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RedWhiteMonkey
Original Poster
3,327 posts
52 months
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I’m currently planning the road trip part of me and my future wife’s honeymoon for this August, which involves an eight day trip covering around 1000 miles picking up and dropping off at Las Vegas. The obvious choices through Hertz are the Ford Mustang GT Premium, the Dodge Challenger RT and the Chevy Camaro SS.
I like the Challenger but the interior is quite poor in my opinion, she likes the Mustang but all the (cheesy American) reviews I’ve read say the Camaro is the best of the three cars.
Anyone driven all three? Any recommendations?
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Twin Turbo
5,444 posts
136 months
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Classic American roadtrip? Either of those 3 will be perfect. Don't worry about how they drive, it's not as if you're going to be clipping apexes.......just sit back, relax, and enjoy the cruise. I'm biased, and I'd take the Mustang, but the other 2 are just as good 
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swerni
20,095 posts
80 months
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Mustang is a rather last year  The kind of driving you're going to be doing, it won't really matter. The interior in the Challenger (IMHO) does it let down. The boot aperture on the Camaro is small ( although the boot is a fair size) so soft bags are the order of the day. The Camaro does have nice touches like Ipod connectivity. However.......... Of the 3, the Camaro is also the most over muffled, you will be disappointed by the lack of V8 roar from the stock car. If it were me I would go for the Challenger. But then again I had a Stang for nearly 5 years and have had the Camaro for 16 months, so would be a change for me. What do you want from it?
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HD Adam
1,677 posts
54 months
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RedWhiteMonkey said: Anyone driven all three? Any recommendations? You rang? I've rented all 3. First rule, whatever you choose, get the V8 model. Goes nicer, sounds nicer and generally has a better interior than the base V6 model. Challenger.   Biggest and floatiest of the 3 with not a bad interior and easiest to get lots of luggage in. That might be a consideration if you are not staying in one place. Camaro Worst interior by far but feels the most Hot Roddy of them all. Cool HUD for that Top Gun feel and it's like driving something with a roof chop.  Mustang Best interior by far and best engine with the new Boss 5.0. Not the most spacious but if there's only 2 of you, its the nicest place to be. Not a huge fan of the looks of the facelift model but it's got the overall package.   I don't think either of the 3 will disappoint you.
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RedWhiteMonkey
Original Poster
3,327 posts
52 months
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Thanks everyone, some really useful responses there. I'm sure people are quite right that any of three would be good fun but as we'll be moving around quite a bit so I think I'll go for the Challenger, its the one I like the look of the most anyway.
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swerni
20,095 posts
80 months
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RedWhiteMonkey said: its the one I like the look of the most anyway. Best way to make the decision!
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LuS1fer
28,890 posts
115 months
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The Mustang is the best handler but out there, that won't bother you. It has the best ineterior and sounds best but the looks after 2010 are a bit marmite.
I' d probably pik the Camaro just to see what it was like but on looks, the Challenger has them both licked. It depends how far you're going to drive. I've hired a V6 Charger and it was very dull inside and you'd hardly know what you were driving so to some degree what it looks like when you're inside, doesn't matter.
If you're more concerned with how it drives, I'd take the Mustang.
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chevy-stu
4,774 posts
98 months
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LuS1fer said: ..... on looks, the Challenger has them both licked. .... 
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RedWhiteMonkey
Original Poster
3,327 posts
52 months
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I've just booked a Challenger for a week in August through Hertz, picking up and dropping off at Las Vegas airport. I can't wait!
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LuS1fer
28,890 posts
115 months
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Love Hertz (see what I did there...)
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chevy-stu
4,774 posts
98 months
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LuS1fer said: Love Hertz (see what I did there...) I guess the OP wants to Avis cake and eat it.... 
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HD Adam
1,677 posts
54 months
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He's been quite Enterprising.
OP, have you definitely booked the V8 from the Hertz premium collection?
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LuS1fer
28,890 posts
115 months
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He just wants to be the Centaurof attention.
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RedWhiteMonkey
Original Poster
3,327 posts
52 months
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HD Adam said: He's been quite Enterprising.
OP, have you definitely booked the V8 from the Hertz premium collection? It's a Dodge Challenger RT from Hertz's Adrenaline Collection, it's the only model of Challenger they appear to do. Everything I've researched and read says this will be the 5.7 litre Hemi V-8. 
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HD Adam
1,677 posts
54 months
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RedWhiteMonkey said: It's a Dodge Challenger RT from Hertz's Adrenaline Collection, it's the only model of Challenger they appear to do. Everything I've researched and read says this will be the 5.7 litre Hemi V-8. Goody. I rented the V6 once and although it looked the part, it was a bit pants. We'll be expecting lots of cool pics from the trip.
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Matt..
1,752 posts
59 months
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Matt..
1,752 posts
59 months
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The rental car options certainly makes me think about the US more for trips. I'd like to start at trip in Chicago, but they don't have any decent cars there for some reason? Does anyone have a list for Hertz and Avis muscle car rental locations?
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Flip Martian
2,067 posts
60 months
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How hot are they on speed traps and enforcing the limit over there? I have a sod of a job in my camaro keeping my foot off the adrenalin pedal... Hiring one of those looks fab but with all those long straight roads, surely you'd just be tempted to floor it the whole time?!
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Speed addicted
1,882 posts
97 months
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On the huge long straights near Vegas they have signs saying speed limit enforced by aircraft, this calmed the speeding in the hertz mustang slightly.
We did have a little play with a challenger just outside Yosemite. I shouted something about bullett and floored it past some slower traffic (kinda had to, we were being persued and everything) then my wife woke up and asked if I was racing..... No dear, I'll slow down.
Loved the mustang we got, it was only the v6 and not paticularly good at anything but I'd have one tomorrow
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LuS1fer
28,890 posts
115 months
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This has probably come and gone, as may the OP but a Corvette would probably be better than all of them.
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