EmersonHart13's once in a while car rental thread

[EmersonHart13]

Here is where I will exclaim with great enthusiasm how awesome my current rental car is or tell you what a pile of shit it is.

This month's edition: 2011 Kia Optima GDI

Highlights: It got over 400 miles on the tank. Fit several large bags in the trunk. Seated 4 adults comfortably, including 2 of which are over 6' tall. It didn't suck and only set me back $136 for the rental, plus 19.99 for AMEX insurance, and 50 for a tank of gas over 8 days. This was in my top 3 favorite rental cars. All 4 of us were happy to have the Kia as a member of our family on vacation.

Thanks for reading,

John

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[ktraver97ss]

No turbo no care.

 

[TonzKnock-G]

^^what he said...

 

[99PONTIACGP]

No pictures?

I always l thought the rental insurance wasn't necessary as long as you had full coverage on your personal car.

 

[Yaj Yak]

its never necessary but in many situations people would rather have it... instead of worrying about their deductible or insurance ever ggetting involved.

 

[PANDA]

I rented a Benz E200 Turbo Diesel in Ireland. Thing got 40mpg, mountains, heavy city traffic, and my not exactly driving it "nice". I was impressed.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Black base Kia Optima.jpg

Turbo woulda been awesome. Rental car fleets are not cool like that!

Not baller enough to afford a Merc. Sounds awesome though.

For 20 bucks, I'll take the extra coverage. That is less than 3 per day.