Alamo - MCO & Full Size SUV

Oh Bother · 20 Jul 19, 07:16 PM

Hello

We have booked a full size SUV for our forthcoming trip. Paperwork says Ford Expedition or similar.
I was just wondering what are the chances of us getting a Ford Expedition ?
Reason being we really fancy one.
Are we within our rights to ask for one if available ?
Are there any other makes & models people would recommend if a Ford Expedition isn't available ?

Thanks

**SteveC** · 20 Jul 19, 07:24 PM

We were there three weeks ago and I was allocated a Nissan Armada. I asked for something US built but they said they didn�t have anything. There were a few Expeditions but they were the longer ones and labelled as Premium so weren�t available. The Armada was fine but when we�re back next week I�m going to walk the row and see what�s there before they go into the building to get the keys as they seem reluctant to go back in if you query what they allocate.

Mr Tom Morrow · 20 Jul 19, 07:26 PM

OP. You have no rights whatsoever. The words to focus on are ''or similar'' What is there is what you will get.

Oh Bother · 20 Jul 19, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

OP. You have no rights whatsoever. The words to focus on are ''or similar'' What is there is what you will get.

Thank you. Are there any other makes or models you would recommend ?

Mr Tom Morrow · 20 Jul 19, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Oh Bother

Thank you. Are there any other makes or models you would recommend ?

Sorry I can't help on that size, never thought they were worth the money. I was a Luxury Saloon person followed now by Standard SUVs

But saying that every now and then a bargain or glitch pops up and I would jump on that as the Standards can be dire.

Gaja · 20 Jul 19, 09:02 PM

We had a Chevy Tahoe in June and loved it. I was offered a Nissan Armada at first but managed to convince the guy at Alamo to give us a Tahoe. I drive a Nissan at home, so wanted something different.

Segdude · 21 Jul 19, 08:55 PM

We were really lucky. When we got to the garage the guy looked at the paperwork, then at my 3 daughters and wife and 27 suitcases (ok, I did exaggerate that last bit) and said he had just the car. A 2019 Expedition. It was fabulous, loaded with extras and only had just over a thousand miles on the clock. Fully functional sat nav, heated and cooled seats, sunroof etc etc. It is big, and I mean big, seating 8 and still plenty of luggage room. Even the rear seats folded up and down eclectically. My twin daughters have Fiat 500's and they reckoned it was 3 times the length of their cars.

dpmcalister · 21 Jul 19, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Gaja

We had a Chevy Tahoe in June and loved it. I was offered a Nissan Armada at first but managed to convince the guy at Alamo to give us a Tahoe. I drive a Nissan at home, so wanted something different.

How do you get on with the Tahoe's stick on the wheel for changing gears? It's the only thing that puts me off the Tahoe if I'm being honest.

99plums · 22 Jul 19, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by Oh Bother

Hello

We have booked a full size SUV for our forthcoming trip. Paperwork says Ford Expedition or similar.
I was just wondering what are the chances of us getting a Ford Expedition ?
Reason being we really fancy one.
Are we within our rights to ask for one if available ?
Are there any other makes & models people would recommend if a Ford Expedition isn't available ?

Thanks

We arrived on Thursday and had a Full Size SUV booked.
The row was full of Expedition Max�s and Suburbans.
I asked the Alamo guy for a Tahoe or Expedition.
He popped in the hut and came out with 2 sets of keys.
He said there were no Tahoe�s or Normal Expedition�s, just a Nissan Armada or an Infinti QX80!
The Infiniti is a 7 seater Luxury SUV, so he was quite happy to give me something 2 classes up but not any of the Premiums which are only 1 class up.🤔
It�s not the prettiest but it�s only done 2900 miles and it�s got bells and whistles on the bells and whistles!

tspill · 22 Jul 19, 11:48 AM

We had an Expedition Limited for the past three weeks.
It did the job but to be honest it was junk. Others seem to rate the Tahoe so might try this next time.

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	20 Jul 19, 07:26 PM Mr Tom Morrow Imagineer
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	22 Jul 19, 11:48 AM tspill Imagineer
tspill Imagineer Join Date: Feb 13	We had an Expedition Limited for the past three weeks. It did the job but to be honest it was junk. Others seem to rate the Tahoe so might try this next time.