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Previously on "Got my USA car hire sorted."
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No idea... I don't know if automatics have a foot "handbrake" as standard or only some models, we'd never heard of it and were a bit confused for a minute or two trying to leave the airport
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAnd the foot-operated parking brake spooked me, especially in San Francisco. Not a great place to have to learn to hill-start all over again...
When in Cape Town, car jacking centre of the world when I wanted a cheapo looking car I got upgraded to a 3 series BMW automatic that kept stalling for want of a darned good service. Soon learned to master an auto when fight or flight kicked in when we konked out in a ghetto called Woodstock.... Every bit as bad as it sounds. Espeically when in the car with a freaking out mother!
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And the foot-operated parking brake spooked me, especially in San Francisco. Not a great place to have to learn to hill-start all over again...
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Be careful when leaving the car hire depot as muggers/car jackers do tend to see you as an easy target.
Be aware that as soon as the car starts moving the doors will lock.
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Originally posted by alreadypacked View PostI had a Pontiac when I worked there, with the A/C on and your foot on the accelerator you could see the petrol gauge move, gota love V8.
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If you have never driven an automatic, you will learn to love it.
just keep your left foot tucked out of the way. and do a few circuits of the car hire car park before you hit the new jersey turnpike
automatics go a long way towards explaining why the yanks are such nice sedate drivers
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Originally posted by Wilmslow View PostNot dared to check out what the car is like - just £127 for a week including additional driver. Chebrolet Aveo was £150 including second driver, so I am bricking it.
A Pontiac G6. I am thinking Rover Metro city for that price....
Live the dream.
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View Postyou might be lucky and end up with a Pontiac Aztek
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From experience you get a lot of car for your money. The smallest we could see was a Focus or similar, I think we picked something 2nd-smallest and it was giant, the boot could fit 2 people (we tested).
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Originally posted by Wilmslow View PostNot dared to check out what the car is like - just £127 for a week including additional driver. Chebrolet Aveo was £150 including second driver, so I am bricking it.
A Pontiac G6. I am thinking Rover Metro city for that price....
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Got my USA car hire sorted.
Not dared to check out what the car is like - just £127 for a week including additional driver. Chebrolet Aveo was £150 including second driver, so I am bricking it.
A Pontiac G6. I am thinking Rover Metro city for that price....Tags: None
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