Favorite rental car

[Minpin]

"What's your favorite STD?"

"Guns shot to the head or knife to the throat?"

"Blind or Deaf?"

"One arm or One leg?"

"Vomit or diarrhea?"

[Submariner]

They don't sell a 5-door Accent.

*Elantra? 

[ifcar]

*Elantra? 

There's an "Elantra Touring" wagon, but haven't had a hatchback since 06.

[2o6]

There's an "Elantra Touring" wagon, but haven't had a hatchback since 06.

Maybe it wasn't all that recent, then.

[ifcar]

Maybe it wasn't all that recent, then.

His accident was just a few months ago.

[2o6]

His accident was just a few months ago.

Rent-A-Wreck?

[ifcar]

Rent-A-Wreck?

Do you really thing Submariner is someone who would use Rent-A-Wreck, especially on the dime of another driver's insurance?

[Submariner]

I Guess I fail.

It was a 5 door (I think) Korean snoozebox.  Everything that people on these forums hate about the Corolla was amplified ten fold on it.  Just the fact that I cannot remember it's exact make and model should tell you what a nightmare it was.  Imagine driving a pudding snack pack on wheels - it just kind of went in a direction at and when presented with another, would slowly jiggle over until it got to where I wanted it - truly dreadful. 

It could have been a Kia for all I know.  I only had it for a little while until I decided to borrow my dads/girlfriends car for the duration. 

[Laconian]

Chevrolet Aveo?

[BimmerM3]

Rio5?

[2o6]

The Elantra is a nice vehicle, especially in 5-door GT trim.

[GoCougs]

For practical purposes? PT Cruiser - with a better drive train (especially engine) it would have been a world class car.

For fun? Cadillac DTS.

[2o6]

I've always thought that the base 2.4L was too small and inefficient for that car. At least the 2.4L Turbo solves the power problem.

[Laconian]

My favorite rental car for looks alone is the Dodge Challenger. Too bad it was the secretary spec.

The Mazda 3i surprised me with its combination of build quality, agility and economy. The car felt rock solid.

For fun? Cadillac DTS.

What kind of "fun" were you having in that DTS?

[GoCougs]

What kind of "fun" were you having in that DTS?

The kind of "fun" that can't be had in a Toyota Tacoma (that struggled to do 85 mph).

Had loads of torque steer though.

[Raza]

For fun? Cadillac DTS.

Fun?  Is it that big pimpin' Cadillac feeling?

[the Teuton]

My favorite rental car for looks alone is the Dodge Challenger. Too bad it was the secretary spec.

The Mazda 3i surprised me with its combination of build quality, agility and economy. The car felt rock solid.
What kind of "fun" were you having in that DTS?

I kinda took you for a Caliber kind of person.

[Laconian]

I kinda took you for a Caliber kind of person.

You know I gots to get my ChillZone on!

[thewizard16]

2010 Tahoe LTZ I had in February. Decked out. It'd been years since I'd driven a full-size SUV (particularly a nice one) and I remembered why I used to love the suburbans back when we had a mini-fleet of them. As far as regular cars go, the Altima or the 2010 Fusion were my favorite overall rental cars.

[the Teuton]

You know I gots to get my ChillZone on!

I drove an Avenger R/T with leather in it -- an unusually high spec car for that class at Enterprise. I'm pretty sure you'd faint in excitement if you got your mitts on one of those.

[Vinsanity]

Fun?  Is it that big pimpin' Cadillac feeling?

Actually, yes. You just don't get that in the CTS. At least not the old one.

The CTS may still be the hot model for Cadillac, but it doesn't have that classic Cadillac charm the DTS has. One major complaint I have with that car, though, is the archaic 4-speed autobox. 1st gear is quite literally a drag when you're trying to make haste on a freeway onramp.

[the Teuton]

I think you have a 5-speed auto in your CTS.

And I drove a DTS today, too. I think I like it more than the CTS to some degree. It's a much more comfortable car...and we don't have any 3.6 DIs on the lot, so the slowness isn't helping the CTS right now.

[Vinsanity]

I think you have a 5-speed auto in your CTS.

Correct. The same ratios in the DTS would make for quite an interesting car.

And I drove a DTS today, too. I think I like it more than the CTS to some degree. It's a much more comfortable car...and we don't have any 3.6 DIs on the lot, so the slowness isn't helping the CTS right now.

There's definitely a lot of things to like more in the DTS compared to the CTS. IMO, all it needs is a mild styling refresh, an updated transmission, and interior to keep soldiering on in the lineup.

[the Teuton]

Correct. The same ratios in the DTS would make for quite an interesting car.

There's definitely a lot of things to like more in the DTS compared to the CTS. IMO, all it needs is a mild styling refresh, an updated transmission, and interior to keep soldiering on in the lineup.

Well, no. The XTS will replace it with thick-ass A-pillars and a high beltline that impede visibility, a tiny trunk, and no V8 engines. I don't think GM knows what it's doing right now.

[Colin]

Easy question to answer:

The rental car that was so good that I went and bought one of my own:



This is the rental one. Mine is also Pasadoble red, but has a sunroof and the 5 petal 17" alloys.

If I have to select a US rental car, the most fun one recently was the yellow Camaro SS. It was hard to give that one back, too.

Plenty of other good rental cars and more than a few turkeys over the years...... too many to list.

But it was only the Abarth that persuaded me to part with my own money and buy one!

[hotrodalex]

Good choice!

[Raza]

What model did you get?  The 1.4?  Or the Abarth?  Or the SS?

[2o6]

What model did you get?  The 1.4?  Or the Abarth?  Or the SS?

That's an Abarth.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I bet I would have liked a rental Abarth better than the C6 Vette. When I am back in the work force in about two years, I fully intend to buy my own Cinquecento, and an Essessee if I can get one.

[Colin]

It is indeed an Abarth, and it is quite wonderful.

The Essesse can be added later..... the upgrade comes in a wooden crate, quite literally, and is a dealer fit, within 12 months or 12,000 miles. Meeting with a whole load of Abarthisti yesterday, it would seem that there are plenty of other mods if you want them, though only a few of the 40+ cars present had them fitted.