Budget dicked me over

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
06/26/2015 at 18:12 • Filed to: None

They don’t have Camaros at this location. I nearly walked out, but accepted the Challenger because it has a secret:

ITS A FUCKING MANUAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

First mile impressions: FUCK YES! Sounds amazing, is very fast, really like the shifter. Car is enormous but seems comfortable so far. Gotta go, I only have 48 hours

DISCUSSION (68)

dogisbadob > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:14

Awesome for a rental company to have a manual

For Sweden > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:15

wut

Connqr > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:18

I would have taken the challenger anyway. I prefer it over the Camaro.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:19

YISSSSSS

fhrblig > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:20

V6 or V8?

TheOnelectronic > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:22

Dude, rental cars are never manual. I think you just stole somebody's car.

AM3R shamefully returns > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 18:22

V8, they didn’t offer manual V6’s.

LongbowMkII > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:22

I think you stole the desk clerks car dude, take it back before you get arrested.

AM3R shamefully returns > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:22

No fucking way, that's awesome!

Sam > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:22

Challenger is a better GT car anyways.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 18:24

You can only get a manual with the Hemi

Steve in Manhattan > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:25

In US America, no rental manuals unless you go exotic.

fhrblig > AM3R shamefully returns
06/26/2015 at 18:25

How the heck did Budget end up with one of those?

bossdawg37 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:28

I remember when I was 16 I wanted my Dad to teach me how to drive stick. We had 2 autos. He called every rental in Atlanta looking for a manual and no dice.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:29

Holy. Shit. A manual rental car.

ptak appreciates old racecars > For Sweden
06/26/2015 at 18:29

I comprehend nothing.

Birddog > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:29

Kinja'd!!!

Carfax shows this license plate as a 2015 Exlorer.

I’d be worried.

jkm7680 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:29

HOW?

I really hope they don’t list that on their site, so every person trying to learn manual tries to rent one.

T5Killer > Sam
06/26/2015 at 18:30

Challenger is a better GT car Aircraft carrier anyways.

FIXED FOR YOU

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:31

Kinja'd!!!

OOO what does this button do?

AM3R shamefully returns > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 18:32

Now I wanna check out my local budget location and see if they have one haha. Very cool find.

For Sweden > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:32

Here’s an interesting update

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fhrblig > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
06/26/2015 at 18:36

Too bad, I kinda like the Pentastar.

Dsscats > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:45

YES

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:47

Scat pack!

Rico > For Sweden
06/26/2015 at 18:53

No snitching

Cherry_man1 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 18:54

what budget and where is this?

Also, I think that may be the managers personal car. they don’t offer stick shift

crowmolly > For Sweden
06/26/2015 at 18:55

Slave2anMG > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 19:16

National will rent you a Maserati Quattroporte at Nashville Airport...I nearly fainted when I saw them...yes, THEM. Four of the damn things. Wow.

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden
06/26/2015 at 19:19

That's interesting. I didn't ask too many questions

Jayhawk Jake > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 19:20

Kinja'd!!!

6.4 liters of Murica

Jayhawk Jake > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 19:20

Apparently this branch is privately owned. I still don't know why they have this

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden
06/26/2015 at 19:23

Here was my reactions:

Me: You don’t have a Camaro? Fuck you guys, it said specifically Camaro.

Guy: sorry, we only have a challenger. There’s something I need to mention though...

Me, thinking: *damnit I’m not paying for a V6 challenger*

Guy: ...can you drive stick? Cause it’s a stick

Me: 0.o...is it a V8?

Guy: it’s a scat pack

Me: *grabs keys and runs*

Jayhawk Jake > Birddog
06/26/2015 at 19:24

What's gonna happen? It's a rental. I have paperwork and everything

Jayhawk Jake > TheOnelectronic
06/26/2015 at 19:24

But...but...he gave me the keys...

Jayhawk Jake > Cherry_man1
06/26/2015 at 19:25

Wichita airport.

It has all the rental car stickers on it. Idk, I didn't ask too many questions

Jayhawk Jake > jkm7680
06/26/2015 at 19:26

It specifically says Camaro SS on the website...which is why I was (and still am) a bit upset.

