Renting a FR-S for Three Days!

"Luken10" (luken10)
04/01/2015 at 00:01 • Filed to: None

Pretty much my realistic dream car for the moment! Too bad it's an auto :(

Will be driving up to Santa Barbara and Monterey tomorrow through Friday. The rental has unlimited mileage, which I am pretty ecstatic about. Who wants to steal a fuel tanker fast and furious style?

*When did oppo get changed to Opposite John Locke when publishing? Haha

DISCUSSION (8)

B_dol > Luken10
04/01/2015 at 01:00

Roads in Monterey are a treat, enjoy! I try to bring my FR-S there a few times a year.

Clay Smith's Revenge > Luken10
04/01/2015 at 03:08

Screw stealing a fuel tanker, where's the fun in that? You've got a RENTAL FR-S! And rental means "I can flog the hell out of this thing with no regard for the long term consequences".

I think you know exactly what you need to do:

Three Day "X-TREME" FR-S Road Test, with photos. Put the auto in low and see how long you can drive it at redline without hitting the rev limiter! Find an abandoned mall and use the parking lot to see how fast the FR-S goes in reverse! See how much smoke you can make spinning the tires for 5 minutes with the front bumper against the rear wall of a convenience store! The possibilities are endless!!

Write it up on Oppo and it'll be the most read post of the month at minimum. If you do any "accidental" off road testing it's got a shot at most read of the year.

Or you can be boring and drive it carefully for the next guy*, whatever.

PS - Yes, you don't want to be the "next guy" after me in any rental car, regardless of make/model/type, I'm going to drive over the parking barriers designed to prevent you from tapping the bumper of the car parked in the opposite space like they're not even speed bumps, then I'm going to drive over speed bumps like they're non-existent, especially if Alamo screwed me again by not having the fullsize sedan I booked then trying to convince me a Corolla is a "mid-sized" car. And I'll probably spill a Coke under the driver's seat on the way to drop it off. ;)

Ryan A. > Luken10
04/01/2015 at 07:45

To properly disable traction control: when stopped and in neutral press and hold the traction control off button (on the left by the shifter) until two lights on the dash come on.

If you don't do that it'll come back on when you hit 30.

Luken10 > Clay Smith's Revenge
04/01/2015 at 12:11

Don't spill the coke! I just finished vacuuming the car out because it had crap everywhere! Who vacuums a rental?!

Not going to lie, I have been contemplating your plan. I'm sure hooning will be had within reason! I almost feel bad beating up a non econobox rental.

Luken10 > Clay Smith's Revenge
04/01/2015 at 12:11

Oh, and we need to steal the fuel tanker to take advantage of the unlimited miles!

Luken10 > B_dol
04/01/2015 at 12:13

Been up there once in a Mata and had a blast. I'm a little bummed I can't put the top down, but I am excited none the less!

Luken10 > Ryan A.
04/01/2015 at 12:14

Thank you!!! I was about to search online for this but you beat me to it.

Clay Smith's Revenge > Luken10
04/01/2015 at 17:28

Haven't you seen "The Road Warrior"?? The fuel ISN'T IN THE TANKER!!! THE TANKER IS THE BAIT FOR THE LORD HUMUNGUS' GANG!!! The fuel is in barrels in the back of the school bus's carrying the residents of the refinery outpost safely away from all the carnage caused by Wez, Humungus ("The Lord Humungus!! Warrior of the Wastelands, and the Ayatollah of Rock-and Rollah!!!") and the rest of the gang trying to get the tanker, and out of the Wastelands forever.

Always remember: the tanker is a lie that only the impulsive and desperate believe.

And, yes, I have been looking forward to the proper final film in the Mad Max Trilogy for almost 30 years, ever since I walked out of the theater in July, 1985, completely disgusted by "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Stupid Tina Turner and stupid kids ruining my ultra violent, post-apocalyptic fantasy with stupid singing, lol