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The Stupidest Rental Car Story You May Hear This Year

January 30, 2012 at 12:31 PM | by | Comments (0)


This is not her car, but still WTF

We often wonder if one week will ever pass in which there’s just not some totally obscure travel story. This week isn’t going to be it, as we’ve already found the winner for a huge "WTF."

A Houston woman was doing her best to navigate her rental car towards a hotel room for the night when she veered off the road and got the car stuck in a drainage pond in Idaho. However, instead of getting out of the car and making her way to safety, she just decided to hunker down and wait for help in the car. For like three days. We’re thinking she must have really liked her rental car, and maybe she scored some kind of sweet upgrade.

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Cruise Down Collins with Miami's First 'Hertz On Demand' Car Sharing Program

January 24, 2012 at 10:54 AM | by | Comments (0)

There’s no longer the need to walk from Fontainebleau all the way down to Shake Shack—trust us, it’s far—as car sharing is now making its way to South Beach. Sure there are plenty of two-wheeled options available in Miami, but sometimes you just need to put the pedal to the metal. After all, cruising down Collins isn’t quite the same with streamers coming out of the handlebars.

There’s no cutesy name or gimmick associated with the city’s new program, as they’re simply partnering with Hertz to bring the car share scheme to the masses. Thanks to Hertz on Demand, Miami Beach will now be the first city—at least by their math—to offer up a city-sponsored car sharing system in the Sunshine State. Things officially get underway starting today, and there’s even some kind of ribbon cutting ceremony at the Miami Beach City Hall Garage to celebrate.

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Hertz Brings the Best (and Most Expensive) Rental Cars to the UK

December 14, 2011 at 9:45 AM | by | Comments (0)

We’re all about awesome rental cars, but the latest offerings from Hertz might just be the best ones for a reasonable amount of money. We’ve talked about the company’s “Adrenaline Collection” line of vehicles, but these are a step above—like a six-figure step above in some cases.

Hertz Supercars will be glad to meet you at the airport with a vehicle from its stables, and some of the options include marques that you’ve only dreamt about. Options from Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari—and even McLaren—are all available for the taking, but obviously you’re going to need some serious coin to pick up one of these vehicles. Oh—you also need to reside over in the UK, as this is exclusively an English option for the immediate future.

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Autolib. It's Like Paris' Velib Bike Sharing, Just with Cars.

Where: Paris, France
December 12, 2011 at 10:39 AM | by | Comments (0)

Back in October we heard that bike-sharing was turning into car-sharing thanks to the Velib spin-off—Autolib. Initially the rental cars were part of a test run, but the program has been pretty popular and now it’s time to go all-in.

The plan is to eventually add more than 3,000 emission-free cars to the streets of Paris, but for now new cars will be added each and every week. The system works just like the bikes—with a slight increase in cost—and you can pick your car up in one location and drop it off in another. The cars are all battery powered, but the Bluecar electric vehicles should be able to spin around for at least 150 miles before requiring another fill up of electricity.

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RelayRides, Like the Airbnb of Cars, Gets a Boost from General Motors

October 28, 2011 at 9:29 AM | by | Comments (0)

There’s all kinds of options when it comes to rental cars and car sharing, but one of the most interesting new options has to be borrowing a car from a complete stranger. We’ve mentioned this before, but it looks like the idea is getting a little bit of momentum. It certainly doesn’t hurt that General Motors is now getting in on the fun, so we can all look forward to more broken down rental cars—we’re kidding GM, that’s the PT Cruiser’s job!

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A Weekend on the Isle of Man: Driving a Mountain Race Circuit Without Speed Limits

October 12, 2011 at 10:14 AM | by | Comments (0)

The Isle of Man is a mysterious place, a nearly sovereign territory out in the middle of the choppy Irish Sea between England and Ireland. What sort of people live there? What's there to see and do? These are all questions we wanted to answer, so we went ourselves...because why not? All this week we'll be sharing our experiences in this curious island destination.

Step off the jet catamaran ferry from Liverpool onto the pier in Isle of Man's capital of Douglas, and you'll immediately figure out why so many people enjoy venturing out to this island and especially with their cars and motorcycles: it's home to one of the most prestigious street race circuits in the world, a mountain course celebrated each year with a motorcycle race called the TT (Tourist Trophy).

