As is known, rental cars are the fastest cars in the world, so post your odd Turo rentals or sweet Hertz upgrades in here!
Useless fun fact; I had 7 completely random Volvo rentals in a row in 6 different countries, including US, UK and Luxembourg.
Almost made that 8 in Canada as I refused to drive the Sienna they assigned me and the guy at the counter suggested an XC90, but got a Stelvio instead.
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Closer to 100 I think.
Most of them for mileage points. Half of those I never even picked up the car. Where's the extreme couponing emoji?
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Just returned this close-to-70mpg Swedish Focus.
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Rented this 5.bwrap for a week last summer and I absolutely loved it.
Had a pre-facelift GT in California the year before but that felt underwhelming performance wise.
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Paid for Corolla - Got this Wrangler thanks to Hertz' Ultimate Choice.
Here hard parked along Blue Ridge parkway during week 2 of last summer.
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Fiat Uno in Poland was in
little box.
Fiat Panda in Greece was fun but cheap.
Peugeot 205 in Greece was quite a nice car.
Toyota Auris in Poland was a total
shitbox.
'Murican rentals were never interesting. Old Mazda 323, first gen Neon, Pontiac G6, some old shitty Subaru, etc. Bleh
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Fiat Panda in Greece was fun but cheap.
Peugeot 205 in Greece was quite a nice car.
Toyota Auris in Poland was a total
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'Murican rentals were never interesting. Old Mazda 323, first gen Neon, Pontiac G6, some old shitty Subaru, etc. Bleh
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Let's see: (will post pics at some point later, some off phone and on mac and havent got around posting it on flickr yet)
In no order
Overseas/International Rentals:
- JKU Wrangler Sport Auto in Cancun
- Daihatsu Terios Auto in Costa Rica
- 2008 Peugeot 308 manual in a Greek Island
- Ford Fiesta hatch in Turkey
- Hyundai i20 manual in Turkey
- BMW 116i manual in Germany
Domestic: travel, car problem etc.
- 2015 Nissan Altima (to JFK)
- 2016 Hyundai Sonata (to JFK)
- 2015 Chrysler 200 (accident rental)
- 2010 Honda Civic (repair needed on TSX)
- 2012 Honda Civic (problem with mk6 gti, no loaner)
- 2012 Dodge Avenger (accident with mk6)
- 2013 Chevy Impala Classic (mk6 total loss rental, other party insurance paid for it, transitioned to mk7)
- current gen v6 charger (not my rental, but I've driven it a fair amount)
- 2014 Passat 1.8t (ft lauderdale/miami/key west rental)
- 2013 Ford Fusion (from JFK to home)
- 2017 Toyota Yaris (road trip to Miami and back, never again)
- 2018 Toyota Camry (repair rental)
- 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage (repair rental, no loaner) Worst Car I have ever driven.
Loaners:
- few jetta's and a 2016 Tiguan
In no order
Overseas/International Rentals:
- JKU Wrangler Sport Auto in Cancun
- Daihatsu Terios Auto in Costa Rica
- 2008 Peugeot 308 manual in a Greek Island
- Ford Fiesta hatch in Turkey
- Hyundai i20 manual in Turkey
- BMW 116i manual in Germany
Domestic: travel, car problem etc.
- 2015 Nissan Altima (to JFK)
- 2016 Hyundai Sonata (to JFK)
- 2015 Chrysler 200 (accident rental)
- 2010 Honda Civic (repair needed on TSX)
- 2012 Honda Civic (problem with mk6 gti, no loaner)
- 2012 Dodge Avenger (accident with mk6)
- 2013 Chevy Impala Classic (mk6 total loss rental, other party insurance paid for it, transitioned to mk7)
- current gen v6 charger (not my rental, but I've driven it a fair amount)
- 2014 Passat 1.8t (ft lauderdale/miami/key west rental)
- 2013 Ford Fusion (from JFK to home)
- 2017 Toyota Yaris (road trip to Miami and back, never again)
- 2018 Toyota Camry (repair rental)
- 2018 Mitsubishi Mirage (repair rental, no loaner) Worst Car I have ever driven.
Loaners:
- few jetta's and a 2016 Tiguan
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Rented a “midsize wagon” (Avensis or equivalent) and got this loaded XC90 D5 R-Design.
First time I got to try the Bowers&Wilkins and the Gothenburg Concert Hall must be really weak cause the H&K in my F31 sounds better.
Car did have 25k miles so speakers could’ve been toast.
Still, 30mpg doing 80mph on highway and the rest in downtown Copenhagen is
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Is 25k a lot or something ?Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:23 am
Rented a “midsize wagon” (Avensis or equivalent) and got this loaded XC90 D5 R-Design.
