That feeling when

"area man" (hurrburgring) 02/08/2015 at 16:41 • Filed to: None

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the rental car agent says "oh dear, it looks like we're out of the compact you reserved... let's see, well, we can give you a slight upgrade, but do you know how to drive a stick?" and you excitedly say "YES" and start wildly considering all kinds of possibilities and walk outside and the car is a fucking Prius.

Decay buys too many beaters > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:43

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wait, you have a manual Prius!?!

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:43

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TIL that priuses were available with a manual

area man > Decay buys too many beaters 02/08/2015 at 16:43

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no...

area man > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/08/2015 at 16:44

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theyre not, that's the point.

lucky's pepper > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:44

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Why did they ask if you could drive a manual for a Prius?

JustWaitingForAMate > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:45

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Congratulations, you now have access to the fastest Prius on earth.

Steve in Manhattan > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:45

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Now Kyle - I've had many a rental Prius, and they're perfectly tolerable for a short period of time. I'm amazed you live where a rental car company would trust you with their clutch. Not here in US America - you have to go specialty luxury/supercar rental for that.

area man > lucky's pepper 02/08/2015 at 16:45

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exactly...

 > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:45

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Since when is Prius an upgrade to anything? What car did you initially reserve? A Yugo?

area man > JustWaitingForAMate 02/08/2015 at 16:46

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I got that fucker into low teens MPG, let me tell you.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:47

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lucky's pepper > area man 02/08/2015 at 16:48

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Ahhhhh... did you ask?

area man > Steve in Manhattan 02/08/2015 at 16:48

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It was for a drive to Albany, so it was not ideal. Garbage seats IMO.

area man >  02/08/2015 at 16:49

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Right? I was supposed to get a Focus. Definite downgrade, and that's saying something.

area man > lucky's pepper 02/08/2015 at 16:51

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No, I had walked all the way across the garage when I saw the damn thing. I figured if she had no idea what she was talking about and thus me walking back to confront her would not accomplish much.

Steve in Manhattan > area man 02/08/2015 at 17:02

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And you had to go to Albany. Last time I was there was when I took the bar exam. Never again.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > area man 02/08/2015 at 17:03

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I would have turned around and told them to get me something else. No way in hell i would drive that thing

area man > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 02/08/2015 at 17:05

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my fiancee is on me to cause fewer public scenes, so I decided to suck it up

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > area man 02/08/2015 at 17:06

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What you heard: "do you know how to drive a stick?"

What she actually said: "do you hate your life?"

Really is the only explanation as to why they gave you a prius.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > lucky's pepper 02/08/2015 at 17:07

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I'd drive a manual prius.

area man > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 02/08/2015 at 17:10

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indubitably

lucky's pepper > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 02/08/2015 at 17:11

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But it's still a Prius. Wouldn't that be like sleeping with a... ummm... big girl that's fun in the sack? You know, it may have been great and all but...

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > area man 02/08/2015 at 17:18

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Dang... well always make the woman happy

boredalways > area man 02/08/2015 at 19:07

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funk dat!

Go back in the office and tell her HELL NO!

they always offer something better.

Example, my past no cost upgrades for the "Focus or similar" class:

Subaru Outback, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mercury Milan, Hyundai Sonata x2, Ford Mustang (didn't fit so I settled for a Chevy Cruze — better than I thought).

It did backfire once. Had a Dodge Avenger once. Went a whole week wishing the car would blow up.

area man > boredalways 02/08/2015 at 19:25

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I don't think it would have worked, the garages that rental companies operate out of in NYC can get pretty bare on the weekends. They don't keep a lot of stock on hand in the first place except at the airports.

105 HP of fury > area man 02/08/2015 at 20:22

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Solution: ask the other customers to step outside the rental agency for a few minutes. Now you can cause a scene in private!

boredalways > area man 02/08/2015 at 20:40

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well that's a bummer.

Still say you should knock some sense into that clerk. It's understandable that people of a certain age have no clue that manual transmissions exist today. But to work at a rental shop!? smh

pip bip - choose Corrour > Steve in Manhattan 02/09/2015 at 03:15

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what's wrong with Albany?