Got myself a Beater, err Rental

Kinja'd!!! "BeaterGT" (beatergt)
05/21/2015 at 21:04 • Filed to: None

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My car will be !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! until Wednesday but luckily most of the work is going to be covered under the bumper to bumper warranty I got when I purchased it. Unbeknownst to me, the warranty also gives me a rental car while my car is in the shop. So now I get to drive this beast for a couple days...

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I believe it’s a 2014 Dart SXT and it’s an auto. First impressions; quicker than expected, seating position feels weird, can spin a tire in the wet.


DISCUSSION (16)


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 21:07

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Those parking spaces look small.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > jkm7680
05/21/2015 at 21:18

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Tis the life of a condo renter.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 21:34

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Not bad, all things considered. When your Range Rover comes in for service, there’s a chance you get one of these -

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Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Sam
05/21/2015 at 21:36

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That’s an... interesting front end.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 21:44

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It’s very indicative of the rest of the vehicle as well. The whole thing is shit, to be frank.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Sam
05/21/2015 at 21:49

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Haha that bad, eh? Which model is it?


Kinja'd!!! blacktruck18 > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 21:50

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It’s wet, you have a FWD rental with a parking brake. Why isn’t there smoke billowing off the front tires in that picture?


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > blacktruck18
05/21/2015 at 22:04

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Vented off before I could snap the pic!


Kinja'd!!! blacktruck18 > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 22:08

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I want to believe you....


Kinja'd!!! jvirgs drives a Subaru > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 22:25

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I just bought a 2015 GT trim and I love it even though the headroom is tight due to the sunroof and I wish I could lower the seat more.


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Sam
05/21/2015 at 22:31

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They can’t seriously give out Freeloaders as loaners still, can they? An LR2 is one thing, but a freeloader is like getting a fiero for a loaner at a Ferrari dealer.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > jvirgs drives a Subaru
05/21/2015 at 22:36

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Does the GT come with the 2.4? And yeah the seating just feels strange to me, I'm not sure what it is exactly. Maybe power seats have spoiled me.


Kinja'd!!! jvirgs drives a Subaru > BeaterGT
05/21/2015 at 23:18

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Yes it does and it sounds great in a parking garage. I have the power seats in mine and I wish they had the up/down feature split between the front and back of the seat instead of just having up/down for the whole thing. but other than that the leather seats are very comfy.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > BeaterGT
05/22/2015 at 00:09

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The first-gen Freelander.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
05/22/2015 at 00:10

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We have one, but it’s on its way out. Mostly LR2s and 4s. A couple of LR3s and an Evoque or 2. We also give XJs and XKs sometimes, and if you’re really lucky you get an F-Type V6 base model.


Kinja'd!!! AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Sam
05/22/2015 at 10:07

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It’s crazy to me that they would use older stuff like that. I’ve never heard of a high end dealer using loaners that are more than a year old.