First time I got to try the Bowers&Wilkins and the Gothenburg Concert Hall must be really weak cause the H&K in my F31 sounds better.
Car did have 25k miles so speakers could’ve been toast.
Still, 30mpg doing 80mph on highway and the rest in downtown Copenhagen is![]()
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For a rental? Yes, as they usually get replaced by that time.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:56 amIs 25k a lot or something ?Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:23 am
Rented a “midsize wagon” (Avensis or equivalent) and got this loaded XC90 D5 R-Design.
First time I got to try the Bowers&Wilkins and the Gothenburg Concert Hall must be really weak cause the H&K in my F31 sounds better.
Car did have 25k miles so speakers could’ve been toast.
Still, 30mpg doing 80mph on highway and the rest in downtown Copenhagen is![]()
I don’t care personally but I’ve seen several on Flyer Talk who’ll complain if they’re handed a car with more than 20k miles.
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Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:08 amFor a rental? Yes, as they usually get replaced by that time.
I don’t care personally but I’ve seen several on Flyer Talk who’ll complain if they’re handed a car with more than 20k miles.
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I believe so too as I know the concept of car mileage in Euro standards. 60k miles means high mileage there, atleast for Turkey or Greece.Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:08 amFor a rental? Yes, as they usually get replaced by that time.
I don’t care personally but I’ve seen several on Flyer Talk who’ll complain if they’re handed a car with more than 20k miles.
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that's still not far offmax225 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 amSwedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:08 am
For a rental? Yes, as they usually get replaced by that time.
I don’t care personally but I’ve seen several on Flyer Talk who’ll complain if they’re handed a car with more than 20k miles.must be a communist Europe thing ... usually our rentals are done by 30k
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Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:23 am
Rented a “midsize wagon” (Avensis or equivalent) and got this loaded XC90 D5 R-Design.
First time I got to try the Bowers&Wilkins and the Gothenburg Concert Hall must be really weak cause the H&K in my F31 sounds better.
Car did have 25k miles so speakers could’ve been toast.
Still, 30mpg doing 80mph on highway and the rest in downtown Copenhagen is![]()
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> question whether 25k is a lotmax225 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 amSwedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:08 am
For a rental? Yes, as they usually get replaced by that time.
I don’t care personally but I’ve seen several on Flyer Talk who’ll complain if they’re handed a car with more than 20k miles.must be a communist Europe thing ... usually our rentals are done by 30k
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> something something commies
> agree that 30k is a lot
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The question was posed because you stated that people complain above 20k miles ?Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:18 pm> question whether 25k is a lot
> something something commies
> agree that 30k is a lot
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No where did i state that 30k is a lot :English:
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You did state that a rental is done after 30k.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:21 pmThe question was posed because you stated that people complain above 20k miles ?Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:18 pm
> question whether 25k is a lot
> something something commies
> agree that 30k is a lot
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No where did i state that 30k is a lot :English:
I don’t speak for all of communist Europe, friend, but I said I personally don’t care much about mileage if the car is otherwise fine.
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Yep they are done right around 30k or 1 year. Then they get resold to poors. Pretty decent deals for nearly new cars if you're ok with multiple abusers vs just 1Swedish Chef wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:27 pmYou did state that a rental is done after 30k.
I don’t speak for all of communist Europe, friend, but I said I personally don’t care much about mileage if the car is otherwise fine.
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Helped my buddy do it, 25k miles on a 2006 Taurus IIRC for 8k it was 1 year old at the time. It was driven for another 10 years and 130k miles until it was abandoned by his mother... a Guadalupe slayer picked it up for $500 afterwards.
Nothing ever broke on that car, and I am pretty sure it may have gotten an oil change every 15k at best.
At that point you treat the car like a commodity, do some checks and get it ready to go.
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Just found the reciept from last year when I had a Chinese-built Volvo S90 picked up from Hertz at EWR.
That thing had 12k miles and the first morning after picking up the car, the pillar’s trim came loose when I grabbed the seat belt.
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Agreed, but I would never consider purchasing a Ford Taurus either.max225 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 4:42 pmHelped my buddy do it, 25k miles on a 2006 Taurus IIRC for 8k it was 1 year old at the time. It was driven for another 10 years and 130k miles until it was abandoned by his mother... a Guadalupe slayer picked it up for $500 afterwards.
Nothing ever broke on that car, and I am pretty sure it may have gotten an oil change every 15k at best.
At that point you treat the car like a commodity, do some checks and get it ready to go.buying a rental mustang or corvette
FUCK that.