Nothing handles like a rental car - a book of confessions

Nothing handles like a rental car - a book of confessions

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skip_1

3,459 posts

189 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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Bookmarked. First book was great.

Diesel Meister

2,044 posts

200 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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Epic.

swisstoni

16,848 posts

278 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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During the Monaco GP weekend, the circuit is reopened as a normal road outside racing hours.
During the night I stuffed a hire car into the Armco at exactly the same place (Portier) that Senna famously did.
Tricky corner. hehe

Diesel Meister

2,044 posts

200 months

Monday 16th January 2017
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swisstoni said:
During the Monaco GP weekend, the circuit is reopened as a normal road outside racing hours.
During the night I stuffed a hire car into the Armco at exactly the same place (Portier) that Senna famously did.
Tricky corner. hehe
Like making love to a beautiful woman, eh? hehe

AussieFozzy

136 posts

127 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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This sounds like quite an interesting read.

I recall once my mates Land cruiser Prado had a power steering pump that was going bad. It was around $300 AUD for a genuine replacement. I was called upon to help out with the operation of fitting a new one. I arrived and was told big Dave was just out grabbing the replacement part. Some time went by and Dave arrived with said part, which happened to have an entire land cruiser attached to it. The bugger worked out it was only a little over $100 to rent a land cruiser for the day so we proceeded to swap the parts from one car to the other.

I believe he has pulled this trick several more times since.


ian in lancs

3,769 posts

197 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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rambo19 said:
I think its sad abusing a car just because its a rental.
Yep, agree - abuse your own car fine but these stories of deliberate abuse are pathetic

98elise

26,372 posts

160 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Back in the 80's I was in the RN and we had just arrived in Canada. 3 of us managed to hire a brand new car even though we only had two provisional licences and a full motorbike licence between us. The car served as transport and a hotel for our planned road trip.

In 48 hours we had 2 minor crashes (a mail box and a semi truck), and had locked the keys in the car. Trying to fish the keys out we accidentally broke the side window the window, but not before we had removed most of the window trim. There was at least one incident where we left the road at speed on a long deserted road.

We dropped the car back at about 6 in the morning, and posted the keys through the letterbox. Our ship sailed 3 ours later smile

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

53 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Publish the book and I will buy one.

beer


swisstoni

16,848 posts

278 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Diesel Meister said:
swisstoni said:
During the Monaco GP weekend, the circuit is reopened as a normal road outside racing hours.
During the night I stuffed a hire car into the Armco at exactly the same place (Portier) that Senna famously did.
Tricky corner. hehe
Like making love to a beautiful woman, eh? hehe
Well both ended in a shuddering climax, so I suppose so.

Lotus Notes

1,197 posts

190 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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I definately did not take a RAV2 up the highest volcano in Mexico..The electronic diff would have smelt a bit on the way up and the way back down and volcanic ash is not good for door seals and paintwork.

In fact, if the well known hire car company had not taken a bribe and given our 4x4 to another customer, then none of this would have happened.

Vaud

50,288 posts

154 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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You are a bad man.

But quite funny... wink

8Ace

2,681 posts

197 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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The Crack Fox said:


MARY MULLIGAN: WANT ANY PEGS ?
rofl

jamesson

2,977 posts

220 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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The Crack Fox said:
"Over the peak we stopped for a photo, at which point the Twingo’s dash illuminated with ‘le spanneur electronique du merde’
'merde' is feminine so it would be 'de la merde' smile

Sounds an entertaining read and I look forward to it. beer

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Ahh, nice one Rich. Get cracking on this one. Did you earn enough brass from the other to not need KS this time around? I only ask, not as to be rude, personal and taxman-like, but am willing to sign up to KS again.

Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 17th January 10:07

Steven_RW

1,727 posts

201 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Enjoy a hire car story.

"Some people I know" drove up Mauna Kea in Hawaii in a one wheel drive rental ford mondeo.

The altitude goes up to 13,796 feet from sea level and at about 9,000 feet at the visitor centre a road sign reads "Warning Hazardeous Road ahead" and something else like "must stop to acclimatise and gain info before proceeding".

They knew they were running out of daylight so past that sign at about 35mph and proceeded to take on the unsurfaced very steep risky road, with little insight as to what lay ahead. The only other cars seen were full on proper off road 4x4 or visitor trucks and vans specifically designed for the conditions. The road was VERY rough and VERY steep and the challenge to get up safely was quite something. Stopping and hill starting in that mondeo supposedly seemed like a total no no.

They left sea level at about 34c and arrived at the top in flip flops, shorts and t-shirts in the only normal car there, to find everyone else in full outdoor arctic like gear huddled around big 4x4 tanks watching the sun going down at -8 or so.

Brilliant adventure. They couldn't recommend it enough. They went back down just before losing the last daylight and then went back up again in the dark just to see what it was like.

Rental car was returned in tip top condition having been to the top of the highest island/sea mountain in the world.

RW

Gary C

12,313 posts

178 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Pyle motors were due to drop off the hire car at work, but I believe it broke down.

So, they dropped off the managers brand new cosworth sapphire !

Happy days.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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fastbikes76 said:
On the plus side, The wife was videoing the whole saga so we have video evidence of her screaming like a girl and me, well cool as a cucumber whistle
Video or I'm calling custard.

Vaud

50,288 posts

154 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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jamesson said:
The Crack Fox said:
"Over the peak we stopped for a photo, at which point the Twingo’s dash illuminated with ‘le spanneur electronique du merde’
'merde' is feminine so it would be 'de la merde' smile

Sounds an entertaining read and I look forward to it. beer
Plus it's clé or clef... wink

But I think the franglais is funnier.

anothernameitist

1,500 posts

134 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Oh dear i was doing my tax return, then read this.

I've now changed some of the detail of my tax return.

Do you have a tax advisor:
yes, 2 Gary Barlow and Ken Dodd (Sir)

My day has now gone to pot, think I'll peg the washing out now, anyone got pegs.

MORE please Crack Fox

Smitters

3,995 posts

156 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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8Ace said:
The Crack Fox said:


MARY MULLIGAN: WANT ANY PEGS ?
rofl
Yep - this!