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Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« on: November 29, 2011, 10:11:29 PM »
I'll start:

Company: Avis
Status: Chairman's Club
Location: MIA
Dates: 09/18-09/22
Reserved: Intermediate.
Received: BMW 3 series.
Price: $110+tax=$149
Coupon used: MUAA044 for 3K US miles.
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2011, 10:59:46 PM »
Does driving them crazy and selling them a story to get a nicer car count? :-)

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2011, 11:00:19 PM »
Does driving them crazy and selling them a story to get a nicer car count? :-)
Sure :)
You can put that under status ;)
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Re: Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2011, 11:24:47 PM »
Sure :)
You can put that under status ;)
Well then....

Company: Hertz
Status: Gold + / sold them a story ;)
Location: JAX - FLL - MIA
Dates: 10/10 - 10/23
Reserved: Intermediate
Received: Cruze than switched for Corrola than at end got a Mustang (hard top)
Price: $290
Coupon used: USAA - and coupon but I don't remember what the code is but it took off $20 per week

now to explain the locations : got the Cruze at JAX then tried for mustang - no good. drove down to Mia for a day and stopped by FLL and gave Corrola - then tried at Mia but no good - then on way back tried again at FLL (2 AM)  and got mustang for 2 weeks!
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2011, 11:27:18 PM »
Company: Enterprise
Status: They don't have !
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Dates: 11/28-11/30
Reserved: Compact
Received: Dodge Charger
Price:  $107.86 total after tax
Coupon used: Corp. used. Unlimited miles

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2011, 01:57:22 AM »
Company: Hertz
Status: Gold + / sold them a story 
Location: YYZ /manhatten
Dates: 1 day one way
Reserved: Intermediate
Received: suburban
Price: $76 Including underage additional driver and full insurance (The CC i had didn't cover the vehicle)
Coupon used: usaa
one ways from toronto usually go in the $300 range

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2011, 06:07:18 AM »
Coupon used: MUAA044 for 3K US miles.

US miles? GS hit?
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2011, 06:34:54 AM »
Company: Sixt
Status: Diamond
Location: ZRH
Dates: 08/16-08/19
Reserved: Ford Focus
Received: Mercedes S350
Price: 240 USD
Coupon used: Diamond rate

Company: Sixt
Status: Diamond
Location: AMS
Dates: 11/24-11/25
Reserved: smallest size VW Golf
Received: Volvo C70 convertible
Price: 73 USD
Coupon used: Diamond rate through Shlomo Sixt


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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2011, 07:58:12 AM »
Are prices paid for entire rental or per day?

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2011, 08:03:52 AM »
Company: Avis
Status: Chairman's Club
Location: VIE
Dates: 6 DAYS
Reserved:SMALLEST MANUAL
Received: BMW 320D 700KM (IN DASH GPS, ETC.)
Price: 90 EURO
Coupon used: FREE DAY COUPONS

Company: Avis
Status: Chairman's Club
Location: VIE
Dates: 1 DAY
Reserved:SMALLEST MANUAL
Received: MERC ML350 (IN DASH GPS, ETC.)
Price: 0 EURO
Coupon used: FREE DAY COUPON

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2011, 08:35:16 AM »
Company: Enterprise
Status: none
Location: Baltimore
Dates: 3 DAY weekend
Reserved:SMALLEST
Received: full size
Price: $35
Coupon used: 9.99 weekend deal

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Re: Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2011, 09:12:28 AM »
Are prices paid for entire rental or per day?
It sounds like entire rental. - and my post was entire rental price


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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2011, 09:19:29 AM »
Company: Avis
Status: Presidents Club
Location: ORD
Dates: 09/21-09/26
Reserved: Intermediate.
Received: Dodge Challanger
Price: $168 after tax
AWD: USAA

They also offered me a Mustang, But ...

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2011, 09:40:17 AM »
Company:Hertz
Status: 5 star gold
Location: Brklyn-LGA
Dates: 09/20-09/21
Reserved: compact.
Received: Volvo S80 (prestiege collection).
Price: $3.55
Coupon used: 185301 $25 off.

Company:Hertz
Status: 5 star gold
Location: Brklyn-JFK
Dates: 10/31-11/01
Reserved: compact.
Received: mailibu fully loaded (premium).
Price: $0.10
Coupon used: 185301 + 10 taxi.
depending on the place they have to pick you up and if they cant they pay you for a taxi so if you call half hour b4 the close they usually dont have anyone to pick up, so i just get a ride.

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Re: Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2011, 10:40:38 AM »
Received: Volvo S80 (prestiege collection).
Price: $3.55

Received: mailibu fully loaded (premium).
Price: $0.10
Great prices!

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2011, 10:44:43 AM »
Great prices!

Does that refer to me as well? My rental was on the companies tab   ::)

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2011, 10:51:36 AM »
I'll start:

Company: Avis
Status: Chairman's Club
Location: MIA
Dates: 09/18-09/22
Reserved: Intermediate.
Received: BMW 3 series.
Price: $110+tax=$149
Coupon used: MUAA044 for 3K US miles.

Dan, I want that Chairman's Club Status
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2011, 10:53:46 AM »
Dan, I want that Chairman's Club Status
just buy a private jet and u'll get it!

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2011, 10:54:52 AM »
Dan, I want that Chairman's Club Status

Don't we all...

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Re: Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2011, 11:32:03 AM »
Does that refer to me as well? My rental was on the companies tab   ::)
Well than u got good deal but somebody paid that price - Even though most of the posts seem like great prices but SGF got 2 rentals (nice / decent)  cars for under $5