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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Extra points if the rare and somewhat Euro style 5 door.
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
Spent most of the day in the mountains yesterday. As you know, the roads are unreal. And none of this has done much to cure me of my want of an Abarth.
23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
Then he was given the Yaris with no cruise control. Someone with a rental company implied that that company's workers might retaliate by not giving the usual upgrade as punishment if they didn't like the traveler's attitudes. Retaliation? Wait till the worker has met me with little sleep on a red eye flight and a wife with severe back pain problems along with claustrophobia in airplanes if they don't like attitudes when things don't go Chick-Fil-A smooth. LOL
What are experiences others have with various agencies? We're considering a rare trip by air at the end of the fall with a rental car at the other end.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I've never had an issue, anywhere.
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2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2019 Ford Mustang GT Premium, 2016 Kia Optima SX, 2013 Ford F-150 King Ranch, 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic
I have gotten to know some of our staff pretty well and the majority of them are nice, friendly folks who work long hours and have to deal with many folks who are in a hurry and want to be done NOW, others who demand upgrades because they don't like the color or the brand of vehicle. Our ads usually say "or like vehicle" so folks know that they can't rent a particular model. If we can get a particular model for a customer, of course we do and I know this because I am one of the folks who move the vehicles around from office to office. We try but can't always get that Impala that's in the ad. We had one lady recently throw a real fit because she wanted the Impala she saw in the ad. It got a bit heated as she refused to understand the concept of "like vehicle" and she was a bit verbally abusive to the lady helping her. Have also seen folks threaten an employee where the station manager was forced to suggest the customer go rent from a company that's a better fit for what he wants. I was very impressed with the way my manager stepped in and brought calm back to a ridiculous situation.
I could go on but think one gets the point. It's not always the renter's fault or the rentee's, but folks need to act reasonably...on both sides of the counter!!
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Sandman - Hertz probably needs to move it all to the National approach where consumer picks from a group in the lot like they currently test marketing. That would probably head off some of those issues you are talking about.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
The National pick a car idea is a winner, and is being used by more firms in time.
I don't think I could be a rental car agent, I have seen some whining too - I would be tossing people out by their collars. The hard sell-upsell stuff would also irk me.
My initial impression was that I didn't like it much, based on the interior trim. GMC uses a lot of silver plastic trim bits on the dash and membrane controls on the steering wheel, neither of which I like much. There is also some plastic woodgrain which is a unique style I haven't seen before with very prominent fake grain marks on it. But after driving it a while, I started to warm up to it. Figuratively at least, as it has meat-locker cold A/C. It actually drives remarkably well, with nice direct steering and plenty of power - I managed to spin the front wheels (it is a FWD model) twice in the first few minutes accelerating from a stop. Lots of room, nice ride, handles well for such a barge, It does all the usual things you expect from a vehicle this size well and then some. Properly optioned, this would be a very pleasant ride.
The only negatives are the size itself - it is just much bigger than I am used to, or need - and a couple of times already the accursed engine stop/start really was jerky. That is not a feature I will ever be on-side with I think. They really do need to rid themselves of those membrane steering wheel switches too. But otherwise, I like it.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Interesting interior color:
I will be in Germany in less than 2 months, and have reserved a car from Sixt - I won't technically "need" it for the entire time of the reservation, but it will be a treat. I have reserved the "LSAR" category, which usually includes the 430/440 coupe or GC, and could contain result in a fun upgrade.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Similar to A5 SportBack or 4-series GC.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
I'm impressed with the ecoboost V6 in this truck. I intentionally stayed away from it when I bought my F-150 as I just like a good 'ole V8, but it works very well in the Expedition and even my wife noticed the power. The rest of this vehicle really needs a refresh, which it is getting in 2018. The interior is very similar to my truck, which seemed OK in 2013 but is very dated in 2017. I'm surprised by the little details, such as auto up/down only on the driver's window and keyless start without passive entry, meaning the remote still has to come out of your pocket to lock or unlock, given that this is a $58K vehicle.
2019 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2019 Ford Mustang GT Premium, 2016 Kia Optima SX, 2013 Ford F-150 King Ranch, 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic
They asked if I wanted a Tahoe or Armada at no extra charge.. Uh, no thanks.
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one guy had a nice BMW 440 Convertible rental, and got a flat tire. People in the club were able to help him repair/patch it on the spot (no spare in that car). We were out in the middle of nowhere, so probably would have taken awhile for the rental agency to reach him to swap out cars!
People in these Audi or Autobahn clubs are always seemingly very helpful and friendly, but they had an interest in the convertible as it was a perfect for the pace camera car for our photographer. Stretch of road where the professional photographer took what he called rollers (moving at about 30 MPH side by side) pictures of people's cars. Can't wait to see them.
All cars welcome, so if I show up in my mom's white Camry LE or a 2002 Cavalier, it'd be cool?
When the leader said "open to all cars" someone inevitably brought up "except Priuses." To which the leader emphasized "ALL cars welcome." So there you go, even a Prius. Didn't see any though.
Obviously the driver matters the most, but the fastest driven cars by the front of the pack were:
- R8's
- M3 and M2
- Another TT and my TTS
- Porsche (Cayman S & GT3)
- S4's
There was a young guy in a lowered EVO annoying people as he wanted to be near the front, but he was a tenth or 2 slower than a bunch of us and got us too far behind the M's and R's (to the point we didn't even see them make a turn off the road to the restaurant stop).One of the best helps was a guy on a large sporty Honda motorbike in the group that helped with traffic control for people that might not realize there were 20 cars behind them in the rear view mirror.
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People were actually for the most part very courteous and realized faster traffic existed for a reason. Not the usual LA experience.
Jay LENO sighting at Newcombs!
From my experience driving around LA, they understand lane discipline more than up here. Although I guess that's something for another discussion.
I hope Leno was driving a Stanley Steamer or Tomahawk or something.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
I saw a Car2Go CLA today.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
I still remember Malibu Classic Rentals. Some were just badged "Classic".
A Kia rental in the 90's is what kept me away from the brand until 2016. It felt like a tin can, and I was comparing it to a Neon!
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
The 00s era "Classic" Malibu was a brand equity-killing model if there ever was one, I have to imagine many who rented it were not thrilled by Chevy. Penny wise, pound foolish, no thought of future consequences - traits of so many auto industry execs.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,