Worst & Best Hire Car?
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I'm new on here, so apologies if there's been a thread like this before.
What was the worst & best car you've ever had the (mis)fortune to pick up from a car rental company. The worst for me is easy:
The first Citroen C5, rented from Dublin airport when they were reasonably new in the early 2000's. I was shocked how little "go" that car had. I kept thinking that the handbrake was on. Did Citroen perhaps use the motor out of Sir Clive Sinclair's original C5?
I've not had one real favourite of all of the others, but I was pleasantly surprised by the handling of a Rover 200 3 door (!) and a howling 3 cylinder VW Polo (thrashed to within an inch of its life across the Highlands).
What was the worst & best car you've ever had the (mis)fortune to pick up from a car rental company. The worst for me is easy:
The first Citroen C5, rented from Dublin airport when they were reasonably new in the early 2000's. I was shocked how little "go" that car had. I kept thinking that the handbrake was on. Did Citroen perhaps use the motor out of Sir Clive Sinclair's original C5?
I've not had one real favourite of all of the others, but I was pleasantly surprised by the handling of a Rover 200 3 door (!) and a howling 3 cylinder VW Polo (thrashed to within an inch of its life across the Highlands).
te. It was a stop-gap between company cars and I sent it back after 1 day.Ford Fiesta 1.25 (I think) - worst and best, since it is the only hire car I have ever had.
Felt like a tin can, had the annoying wire/mesh like thing across the windscreen (for quick de-icing or something) which was really annoying.
Otherwise, drove better than I expected a 1.25 to, and got me where I needed to go .... Luckily not a long distance.
Felt like a tin can, had the annoying wire/mesh like thing across the windscreen (for quick de-icing or something) which was really annoying.
Otherwise, drove better than I expected a 1.25 to, and got me where I needed to go .... Luckily not a long distance.
Worst: Probably the Vauxhall Corsa with the weakest three cylinder engine you could ever imagine, it struggled to get up ramps in a multi-storey car park.
Best: Not sure but the time I was given a Mercedes S-Class because they'd overbooked and didn't have the Astra I was meant to get was good.
I normally only get hire car through work but recently had to book one for myself. I found Avis do a range where you are guaranteed the car you book, rather than one out of a similar group of cars. I've booked a Citroen DS3 out of pure curiosity.
Best: Not sure but the time I was given a Mercedes S-Class because they'd overbooked and didn't have the Astra I was meant to get was good.
I normally only get hire car through work but recently had to book one for myself. I found Avis do a range where you are guaranteed the car you book, rather than one out of a similar group of cars. I've booked a Citroen DS3 out of pure curiosity.
Had a Daewoo Matiz when my E46 went in for subframe repair. Had to put up with it for 4 weeks 
I was young at the time, so they claimed its all they could insure me on. It was scary!
I also had a Meriva when some old git drove into the side of my Clio. Most plastically underpowered piece of crap I've driven. And I owned a clio at the time!
I was young at the time, so they claimed its all they could insure me on. It was scary!I also had a Meriva when some old git drove into the side of my Clio. Most plastically underpowered piece of crap I've driven. And I owned a clio at the time!
Worst - Peugeot 307 with the semi auto gearbox. It was a 1.6 and dangerously slow.
Best - Mondeo Estate Titanium spec with the 138bhp engine and big-ish wheels. Very comfortable, ate the miles with ease and had decent grip. Voice activation was used for 5 mins until I found it easier just to reach out and turn the radio up myself.
Best - Mondeo Estate Titanium spec with the 138bhp engine and big-ish wheels. Very comfortable, ate the miles with ease and had decent grip. Voice activation was used for 5 mins until I found it easier just to reach out and turn the radio up myself.
Just spend the day in a hired Meriva 1.6 petrol.
It really was hideous. I had no idea that it was possible to buy a new car that was so ridiculously slow, with such dire road manners and handling. Why people buy these things with their own money is beyond me. Even looking at it as a white good to ferry kids around, its still truly awful.
Still, makes me appreciate my own car more.
It really was hideous. I had no idea that it was possible to buy a new car that was so ridiculously slow, with such dire road manners and handling. Why people buy these things with their own money is beyond me. Even looking at it as a white good to ferry kids around, its still truly awful.
Still, makes me appreciate my own car more.
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