Rented a 2007 Prius at SFO

brad34695 · 11-27-2007, 09:56 PM

For the thanksgiving holiday I rented a 2007 Prius from Hertz at the San Francisco airport. I know it was a 2007 due to the car registration. The car did not have a back up camera! I personally drive a package #1 (as that's what my salesperson told me I bought) and it has a camera as I thought all '07 models did. I also noticed the car had a CD selection on the dashboard, but nothing for aux/MP3.

So my question is: Do I drive a package two or was this '07 unusual for not having those two features? BTW, I put almost 600 miles on the car, drove through Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, and she climbed the mountains with no problems. Not to mention getting 47.7 MPG for the entire trip, which I thought was good for all the climbing!!! Lastly they let me drop the car off at Reno airport w/o an additional fee.

Brad
Tampa Bay Florida

**Tideland Prius** · 11-27-2007, 10:13 PM

niiice. We got 31.x mpg on our Cobalt (Yosemite, LV, LA, SD and back to SF over 2,700 miles).

I thought the backup camera was an option on most option packages. So if it was a base model, it wouldn't have it.

dogfriend · 11-28-2007, 01:25 AM

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For the thanksgiving holiday I rented a 2007 Prius from Hertz at the San Francisco airport. I know it was a 2007 due to the car registration. The car did not have a back up camera! I personally drive a package #1 (as that's what my salesperson told me I bought) and it has a camera as I thought all '07 models did. I also noticed the car had a CD selection on the dashboard, but nothing for aux/MP3.

So my question is: Do I drive a package two or was this '07 unusual for not having those two features? BTW, I put almost 600 miles on the car, drove through Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, and she climbed the mountains with no problems. Not to mention getting 47.7 MPG for the entire trip, which I thought was good for all the climbing!!! Lastly they let me drop the car off at Reno airport w/o an additional fee.
Brad
Tampa Bay Florida
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The car you rented was a 2007 base model which did not have the backup camera. All of the other option packages included the backup camera for 2007.

http://priuschat.com/index.php?s=&show...st&p=404673

moxiequz · 11-28-2007, 02:05 AM

Think of it as a "package #0".

When I was shopping for my 2007 Prius I actually had one dealership try to sell me the base model as a package #1. I wanted the cheapest package I could get that had the backup camera (something I consider essential on the Prius). I was excited to find that this dealership had a package #1 as everywhere else I had checked only had package #2s. Needless to say I wasn't pleased to find out it was actually the base model they were trying to unload on me. I walked straight out of that place and hung up on sales manager when he tried to call me again.

hobbit · 11-28-2007, 09:34 AM

Base models are usually what go into what's called "fleet
allocations", and thus are sometimes a little harder to find
at dealers. That's what my '04 is, and I'm very glad for it.
.
_H*

brad34695 · 11-28-2007, 03:57 PM

[quote]
Think of it as a "package #0".

When I was shopping for my 2007 Prius I actually had one dealership try to sell me the base model as a package #1. I wanted the cheapest package I could get that had the backup camera (something I consider essential on the Prius). I was excited to find that this dealership had a package #1 as everywhere else I had checked only had package #2s. Needless to say I wasn't pleased to find out it was actually the base model they were trying to unload on me. I walked straight out of that place and hung up on sales manager when he tried to call me again.
[/quote>

Thanks everyone for replying to my post. I never knew that there were "fleet" model cars, which explains everything. It was a nice Prius, I just couldn't get over the fact it didn't have a back-up camera. It's nice to know that you can rent them now in some cities/markets.

Brad

11-28-2007, 02:05 AM	#4
moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,838 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 9	Think of it as a "package #0". When I was shopping for my 2007 Prius I actually had one dealership try to sell me the base model as a package #1. I wanted the cheapest package I could get that had the backup camera (something I consider essential on the Prius). I was excited to find that this dealership had a package #1 as everywhere else I had checked only had package #2s. Needless to say I wasn't pleased to find out it was actually the base model they were trying to unload on me. I walked straight out of that place and hung up on sales manager when he tried to call me again. __________________ My Prius Everything Else

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11-27-2007, 09:56 PM	#1
brad34695 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Florida Posts: 95 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	For the thanksgiving holiday I rented a 2007 Prius from Hertz at the San Francisco airport. I know it was a 2007 due to the car registration. The car did not have a back up camera! I personally drive a package #1 (as that's what my salesperson told me I bought) and it has a camera as I thought all '07 models did. I also noticed the car had a CD selection on the dashboard, but nothing for aux/MP3. So my question is: Do I drive a package two or was this '07 unusual for not having those two features? BTW, I put almost 600 miles on the car, drove through Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, and she climbed the mountains with no problems. Not to mention getting 47.7 MPG for the entire trip, which I thought was good for all the climbing!!! Lastly they let me drop the car off at Reno airport w/o an additional fee. Brad Tampa Bay Florida

11-27-2007, 10:13 PM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,576 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	niiice. We got 31.x mpg on our Cobalt (Yosemite, LV, LA, SD and back to SF over 2,700 miles). I thought the backup camera was an option on most option packages. So if it was a base model, it wouldn't have it.

11-28-2007, 09:34 AM	#5
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 2,885 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Base models are usually what go into what's called "fleet allocations", and thus are sometimes a little harder to find at dealers. That's what my '04 is, and I'm very glad for it. . _H*

11-28-2007, 03:57 PM	#6
brad34695 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa Bay Florida Posts: 95 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	[quote] Think of it as a "package #0". When I was shopping for my 2007 Prius I actually had one dealership try to sell me the base model as a package #1. I wanted the cheapest package I could get that had the backup camera (something I consider essential on the Prius). I was excited to find that this dealership had a package #1 as everywhere else I had checked only had package #2s. Needless to say I wasn't pleased to find out it was actually the base model they were trying to unload on me. I walked straight out of that place and hung up on sales manager when he tried to call me again. [/quote> Thanks everyone for replying to my post. I never knew that there were "fleet" model cars, which explains everything. It was a nice Prius, I just couldn't get over the fact it didn't have a back-up camera. It's nice to know that you can rent them now in some cities/markets. Brad