If it wasn't a manual I might have walked...I really wanted a camaro

Jayhawk Jake > jvirgs drives a Subaru
06/26/2015 at 19:29

This

Kinja'd!!!

I have not tried it yet...

Jacou > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 19:34

You just lived my fantasy

Jacou > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 19:36

Where was this!?!?!? Must... find... business... reason...

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 19:42

Budget is like the secret enthusiast rental agency! Mine has two V8 Mustangs with Recaros and 6 speeds

DoYouEvenShift > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 19:42

Manual!!! From who? Ive never seen a rental that offers manual. V8? Challengers are huge, but they make great road trip cars. Have fun!

Birddog > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 19:47

Good point. Jack Baruth’s new squeeze can get away with similar so why not?

CRider > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 19:58

*wakes up in vomit-stained Kia Rondo*

Jayhawk Jake > DoYouEvenShift
06/26/2015 at 20:00

Budget

fhrblig > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:06

I can understand having the V8 version available, but renting out a manual one just seems to be asking for trouble.

AthomSfere > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:09

I test drove one of those! It was nice, but it didn’t check the right boxes for ownership.

GhostZ > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:13

Holy shit! I didn’t know that was possible...

whoarder is tellurium > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:15

Questionable rental car service and a manual scat pack Challenger rental with ford explorer plates? F@&k it...

Kinja'd!!!

mazda616 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:17

A manual rental car?!

Kinja'd!!!

M54B30 > Birddog
06/26/2015 at 20:19

You can look up license plates on carfax?

Dunnik > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:21

This is the first rental car in North America I’ve seen with a manual transmission, and I’ve more than 5 years experience in the industry. How the fuck? All I can say is, enjoy!

Birddog > M54B30
06/26/2015 at 20:28

Yeah. DeMuro uses it all the time.

TheOnelectronic > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:31

IT’S A TRAP

Motorhead119 > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:38

best rental exchange ever!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 20:51

Hertz used to rent mustang GT’s but this, this, this is just like a once and a lifetime experience. I was stoked to get a Kia Optima last week.

DirtyBird > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 21:03

and now everyone is going to be flying to wichita for a manual challenger haha

edit: nevermind... checked for one day and total came out to 182.33 before all the extras, although that is still pretty cheap

SlickMcRick > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 21:16

Because the owner now has access to it whenever he wants and can use it for “business” purposes.

DoYouEvenShift > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 21:21

I think you just blew the mind of every car enthusiast online.

Jayhawk Jake > fhrblig
06/26/2015 at 21:24

I agree. And I thank them for their courage

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 21:32

JAKE YOU LUCKY MOTHERFUCKER YOU GOT EXACTLY THE CAR I WANT TO OWN SOOOO BAD AHHHHHH

Hope you love it!

boxrocket > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 21:50

This is such an epic win. It’s like a friend giving you tickets to a college game for KU, only to find out it’s a Mizzou game at home, or an all-expenses paid experience at Wrigley Field and finding out it's a Cards vs. Cubs game.

Arandomvirus > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 22:04

Perhaps the owner of the rental place, liked the car, and bought it with the business’ money, and had to have the keys available and stickers on the car so he wouldn’t get busted. Then the clerk had a grudge

Confused Miata > Jayhawk Jake
06/26/2015 at 22:08

I rented a car at Fox in Los Angles. When I got there I was disappointed to find out they didn’t have a single vehicle with a m/t. I settled for a Challenger because they had a photo of one with the R/T badge on the grill in a promo poster. Oddly enough I go out to the lot to choose mine and... no R/T. It was still nice. Enjoy your unicorn!

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Jayhawk Jake
06/27/2015 at 10:02

I wouldn’t be worried, but he’s probably right. It’s better for the owner to buy it through his company vs personal sale. Maybe they gave you “his” car because you were upset at their lack of Camaros.

Anyway, enjoy it! Sounds like you have a great weekend ahead of you!

Jayhawk Jake > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
06/27/2015 at 12:28

They were going to give it to me regardless of how upset I was about it not being a Camaro

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Jayhawk Jake
06/27/2015 at 12:59

Yes, they would have to because it was bought through his rental car company. He’s driving something different home today. :)

dr861 > Jayhawk Jake
06/27/2015 at 22:03

Kinja'd!!!