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myold88 · 03-02-2015, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by snarky

I'll bite on that - had a '85 Z-28 that I'd rented from a major company. Tried to make it fly over a bridge in Ft. Lauderdale. Long story short - careless driving ticket - totaled car - company tried to sue me / sent me a letter saying I owed them $9500. I showed it to my attorney. I had purchased the collision damage waiver and they had no case. Next time I tried to rent from them the lady at the counter told me I was on the " do not rent " list. LOL !

84 degrees today. Just turned the house AC on for the first time this year. Welcome to Orlando.

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I just got back from 7 weeks in Sarasota. I was at a red light and there were 4
5th gens with me.... There everywhere down there Plus 60's, 70's, 80's every
day. Back in Ct today and had the snow thrower going for another 6 inches.

cadyshac · 03-02-2015, 04:47 PM

I just finished chipping the ice out of my driveway. The top of my head is peeling from the sunburn I got last week in the 'vert!

Chevy_cowboy · 03-02-2015, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I was talked into buying a former rental car one time. It came out of Florida, and was a Hertz rental. I kept it for a year then sold it. Every time it would rain hard the water would pour in the driver's side door and I would get wet. I never did get it fixed. I figured even though Carfax said no accident damage it had to have been wrecked and not fixed right.

It wouldn't surprise me if Hertz has their own body shops, or at least contracted shops, and does their own repairs... and for obvious reasons, would not report that to carfax.

pyroguy · 03-02-2015, 07:27 PM

I have owned a couple of former rental vehicles and they ended up with 150,000+ miles when I traded them off. However, none of them were sports cars. I would NEVER touch a former rental muscle car. I had a rental V6 Mustang once...

Bud 1LE 2SS RS · 03-02-2015, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by myold88

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I just got back from 7 weeks in Sarasota. I was at a red light and there were 4
5th gens with me.... There everywhere down there Plus 60's, 70's, 80's every
day. Back in Ct today and had the snow thrower going for another 6 inches.

Welcome back to the Snow bowl!

olblue75 · 03-02-2015, 09:14 PM

Just got back from Seattle and rented a maroon 2015 RS Convertible. While it was a nice car it wasn't my 2010 2SS/RS, only real thing I liked was the convertible part and the back up camera. Not much else the V6 seemed thirsty and the automatic seemed to shift up and down a lot.

jp23rockstar · 03-02-2015, 09:59 PM

[QUOTE=olblue75;8269012]Just got back from Seattle and rented a maroon 2015 RS Convertible. While it was a nice car it wasn't my 2010 2SS/RS, only real thing I liked was the convertible part and the back up camera. Not much else the V6 seemed thirsty and the automatic seemed to shift up and down a lot.

I rented a SS vert and I wasn't impressed mainly because there was no exhaust sound and terrible shifting transmission. Oh and that interior has got to go, it's great that the 6th gen is right around the corner.

PalmerGA · 03-03-2015, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by steakmaker

I know on the Camaro SS, the computer compensates for the lower octane if you put lower than premium fuel in it. To get it back up to it's premium performance level there's a fuse pull to reset the system.

No! No... you didn't. You didn't just drop the "FP" bomb in a thread about renting a 'vert and how the top works!

cadyshac · 03-03-2015, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by olblue75

Just got back from Seattle and rented a maroon 2015 RS Convertible. While it was a nice car it wasn't my 2010 2SS/RS, only real thing I liked was the convertible part and the back up camera. Not much else the V6 seemed thirsty and the automatic seemed to shift up and down a lot.

I rented a SS vert and I wasn't impressed mainly because there was no exhaust sound and terrible shifting transmission. Oh and that interior has got to go, it's great that the 6th gen is right around the corner.

I did forget to mention that the back seat in a convertible is useless, I had a hard time fitting a suit case back there. No way anyone except a small child would fit.

Red2014SS · 03-03-2015, 06:40 AM

My mom bought a used rental car once. It was a Malibu. Luckily, she also bought the extended warranty. It was in the shop... a lot. I rented a 2015 Camaro V6 convertible in Florida. I drove it like I stole it. It was a LOT of fun. I hated giving it back, but I would not want to own that car.

Angrybird 12 · 03-03-2015, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by cadyshac

I did forget to mention that the back seat in a convertible is useless, I had a hard time fitting a suit case back there. No way anyone except a small child would fit.

What kind of suitcase do you have? A steamer trunk? Not really much difference between the coupe and convertible's back seat. It's narrower by a few inches is all. Actually with the top down its more useful than the coupe... I brought home a 60" TV in the back seat. Try that in a Coupe.

Mityguy · 03-03-2015, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by NJScorpio

Reminds me of the time I was given a brand new Chevy Volt as a loaner. I was told I don't need to worry about anything regarding the charging, just put gas in.

I filled it up with regular just before I got to the dealership.

A week later I read an article about how Chevy redesigned the Volt, and now it doesn't have to take Premium fuel anymore.

I hope that doesn't cause problems from for the person who buys it.

It probably will but you're not to blame by any means... The Rental place should have said something...

03-02-2015, 07:27 PM	#18
pyroguy Keeper of “THE list” Drives: ABM #832 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: GA Posts: 7,132 View My Garage	I have owned a couple of former rental vehicles and they ended up with 150,000+ miles when I traded them off. However, none of them were sports cars. I would NEVER touch a former rental muscle car. I had a rental V6 Mustang once... __________________ '10 Camaro 2SS/RS \| Aqua Blue #832 of 3,903 \| Silver Stripes Check out my build thread

03-03-2015, 06:40 AM	#24
Red2014SS Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,420	My mom bought a used rental car once. It was a Malibu. Luckily, she also bought the extended warranty. It was in the shop... a lot. I rented a 2015 Camaro V6 convertible in Florida. I drove it like I stole it. It was a LOT of fun. I hated giving it back, but I would not want to own that car. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS, L99, SW LTH w/HF Cats, GMPP Ex. Z/28 CAI, FR41s in PVD Black Chrome, Recaros, Pfadt Sway 377hp, 383tq 12.739@110.44 MPH

03-02-2015, 04:47 PM	#16
cadyshac It's in the hole! Drives: '11 2SS L99 SGM, '18 2SS, M6, HWSE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,401	I just finished chipping the ice out of my driveway. The top of my head is peeling from the sunburn I got last week in the 'vert!

03-02-2015, 09:14 PM	#20
olblue75 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Clarksville Tennesse. Posts: 6,173	Just got back from Seattle and rented a maroon 2015 RS Convertible. While it was a nice car it wasn't my 2010 2SS/RS, only real thing I liked was the convertible part and the back up camera. Not much else the V6 seemed thirsty and the automatic seemed to shift up and down a lot.

03-02-2015, 09:59 PM	#21
jp23rockstar Drives: None Join Date: May 2012 Location: RI Posts: 256	[QUOTE=olblue75;8269012]Just got back from Seattle and rented a maroon 2015 RS Convertible. While it was a nice car it wasn't my 2010 2SS/RS, only real thing I liked was the convertible part and the back up camera. Not much else the V6 seemed thirsty and the automatic seemed to shift up and down a lot. I rented a SS vert and I wasn't impressed mainly because there was no exhaust sound and terrible shifting transmission. Oh and that interior has got to go, it's great that the 6th gen is right around the corner.