The Isle of Man TT happens in late May or early June each year, and though our visit fell with about ten more months to go until the next one, TT souvenirs and flags were everywhere. The famous Manx roads—"Manx" is the word for anything Isle of Man-ish—are a year-round attraction, and you know we weren't leaving without some time spent on the race-striped curves and speed limitless roads. That's right—there's no speed limit in some parts of the island!

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Paris' Velib Bike Sharing Grows Up to Add Autolib Car Sharing

Where: Paris, France
October 4, 2011 at 9:26 AM | by | Comments (0)

Late last year we heard that Paris was going to improve on its vehicle-sharing program by adding some electric cars. Well, that time is now, as it looks like Autolib—just like the Velib bikes—is ready to hit the streets.

Earlier this month the city rolled out the first couple of cars to launch the new electric car sharing system. The Bolloré BlueCars are part of a two-month trial program, but if all goes well there will be as many as 3,000 of the cars available for a quick jaunt by 2012. The initial rollout is already underway, with about 66 new cars spread across the city and its 33 rental stations.

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A Rental Car Company That Only Has Hybrids? It's in California, Of Course.

September 15, 2011 at 9:25 AM | by | Comments (0)

Some of the big rental car companies have gotten on the green travel bandwagon, but now there’s a new company in the neighborhood. Out in the Los Angeles area, MPG CarRental is only doing hybrids and electric automobiles, and they’ve even got some which are way cooler than a Prius.

A few of the cheapest options we found for a weeklong rental in the upcoming weeks were around $320, for the aforementioned Prius. However, they only include 150 miles per day, so just keep that in mind if you’re planning to use the hybrid for its true road trip potential.

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Thanks to Hertz, Electric Car Sharing Arrives in San Francisco

September 8, 2011 at 9:38 AM | by | Comments (0)

We’ve got a soft spot for rental cars, and we’re especially fond of those that can do their thing without a drop of gas. That’s why we were excited to hear about Hertz and their latest plans to invade San Francisco with green types of rental transportation.

They’re using that new Hertz On Demand thing to offer up electric car rentals through a partnership with the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. So if you need to take a quick spin to watch some airplanes or head into the city for business, the people at Hertz and Marriott have you covered.

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The Smart Car Gets Some Competition from VW's New Itty-Bitty Auto

August 22, 2011 at 9:00 AM | by | Comment (1)

With Smart Cars dotting the street and the Nissan Leaf making appearances, it's hard to remember a time when mini-cars and eco-friendly autos were a rare sight. Hint: it was definitely less than 10 years ago.

Now it's not so difficult to rent a Prius and even Hertz has a soft spot for the Tesla, but there's plenty of space in the market for new models, and Volkswagen is accepting the challenge.

Please welcome VW's "up!" The Up! is small—under 11.6 feet long by 5.3 feet wide—and with only three cylinders and low-emissions, it manages 56 miles per gallon.

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Wrap Up a Rental Car Deal Thanks to Budget's New Ad-Mobiles

August 11, 2011 at 8:37 AM | by | Comment (1)

We love a nice rental car, but what we don’t love is the cost associated with one. After the airfare and the hotel the travel budget is usually running on empty, but now there’s one rental car company looking to help us out. However, there’s definitely a little bit of a catch.

Budget Rental Car is offering even better deals than with an online coupon, and that’s because they want to wrap your car with advertisements. As long as you don’t mind driving around a moving billboard, you might just be able to save a few additional bucks.

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Parking Rates All Over The World Now Officially Insane

August 1, 2011 at 3:37 PM | by | Comments (0)

Remember that post we did a few weeks ago, about how European capitals had become some of the world's most expensive places to visit? It turns out that at least some of those costs come from the sheer, banal, joyless routine of having to rent a car, drive it into the city, and then find somewhere to park it. So says the Colliers International Parking Rate Survey, which is apparently a real thing and not something we made up.

Bike-obsessed Amsterdam came in only at number nine on the survey, costing a mere $57.71 per day for parking. At the very top of the list was Oslo, where securing a spot for 24 hours will set you back $89. For parking for a day. The survey results were a little different for monthly rates than for daily rates though. On the monthly chart the top two slots are held by London City and London West End, clocking in at $1,083.59 and $1,014.32 respectively. Have we mentioned this is for parking?

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