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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #860 on: April 12, 2015, 05:42:49 PM »
Skateboard? With doors?

How some people refer to the super small cars that they rent out in Europe/Israel that don't exist in America.

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #861 on: April 12, 2015, 11:40:58 PM »
Especially after first having a Mustang that locked up at 80mph. I was very happy to switch.
Oh cmon! you really don't know how to break those?

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #862 on: April 13, 2015, 12:00:46 AM »
I took a 1-way out of Florida for $10 a day, so it didn't matter to pick midsize or fullsize.
Just drove 12 hours up the I-95, it was a pretty fun drive  :)

Especially after first having a Mustang that locked up at 80mph. I was very happy to switch.
what??? Even the full sizes are only governed at 130/135
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #863 on: April 13, 2015, 12:13:10 AM »
Oh cmon! you really don't know how to break those?
care to share...
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #864 on: April 13, 2015, 12:20:39 AM »
care to share...
go over that "limit" in neutral

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #865 on: April 13, 2015, 12:24:47 AM »
go over that "limit" in neutral

That still works??? I thought that was only with the old system of an actual physical piece installed onto the motor, isn't it all electronically done now days?

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #866 on: April 13, 2015, 12:29:04 AM »
Especially after first having a Mustang that locked up at 80mph. I was very happy to switch.

what??? Even the full sizes are only governed at 130/135
go over that "limit" in neutral

Anyways that wouldn't work with this for sure because its the Ford "My key" system or something like that, its basically the key you give your teenager it has a bunch of other restrictions like the volume not going above a certain level and muting if the seatbelt isn't on...it's usually not even set by the rental company but by some other renter who played around with the car before you...

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #867 on: April 13, 2015, 12:40:17 AM »
Anyways that wouldn't work with this for sure because its the Ford "My key" system or something like that, its basically the key you give your teenager it has a bunch of other restrictions like the volume not going above a certain level and muting if the seatbelt isn't on...it's usually not even set by the rental company but by some other renter who played around with the car before you...
I once drove one of those, just use the other key that comes with the car to override it
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #868 on: April 13, 2015, 12:45:51 AM »

I once drove one of those, just use the other key that comes with the car to override it

Sometimes the other key doesn't come with...

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #869 on: April 13, 2015, 12:46:52 AM »
Sometimes the other key doesn't come with...
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #870 on: April 13, 2015, 04:57:13 PM »
The mustang I got from hertz had the master key
That still works??? I thought that was only with the old system of an actual physical piece installed onto the motor, isn't it all electronically done now days?
Didn't realize we were talking about "My key"

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #871 on: April 13, 2015, 06:10:05 PM »

Didn't realize we were talking about "My key"
What about the normal governors? Can you still " pop" those off?

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #872 on: April 16, 2015, 12:27:49 PM »
MIA
Reserved a Full Size
Got a Dodge Charger
It going to be a f drive up to NYC!

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #873 on: April 16, 2015, 12:59:30 PM »
Chargers are very overrated IMO
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #874 on: April 16, 2015, 01:02:59 PM »
Chargers are very overrated IMO
they look nice ::)
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #875 on: April 16, 2015, 01:22:50 PM »
Chargers are very overrated IMO

I had a 2015 one in LAX the other weekend. Was definitely a very great car. especially when it only has 700 miles on it
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #876 on: April 16, 2015, 01:33:40 PM »
I had a 2015 one in LAX the other weekend. Was definitely a very great car. especially when it only has 700 miles on it
I'd rather a Challenger or Camaro any day
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #877 on: April 16, 2015, 01:37:25 PM »
I'd rather a Challenger or Camaro any day

I took the camaro the weekend before. I wanted a challenger but they didnt have any. And I must say, I can see why there would be hype over the charger but i must say, the new one was A WHOLE MUCH FUN TO DRIVE.
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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #878 on: April 16, 2015, 01:37:29 PM »
I had a 2015 charger one in YUL last summer. Was definitely a very great car, drove to NYC half tank of gas smooth ride

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Re: Car Rentals: What Did You Reserve, What Did You Get?
« Reply #879 on: April 16, 2015, 03:24:02 PM »
Same here. Drove YUL to Monsey was less than a half a tank of gas with speeding...I was really impressed.
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