You know you are getting old when

[GON]

You know you are getting old when you are traveling alone, no luggage, and Avis rent a car assigns you a 2025 Jeep Wrangler, and you select the change vehicle option, and a Chrysler Pacifica or Honda Odyssey are offered and you consider taking the Pacific or Odyssey instead of the Wrangler.

 

[dishdude]

I'm not there yet! Last car Avis assigned me was a Venue, luckily a 2025 4Runner was a no cost upgrade.

 

[rstcso]

Last car Avis assigned me was a Land Rover Range Rover with less than a thousand miles. Great rental car, but wouldn't want to own one.

 

[fantastic]

Agree

 

[John105]

….when you see Bill Bellichick and everyone making fun of his g/f, and you say, now hold on, let’s not rush to judgement

 

[VolvoZ]

…And where were you, GON, when this happened to you? Just curious.

 

[mrsilv04]

Last rental... I was assigned a Ford Edge, and I negotiated my way into a 2025 GMC Sierra SLT Crew Cab for the same price.

Picture taken outside the Triple XXX, West Lafayette, Indiana.

 

[Capt W]

On a recent trip to CA, I reserved a compact for my wife and I. The agent offered us a no-charge upgrade to a Grand Cherokee. At $4.49 to $5.29 per gallon? "No thanks...I'll just take that Corolla."

Learned my lesson in Boston a few years ago when I got a "free" 4 Runner upgrade. And the thing delivered about 15 mpg.

 

[edyvw]

On a recent trip to CA, I reserved a compact for my wife and I. The agent offered us a no-charge upgrade to a Grand Cherokee. At $4.49 to $5.29 per gallon? "No thanks...I'll just take that Corolla."

Learned my lesson in Boston a few years ago when I got a "free" 4 Runner upgrade. And the thing delivered about 15 mpg.

Traveling alone, always rent sedan.

 

[edyvw]

You know you are getting old when you are traveling alone, no luggage, and Avis rent a car assigns you a 2025 Jeep Wrangler, and you select the change vehicle option, and a Chrysler Pacifica or Honda Odyssey are offered and you consider taking the Pacific or Odyssey instead of the Wrangler.

I don't care about age, but if I did not need that car for off-roading, I'm not sure why I would punish myself driving it.

 

[SOUNDMAN5000]

My wife owned a new 09 Honda Odyssey when my kids were young. I drove it on a long distance family vacation and to this day that was the ONLY vehicle I could ride 8 hours and feel like I could turn around and do it again.

I love cars and trucks and always buy the "fun ones" Think Hellcat, WRX etc , but if my life, job required me to travel for work my FIRST choice would be a Honda Odyssey, assuming the new ones have not lost whatever that 09 had?

 

[2005jettatdi]

Last car Avis assigned me was a Land Rover Range Rover with less than a thousand miles. Great rental car, but wouldn't want to own one.

That is my feeling about a Malibu.

 

[GON]

…And where were you, GON, when this happened to you? Just curious.

Last night, SEA airport.

One of the very few time Avis at SEA airport actually had a vehicle "selected" in advance. SEA AVIS usually requires a "see the preferred booth" to get a vehicle assigned.

 

[jadmt]

hopefully you took the jeep....My wife and I just got back from a 2400 mile roadtrip down hwy 101 to the redwoods.....we have a 2023 CX5 turbo and 2024 jeep wrangler rubicon....the night before we were leaving I was packing the mazda and my wife asked me "do we want to look like a retired couple of vacation or a retired couple on an adventure...lets take the jeep...I love my wife....adventure it was..in June we took a trip in it to Moab and Colorado...keeps us young.

 

[John105]

hopefully you took the jeep....My wife and I just got back from a 2400 mile roadtrip down hwy 101 to the redwoods.....we have a 2023 CX5 turbo and 2024 jeep wrangler rubicon....the night before we were leaving I was packing the mazda and my wife asked me "do we want to look like a retired couple of vacation or a retired couple on an adventure...lets take the jeep...I love my wife....adventure it was..in June we took a trip in it to Moab and Colorado...keeps us young.

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Love the way you are looking at life

 

[slo town]

You know you are getting old when you are traveling alone, no luggage, and Avis rent a car assigns you a 2025 Jeep Wrangler, and you select the change vehicle option, and a Chrysler Pacifica or Honda Odyssey are offered and you consider taking the Pacific or Odyssey instead of the Wrangler.

At age 72 I still have a full head of hair, but a little trick I do when driving certain cars or driving in certain areas is to wear a baseball cap. IMO wearing a baseball cap makes you look younger, especially when seen from behind while driving.

FWIW,

Scott

 

[loneryder]

You know you are getting old when you are traveling alone, no luggage, and Avis rent a car assigns you a 2025 Jeep Wrangler, and you select the change vehicle option, and a Chrysler Pacifica or Honda Odyssey are offered and you consider taking the Pacific or Odyssey instead of the Wrangler.

Or your My Chart password is the only one you remember. (Few will get this)

 

[Oillover]

Regardless of my age, I've never found a Jeep Wrangler appealing.

 

[Kira]

I grew up next to people who actually bought their CJs at surplus auctions.
And both fellas painted their rides with a brush.

A coworker leased one and I didn't like driving it at highway speeds.

 

[jadmt]

Regardless of my age, I've never found a Jeep Wrangler appealing.

they definitely are not for everyone..if it were not for Jeeps, motorcycles and bicycles I would be wealthy....just got back from this road trip. the jeep was well suited for Hwy 101 from Washington thru Oregon and into California.

This was in June and again it was perfect for Utah and Colorado. The gentleman in the bottom photo is in his mid 80's and he meets once a year to Jeep somewhere...