Why The Chevy Cobalt And Enterprise Car Rental Suck Today [modified]
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Complain because I got a Cobalt? I was afraid they'd come up with something worse - like an Aveo... I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001No, I mean because of the lack of wiper fluid and the unwanted 'gift' in the trunk... I would have taken it out and left it by the side of the road if it was that bothersome.
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Complain because I got a Cobalt? I was afraid they'd come up with something worse - like an Aveo... I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I hate Enterprise, I try to only use Avis. The last 4 times I used Avis (2x in Arizona, 1 in Seattle, and 1 in California) they treated me great. I had no frequent renter plan at all but got upgraded once at no charge to a Cadillac STS and twice was allowed to upgrade to a Mustang convertible or an extra $2 a day. Only once did I have an issue where the GPS I received refused to run off of the power cable they gave me and when i called to report it they sent someone out to the hotel that night to swap it out for me. I was surprised. I used Hertz once (because I had to) and got an Aveo... I knew it would be trouble because when I went to pick it up out of the lot it had a flat. Once I got on my way i was driving down the street and felt something hit me in the head. The dome light had fallen out of the headliner and swung down on its wire and was smacking me in the back of the head as I drove. I called them when I got to my hotel room and told them to come get the S*&T box and I took a cab for the rest of the week.
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Complain because I got a Cobalt? I was afraid they'd come up with something worse - like an Aveo... I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Well, they gave you a base model I'm sure. The "high end" trim package I believe comes with a bigger engine and is more comfortable. Of course that costs more money so a rental place isn't going to pay for that.
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Reading comprehension is in a sad state of affairs. I said "better", not "cultural alternative". It's so small that a full-size spare for the 4-inch wheels wouldn't fit in it. It's more akin to the size of a magazine rack than a place you would put even the smallest piece of luggage.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I know what you meant I just couldn't resist!
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Complain because I got a Cobalt? I was afraid they'd come up with something worse - like an Aveo... I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
I can confirm the predecessor to the Cobalt, the Caviler could actually go that fast, if you found a sufficiently large hill.
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Reading comprehension is in a sad state of affairs. I said "better", not "cultural alternative". It's so small that a full-size spare for the 4-inch wheels wouldn't fit in it. It's more akin to the size of a magazine rack than a place you would put even the smallest piece of luggage.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001oh, i knew what you meant. but we still wouldn't call it a 'boot' in America, no matter how small it is.
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Complain because I got a Cobalt? I was afraid they'd come up with something worse - like an Aveo... I was slightly amused at the apparent optimism on the part of Chevrolet - The speedo maxes out at 120 mph... I'm sure...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
oh, i knew what you meant. but we still wouldn't call it a 'boot' in America, no matter how small it is.
Its not the size of the boot that counts its whats under the bonnet!.............oh no here we go again!
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Because I had to rent one yesterday while my Crown Vic is being serviced (replacing the catalytic converters because the insides broke loose). The Cobalt chews through much more gas than a car of its size and spectacular lack of quality construction implies. The seats are damned uncomfortable, the windshield slopes back at such an extreme angle that even the backseat passenger would be able to look straight up and see the sky. What's worse is that the idiot car rental people (Enterprise) left a frakking vacuum cleaner in the (for lack of a better term) trunk, and it's banging around back there as the car bucks and jumps over freeway lane dots. Lastly, they don't even have any windshield wiper fluid in it, so I had to drive straight into the sun this morning trying to peer through a windshield that looks like it's been subjected to a crappy opacity rendering job using WPF (and that's another reason WPF sucks today).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:31 AM
Sounds like my last experience with Enterprise. I reserved a mini-van for family coming into town to visit. When we got there to pick it up they gave us a POS Dodge Truck that was spewing fluids faster than I thought possible for a vehicle with less than 10K miles on it.
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Because I had to rent one yesterday while my Crown Vic is being serviced (replacing the catalytic converters because the insides broke loose). The Cobalt chews through much more gas than a car of its size and spectacular lack of quality construction implies. The seats are damned uncomfortable, the windshield slopes back at such an extreme angle that even the backseat passenger would be able to look straight up and see the sky. What's worse is that the idiot car rental people (Enterprise) left a frakking vacuum cleaner in the (for lack of a better term) trunk, and it's banging around back there as the car bucks and jumps over freeway lane dots. Lastly, they don't even have any windshield wiper fluid in it, so I had to drive straight into the sun this morning trying to peer through a windshield that looks like it's been subjected to a crappy opacity rendering job using WPF (and that's another reason WPF sucks today).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:31 AM
Throw the vacuum cleaner away.
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Because I had to rent one yesterday while my Crown Vic is being serviced (replacing the catalytic converters because the insides broke loose). The Cobalt chews through much more gas than a car of its size and spectacular lack of quality construction implies. The seats are damned uncomfortable, the windshield slopes back at such an extreme angle that even the backseat passenger would be able to look straight up and see the sky. What's worse is that the idiot car rental people (Enterprise) left a frakking vacuum cleaner in the (for lack of a better term) trunk, and it's banging around back there as the car bucks and jumps over freeway lane dots. Lastly, they don't even have any windshield wiper fluid in it, so I had to drive straight into the sun this morning trying to peer through a windshield that looks like it's been subjected to a crappy opacity rendering job using WPF (and that's another reason WPF sucks today).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001modified on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:31 AM
List the vacuum cleaner in the CP catalog. "1 used vacuum cleaner, guaranteed to suck." :laugh:
Best wishes, Hans
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I know what you meant I just couldn't resist!
Next you'll be telling them that a fawcett is a tap.
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List the vacuum cleaner in the CP catalog. "1 used vacuum cleaner, guaranteed to suck." :laugh:
Best wishes, Hans
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Software Kinetics (requires SL3 beta) - Moving software
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List the vacuum cleaner in the CP catalog. "1 used vacuum cleaner, guaranteed to suck." :laugh:
Best wishes, Hans
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Not after the ride I gave it...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Not after the ride I gave it...
That sounds wrong on so many levels, I don't even know where to begin ... :rolleyes:
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:laugh: Now explain it to my kid sister...
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:laugh: Now explain it to my kid sister...
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Wadya mean? Your sister showed the film to me!
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Wadya mean? Your sister showed the film to me!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
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My sister is a verger. She is married to a vicar. So, yes, she could well have stared in it (or at least wanted to). :laugh:
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My sister is a verger. She is married to a vicar. So, yes, she could well have stared in it (or at least wanted to). :laugh:
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