GTH064 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Shelby looks like it’s running out of ideas having announced a partnership with Sixt Rental Car company. First the GT-Heritage and now this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Shelby American is in the business to build cars. Looks like they are doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, GTH064 said: Shelby looks like it’s running out of ideas having announced a partnership with Sixt Rental Car company. First the GT-Heritage and now this!! Why would you say they are running out of ideas? This new car looks like a new idea to me and may give them more international presence. After all the Mustang is now a "World Car" and this move could give SAI some good exposure world wide. FYI, about 1 out of every 4 or 5 Mustangs is now sold outside of the USA and SAI has been making a push at markets outside of the USA so this could be a good partnership for them. Edited May 2, 2019 by mhr1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Wish they had more cars and rental locations. I have yet to check the rental fees but I am sure they will be rediculous for an amazing rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 hours ago, 66GT350PS said: Wish they had more cars and rental locations. I have yet to check the rental fees but I am sure they will be rediculous for an amazing rental. Actually, SIXt is not anywhere near ridiculous. SIXT is very reasonable. You can currently rent a Jaguar F Type Convertible right now for a little over $100/per day in Miami. That's is one heck of a deal to be able to tool around Miami this time of year in a Prestige Performance Vehicle. You can also rent various Mercedes for as little as $50 per day. Their rates appear to be way much better than Hertz and several other rental companies. Tremendously better than that absolutely ridiculous $300+ per day that Hertz tried to get back in 2016 for a Shelby GT-H when it was introduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Johnston Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 3:32 PM, mhr1961 said: Actually, SIXt is not anywhere near ridiculous. SIXT is very reasonable. You can currently rent a Jaguar F Type Convertible right now for a little over $100/per day in Miami. That's is one heck of a deal to be able to tool around Miami this time of year in a Prestige Performance Vehicle. You can also rent various Mercedes for as little as $50 per day. Their rates appear to be way much better than Hertz and several other rental companies. Tremendously better than that absolutely ridiculous $300+ per day that Hertz tried to get back in 2016 for a Shelby GT-H when it was introduced. That is really good. Are they located near airports or do you have to take a taxi to them? Hertz prices have gotten way out of hand for Premium rentals, especially back with the 2016 GT-H also with the demand for multiple photo I.D. and cradit cards. And I have a Hertz five star gold card rating. I asked them to check every employee at the gold counter and ask how many have two photo ID or carry a passport while traveling within the U.S.? Plus what good is my pre-checked and paid reservation with full Hertz insurance coverage (insane rates) when I have to wait onsite for another approval and demand for extra cards and ID? They valued the cars at $200k. I could get a Porsche for far less hassle but wanted the GT-H. Finally got it after extra 40 minute wait due to scheduled car having dead battery and replacement needed cleaning! I sure wish SIXT had more locations for the Shelby GT-S rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, 66GT350PS said: That is really good. Are they located near airports or do you have to take a taxi to them? Hertz prices have gotten way out of hand for Premium rentals, especially back with the 2016 GT-H also with the demand for multiple photo I.D. and cradit cards. And I have a Hertz five star gold card rating. I asked them to check every employee at the gold counter and ask how many have two photo ID or carry a passport while traveling within the U.S.? Plus what good is my pre-checked and paid reservation with full Hertz insurance coverage (insane rates) when I have to wait onsite for another approval and demand for extra cards and ID? They valued the cars at $200k. I could get a Porsche for far less hassle but wanted the GT-H. Finally got it after extra 40 minute wait due to scheduled car having dead battery and replacement needed cleaning! I sure wish SIXT had more locations for the Shelby GT-S rental. The SAI press release, if you read it, states that the intial 20 GT-S cars will be available in Southern Cal, Vegas and South Florida. If its successful I am sure it will expand to other areas. The SAI press release also has a link to SIXT’s website to check out its rentals. People that travel internationally are well aware of them. SIXT is a multibillion dollar Company and they have locations worldwide, and yes they are at many airports worldwide. They also have a really nice selection of premium and performance cars at very reasonable rates. ps: I don't know why admins or moderators don't consolidate topics anymore. There are already 3 different topics about this same car in 2 different areas and it makes it a real goat screw for people to search around to keep up with what is posted about it. The press release is in the link below: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAI-Steven Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 7:53 PM, mhr1961 said: ps: I don't know why admins or moderators don't consolidate topics anymore. There are already 3 different topics about this same car in 2 different areas and it makes it a real goat screw for people to search around to keep up with what is posted about it. The press release is in the link below: Most likely because we couldn't create a new sub-forum for the GT-S in advance of the unveil without tipping off what was going to be revealed so without a GT-S sub-forum in place there would be no place to consolidate 3 threads. Our apologies it took 1 & 1/2 business days to get these 3 threads consolidated. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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