appreciated. I'll forward you details as soon as I get home.
Thank you again and good day in UK :))
Alex