What cars have you recently rented?

[Mr Lefty]

can't see it.. yt is blocked here... have to check it out at home

[t-homo]

its from weeds. U-turn bought a bunch of em right after nancy bought one.

[Homeslice]

Ford Focus......Very good steering and handling, it has always been Ford's best all-around car, and the best small car America has ever produced in my opinion. The Cavalier and Neon were crap in comparison.

[Dnyce]

last car i rented had a speed governer at 113, and made it to vegas without stopping for gas

ford taurus

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Dnyce

last car i rented had a speed governer at 113, and made it to vegas without stopping for gas

ford taurus

I've had several as rentals (I got stuck with like 10 in a row at one point ). I agree it's a pretty decent car for what it is (one of the most boring cars on the planet) but it had acceptable power and was middle of the road for comfort.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Ford Focus......Very good steering and handling, it has always been Ford's best all-around car, and the best small car America has ever produced in my opinion. The Cavalier and Neon were crap in comparison.

I don't know about best all around but I was impressed driving in the Focus.
I just had to make sure I did not pay close attention to the interior.

[Homeslice]

I had one of those too. Slow, got blown around by the wind, and the suspension crab-legged over bumps. Throttle spring too stiff. Decent interior though. I actually liked the windows because when you rolled them up they clunked into place real solid because they're so square. Also the shifter was beef.

[FT BSTRD]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Also the shifter was beef.

No kidding. The shifter lever handle was like 9" wide and the size of a pork loin.


What hamfisted cromag is THAT designed for?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

No kidding. The shifter lever handle was like 9" wide and the size of a pork loin.


What hamfisted cromag is THAT designed for?

The bigger the better, so you can use it as a hand rest. I don't like pistol-grip or penis shaped shifters, I like T-shaped ones because they are good hand rests and you can pretend it's a jet throttle.

[Racerboy]

I rent every time I travel and usually through THRIFTY for their excellent rates....the down side is, all they rent are Chrysler's, not something I am a fan of in any way shape or form but who cares, I don't have to own them.

In PDX I have had the Dodge Magnum....it was a 6 and comfortable but seemed to have more plastic than anything.

In SLC I had a Dodge Stratus. Low on power but delivered great MPG

In PHX I had a Caliber...slow, plastic and junk filled.

In SAN over Thanksgiving I took the Sebring Convertible, fun to drive top down, blind spots from Hell top up, not too thirsty and ZERO trunk space..... but a great beach cruiser. 8 Days, $125 total! the deal of the week.

In Key West I drove home a 2008 Crossfire SRT-6. This was a lot of fun under acceleration, way more power than I had anticipated and I was sad to see her go for that alone. There were MAJOR blind spots, it barely seated two people, almost zero luggage capacity, the control layout was a mess but again, it was a blast to drive.

Bottom line in all new Chrysler's to me are rental cars...they are laden with boring plastic interiors, made with inferior parts and never last to the warranty. I drove one off the rental lot with very few miles on it and there was smoke coming from the tail pipe under acceleration as well as deceleration...bad rings and valve train with under 5K miles on the clock.