Vegas hire car choice dilemma

Vegas hire car choice dilemma

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Zebrs

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461 posts

191 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Evening chaps, off to Vegas for the first time in a couple months for a big birthday. Have a slight dilemma I wondered what the worldly wise and well travelled folk of PH would do.

Basically I want to hire a Corvette. Because Vegas. Issue is, while I can find one (Z06), it's expensive for a day, would need foreign national insurance ($150), on top of the $500 odd to hire the thing, plus keeping it in the hotel valet overnight (as 9-5 isn't long enough for what we want to do so they'll be closed by the time we get back), I'll be in for the thick end of $700 and that's without taking any of the multitude of additional insurances I'll no doubt be offered.

I've also found a Camaro SS which is for the fairly reasonable sum of $150 (need to check insurances but it's one of the large international firms), and could have that for just 12 hours as they open 24/7.

So, to those who have been and/or driven either of these things, is the extra $500 worth it for the Vette over the Chevy, or should I accept they're both drop top V8s, take the Camaro and save my cash for casino tables and other frivolities?

TIA smile

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Or go mental and get a hellcat....

cb31

1,135 posts

135 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Haven't driven either but I personally wouldn't pay $500 extra for a day of a Corvette over a Camaro, much rather spend it on something else nice. Enjoy whatever you choose!

CzechItOut

2,154 posts

190 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Have you looked on https://turo.com/? I've never used it personally, but there are several Corvettes in Vegas for around £100 a day.

HotJambalaya

2,023 posts

179 months

Friday 17th January 2020
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Hertz in vegas also do Corvettes, and as mentioned Turo looks good though I've never used them

drmike37

456 posts

55 months

Saturday 18th January 2020
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Another vote for Turo here. In Cali a couple of years ago I hired a Mustang convertible, for the price of a Toyota something or other from a big car hire firm. Car was perfect for the East Coast Highway, and had no problems at all with the rental. They only charged me 10 dollars for a valet after I gave it back with a week's worth of dirt (couldn't find a car wash near the airport).

And I can now say I've driven a Mustang through San Fran. Just call me Steve.

djc206

12,247 posts

124 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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As above try hertz adrenaline. The Vette is obviously much more desirable but not $500 more desirable.

djc206

12,247 posts

124 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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anonymous said:
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Obviously debatable, the Z06 is in a different league to the SS so I can understand the desire to go for the vette.

Relative. Hmm 4 and a bit times as much to rent a corvette for the day, $650 rental charge for a ~$90k car vs $150 for a $45k car. Seems steep when you write it down.

kowalski655

14,599 posts

142 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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drmike37 said:
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And I can now say I've driven a Mustang through San Fran. Just call me Steve.
How many hubcaps did you lose? smile

David Beer

3,982 posts

266 months

Sunday 19th January 2020
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I have a mustang gt convertable here in the UK, but hired one from LA for four weeks this summer, $1500 ! Through Amex do not need any insurance.
A couple of years ago hired a mustang out of Miami , got upgraded to a Vette convertable, had to return it,as when the sun came out, could not get the roof down with the baggage. Had a e350 merc instead.
Back to Camaero, love them, if i were you, save your money.

jsc15

981 posts

207 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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It might not be what OP wants to hear but in a good number of visits to Vegas, I've never hired a car even once, or felt the need to.

I guess if you want to hire a Vette then it's the place to do it but the traffic (& cops) won't let you enjoy it to it's potential.

Also, unlike e.g. Florida, you don't really *need* a hire car to get around, as the bulk of the Strip is either walkable or Uberable. I mention this as I've had some friends believe the default position in the US (outside of NY) is that you have to get a hire car, but Vegas you really don't.

Sorry to be a bit boring on a car forum

Martin-G

133 posts

94 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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^^^^^ This ^^^^^
Means you can also drink lots of their piss-water beer.

RC1807

12,483 posts

167 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Martin-G said:
^^^^^ This ^^^^^
Means you can also drink lots of their piss-water beer.
Or $2 margaritas as the casinos....

Tommo Two

217 posts

144 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Hired the SS Camero for a 3 week roadtrip round SW USA, (vegas included).

Was great loads of straight line poke, pretty good in the corners (if you can find any) makes a great noise.

Vegas is surrounded by long straight roads though, so if you are doing a reasonable amount of driving (going to death valley for eg) you'll want a car that's reasonable comfortable sat on cruise control at 70 (there are far more highway patrols than the UK!) The Camero is ok comfort wise.

I would take the $500 saved, go to vegas speedway and do a few laps in a nascar if I were you!

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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I hired a Z06 in Vegas in 2018, it was pretty epic tbh.

Think it was about $500 all in plus fuel.

Took it up to the Hoover Dam and around Lake Mead national park. You certainly can use it to its full potential!

I hired mine from Beverley hills rental on Dean Martin drive, which is walkable from the strip. Was supposed to be taking a Shelby Mustang but the previous hirer had killed the clutch.


croyde

22,704 posts

229 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Another vote for driving around Lake Mead and over to the Hoover Dam.

Although I was in an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, it was 1992, but I still had fun.

drmcw

172 posts

91 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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drmike37 said:
Another vote for Turo here. In Cali a couple of years ago I hired a Mustang convertible, for the price of a Toyota something or other from a big car hire firm. Car was perfect for the East Coast Highway, and had no problems at all with the rental. They only charged me 10 dollars for a valet after I gave it back with a week's worth of dirt (couldn't find a car wash near the airport).

And I can now say I've driven a Mustang through San Fran. Just call me Steve.
How did that work in regard to insurance? I got the impression it was a system that assumed you already had an insured car. Also did they allow out of state travel?

I wanted to hire a big V8 pickup and none of the big players were affordable. I found a mom and pop hire that was reasonable for an older vehicle but only in CA and I was planning to travel further.

Back on topic I can't see OP getting much fun from the cars he mentions without getting out of Las Vegas and onto some more rural highways and roads. Maybe drive to Death Valley?

djc206

12,247 posts

124 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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drmcw said:
How did that work in regard to insurance? I got the impression it was a system that assumed you already had an insured car. Also did they allow out of state travel?

I wanted to hire a big V8 pickup and none of the big players were affordable. I found a mom and pop hire that was reasonable for an older vehicle but only in CA and I was planning to travel further.

Back on topic I can't see OP getting much fun from the cars he mentions without getting out of Las Vegas and onto some more rural highways and roads. Maybe drive to Death Valley?
I’ve hired pickups a few times in the US. Hertz definitely do them pretty much everywhere, they don’t appear on the standard list of cars you have to scroll down and select ‘see all’ and then ‘select for quote’ amazingly they’re generally about the price of a mid size! Maybe that’s only if you book well in advance?

We’ve rented a GMC Sierra (small pickup, the wife’s choice) from Vegas and a Ram 1500 in Atlanta from Hertz. Both incredibly cheap. Enterprise rent F150’s, we had one from them in New Orleans, 5.0 V8 10 speed auto, loved it. I booked the F150 the day before and it was still sub $100 I think.

You could drive out to the extra terrestrial highway, there’s sod all out there but you could really stretch the legs of whatever you’ve rented as there’s nothing for miles around. Personally I think Lake Mead is a good shout, that’s a good stretch of tarmac and very quiet.

drmike37

456 posts

55 months

Monday 20th January 2020
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Insurance...

Turo cover the basics.

I had my own, extra, excess cover.

drmcw

172 posts

91 months

Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Thanks guys