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BackinBlackSS/RS · 11-13-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost Rider

That's the kind of thing I was thinking of when I posted my comment. Not just normal drag racing, but when racing goes wrong.

jrboyd_1980 · 11-13-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jnewberr2ssrs

Hahaha...Seriously...Or perhaps a diversion strategy. Tell us all that it's Avis in case someone does decide to notify the rental agencies. In which case, if a member does decide to do that I would notify all that rent Camaros just saying that they might be interested to know that someone might be trying to dupe them and make them pay for something for which they have no responsibility to pay and to keep an eye out for returned Camaros and take a gander at the forums.

Either way, I don't think it was right to treat it like that nor was he the first person to do it, but oh well what's done is done and there are always consequences. A mature person just deals with the consequences.

Not to sound like a dick man just giving my 2 cents about doing the right thing. If everything did magically start working again then congratulations you got lucky this time and hopefully learned a lesson from worrying about it.

Actually already did notify lol. Whichever one rents a Camaro sent email posting the link to thread. People wonder what is wrong with today's society. Situations like this where people don't man up to their mistakes. I done with this thread.

garagelogic · 11-13-2009, 09:03 PM

It'll take the rental company about 2 minutes to figure out what was going on if they really want to know. Remember, these cars come with event recorders or "black box" technology.

Oh, and these types of things are NOT what rental cars are for. As someone who travels for business, the rates on rental cars are already crazy and having immature bozos going out and beating on the cars only makes it worse.

1sickss · 11-13-2009, 09:22 PM

warranty

Tomato · 11-13-2009, 09:26 PM

I haven't rented a Corvette or Camaro before, but, when I was returning a car to Hertz last week, I asked the Hertz guy a few questions...I was curious how many sets of tires they went through, and he said these cars are made so that you cannot disable traction control. That would certainly be smart, but I'm not sure if that's true. If it is, imagine what it took for this guy to actually get the thing to do donuts!!!

IMVG · 11-13-2009, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfieboy

Um welcome to the world of rental..

DO you really have any idea what most ( I said MOST) not all do with a Rental car..?

Cmon........

Oh i get it, most people do it so its ok to tell this guy to do it? What if he broke somethiung that belonged to you, or YOUR company, and lied to you about it? Its ok in this situation but not if it was yours right? thats called situational ethics buddy.THAT TYPE OF ETHICS IS A BAD THING. Its ok to lie if it suits this or that purpose right? Its ok to STEAL if the suiituation fits? Your morals are bent, as are quite a few people on here. If you have those type values so be it, but do people a favor and dont try to influance others to make bad choices as your parents obviously did you.

jnewberr2ssrs · 11-13-2009, 09:32 PM

Hahaha I just thought of something funny...

Perhaps SSOOCH can weigh in on the subject if no one gets it lol...

"I was doing donuts in the rental Camaro..."

We might be dealing with a completely different kind of situation than we originally thought

LMAO! hahahaha

bluestang50 · 11-13-2009, 09:35 PM

You better make sure to clean ALL of the rubber off the back of that car before returning it!

coolman · 11-13-2009, 09:54 PM

Don't be a boy. It's time to man up. Nobody wants to take responsiblity for their actions anymore. That's a big problem today. I hope that when you lie to them they put two and two together and come up with what you did. And, don't think they can't. Then you will not only be someone that doesn't respect other peoples property , but you'll be a liar too.

Captain Awesome · 11-13-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Downwithopp

Pretty depressing how many people can't just fess up to abusing/taking advantage of other peoples stuff.

Reminds me of the crooks that were breaking into a house and fell off the ladder and was paralyzed and sued the homeower and won because the ladder the crook found in the garage was broken and caused the fall!

Vinnysrt8 · 11-13-2009, 10:07 PM

There is no rubber in the wheel well it wasn't even a big burnout

BackinBlackSS/RS · 11-13-2009, 10:09 PM

Hey have you guys heard of that song called "Backtracker"?

bluestang50 · 11-13-2009, 10:12 PM

Regardless of him doing donuts the power steering shouldn't have gone out.

IROCanSS · 11-13-2009, 10:41 PM

You guys are all joking right? The guy took a rental out and did a few burnouts... Big deal. Basically he torqued the wheel too far under load, heated up (boiled) the power steering fluid so it thinned out and it didnt work until it cooled. It cooled down and works fine. This is also why it did work over 1200 rpm. With the increased rpm of the pump pulley, the thinner fluid would still function.

This is a common problem on early Miatas when running gymkanas. All the turning heats the fluid and the power steering goes out for a second. Not a big deal at all.

OP... the car is fine, you dont need to tell them jack. Return the car and walk away. I cant believe all the holier then thou comments in here.

11-13-2009, 09:03 PM	#87
garagelogic Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Shelby GT500 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,686 View My Garage	It'll take the rental company about 2 minutes to figure out what was going on if they really want to know. Remember, these cars come with event recorders or "black box" technology. Oh, and these types of things are NOT what rental cars are for. As someone who travels for business, the rates on rental cars are already crazy and having immature bozos going out and beating on the cars only makes it worse.

11-13-2009, 09:22 PM	#88
1sickss Drives: BADDEST SS IN ATL!!!! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 634	warranty

11-13-2009, 09:26 PM	#89
Tomato G-Force Addict Drives: 2010 SS/RS A6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Escalon, CA Posts: 196	I haven't rented a Corvette or Camaro before, but, when I was returning a car to Hertz last week, I asked the Hertz guy a few questions...I was curious how many sets of tires they went through, and he said these cars are made so that you cannot disable traction control. That would certainly be smart, but I'm not sure if that's true. If it is, imagine what it took for this guy to actually get the thing to do donuts!!!

11-13-2009, 09:32 PM	#91
jnewberr2ssrs Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 397	Hahaha I just thought of something funny... Perhaps SSOOCH can weigh in on the subject if no one gets it lol... "I was doing donuts in the rental Camaro..." We might be dealing with a completely different kind of situation than we originally thought LMAO! hahahaha

11-13-2009, 09:35 PM	#92
bluestang50 Account Suspended Drives: DD Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 118	You better make sure to clean ALL of the rubber off the back of that car before returning it!

11-13-2009, 09:54 PM	#93
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	Don't be a boy. It's time to man up. Nobody wants to take responsiblity for their actions anymore. That's a big problem today. I hope that when you lie to them they put two and two together and come up with what you did. And, don't think they can't. Then you will not only be someone that doesn't respect other peoples property , but you'll be a liar too.

11-13-2009, 10:07 PM	#95
Vinnysrt8 Drives: Jeep srt8 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 215	There is no rubber in the wheel well it wasn't even a big burnout

11-13-2009, 10:09 PM	#96
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	Hey have you guys heard of that song called "Backtracker"?

11-13-2009, 10:12 PM	#97
bluestang50 Account Suspended Drives: DD Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 118	Regardless of him doing donuts the power steering shouldn't have gone out.

11-13-2009, 10:41 PM	#98
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	You guys are all joking right? The guy took a rental out and did a few burnouts... Big deal. Basically he torqued the wheel too far under load, heated up (boiled) the power steering fluid so it thinned out and it didnt work until it cooled. It cooled down and works fine. This is also why it did work over 1200 rpm. With the increased rpm of the pump pulley, the thinner fluid would still function. This is a common problem on early Miatas when running gymkanas. All the turning heats the fluid and the power steering goes out for a second. Not a big deal at all. OP... the car is fine, you dont need to tell them jack. Return the car and walk away. I cant believe all the holier then thou comments in here.