Rental EV rant

[BuzzinSATX]

I'm more concerned that you need to rebuild your high dollar shocks.
Is that all pavement driving?

We "rebuild shocks" now? What happened to simply replacing them? Or am I missing something?

ETA. Disregard...looked it up. I'll keep my truck stock....

 

[ZX9RCAM]

We "rebuild shocks" now? What happened to simply replacing them? Or am I missing something?

Key words in the post are "high dollar".....

 

[Lonesome Dove]

I went to AZ for a wedding and pre arranged my car rental. A small SUV and when we got there they had an EV
I took one look and said NO!
They got butthurt when I explained why.
Took 20 minutes for the Management to ok a regular SUV.

Turns out they were pushing them to entice people to buy them. Hmmmmm who started that shit?

 

[Grumps21]

As OP mentioned, he had to set up an acct at the charging station. Sorry, I’m not setting up an account with yet another password to remember and another APP on my phone, and another point with my credit card on file for a one-off experience. Also, reading the owners manual as a first order of business at my destination just to see how the basic functions work is not my idea of fun.

 

[Tnhawk]

I went to AZ for a wedding and pre arranged my car rental. A small SUV and when we got there they had an EV
I took one look and said NO!
They got butthurt when I explained why.
Took 20 minutes for the Management to ok a regular SUV.

Turns out they were pushing them to entice people to buy them. Hmmmmm who started that shit?

I can't understand why the rental companies have chosen to take the burden to pushing the ev agenda. Isn't their business to make a profit thru providing a service to the public? Pushing biden's ev agenda didn't work very well for Hertz did it?

BTW: I still have rental credits with Hertz -they will never be used. woke=broke

 

[Dimonback]

Electric Mustang?? Just....no.

 

[striker55]

Electric Mustang?? Just....no.

Shouldn't be allowed to call it a Mustang.

 

[Tnhawk]

Electric Mustang?? Just....no.

A vehicle without a gasoline fed engine can never be a Mustang!

 

[kbaxter60]

Electric Mustang?? Just....no.

We saw one on the highway the other day. Very reminiscent of the Pinto. Don't get rear-ended!

 

[Tnhawk]

We saw one on the highway the other day. Very reminiscent of the Pinto. Don't get rear-ended!

Afterall, it is a Fix Or Repair Daily designed vehicle.

 

[kbaxter60]

Afterall, it is a Fix Or Repair Daily designed vehicle.

That's Found On Road Dead to you.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

My Ford is still going even though it's 59 years old and its never had any rust, Imagine that!

 

[pronstar]

Another example of biden's Build Back Broke

Here’s another example:
2 years / $7.5 billion for 8 charging stations

 

[Darkpriest667]

It wasn't the EV that was the problem, it was a ford dude. Put the blame where it belongs.

 

[Eastexasrick]

It wasn't the EV that was the problem, it was a ford dude. Put the blame where it belongs.

Are you sure? Is it most Fords suck and all EVs suck? Or is it most EVs suck and all Fords suck, or is it a double suck? In Euclidean geometry the intersection of two equally sucky things would be much more sucky

 

[striker55]

My Ford is still going even though it's 59 years old and its never had any rust, Imagine that!View attachment 464397

What motor?

 

[Lonesome Dove]

What motor?

1985 5.0 roller, carburetored, aluminum heads, kinda big cam, yada yada.
4 speed car.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Are you sure? Is it most Fords suck and all EVs suck? Or is it most EVs suck and all Fords suck, or is it a double suck? In Euclidean geometry the intersection of two equally sucky things would be much more sucky

All Fords suck, most EVs suck. I've been in a few Teslas and they were rock solid. One drove itself to the store and back. Wild to sit in a car driving itself.

 

[striker55]

1985 5.0 roller, carburetored, aluminum heads, kinda big cam, yada yada.
4 speed car.

That's some serious power, congrats.

 

[dsgrey]

I went to AZ for a wedding and pre arranged my car rental. A small SUV and when we got there they had an EV
I took one look and said NO!
They got butthurt when I explained why.
Took 20 minutes for the Management to ok a regular SUV.

Turns out they were pushing them to entice people to buy them. Hmmmmm who started that shit?

Hertz found they are more expensive to maintain so they are selling off 30k EVs in their fleet during 2024.