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 How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 04:00
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This is a great story of Saturday Afternoon fun by a Canadian Auto magazine.
Ever want to nitrous your ride, but were afraid you'd grenade
your mega-dollar motor into smithereens, or trash your daily
driver?
Well, fear no more. For the measly sum of $19.95, we can
absolutely guarantee that you won't blow YOUR motor. How? Heh heh
heh. Just rent a car from your local, smiling Thrifty agent. His
motor + your nitrous system = no problem. Experience the thrill
of nitrous, totally uninhibited.
No longer will you feel the urge to back off because you're
afraid of scattering YOUR dollars along the side of the road or
at the strip. It's like hot fudge sundaes without the guilt.
Mopar Action's staff, the same people who brought you the Rental
Car Nats and the famous "push-o-war" (nose-to-nose burnouts), are
out on a brief furlough from Nurse Ratchet's psycho ward, and
will outdo themselves again by showing you how to knock over 3
seconds off a bone stock Neon. Yeah, you got it! 16.90 @ 81 MPH to
a zero-traction 13.82 @ 102. Have we got chrome-moly spheres, or
what?
We slammed together a super-simple N2O system for our bone stock
3-speed automatic rent-a-Neon (with 13-inch wheels!) consisted of
readily
available parts from the NOS nitrous catalogue and the local NAPA
parts store. Our goal was to make no engine mods and unbolt
nothing from the car during installation. In other words, we
wanted to be smarter than O.J., and leave no incriminating
evidence behind (is America a great country, or what?)
The system consisted of an N20 tank held in the back seat by the
lap and shoulder belt, a length of braided hose laying on the carpet,
and routed through the unused clutch-cable firewall hole,
the cheapest electric fuel pump we could find, nitrous and fuel
solenoids and two simple injectors. The injectors consisted of
nothing more than two short lengths of 3/16" brake line tubing
with the solenoids attached at one end and 2 NOS-modified "AN"
fittings that accept NOS nitrous and fuel-metering jets on the other
end.
A painless incision into the soft plastic air box hose allowed
N2O and fuel to be injected directly above the throttle body. The
whole deal was held in place by duct tape and cable ties.
Replaceable jets allowed precision tuning of the system to any
level of insanity desired.
Auxiliary fuel (alcohol "drygas") was stored in the windshield
washer reservoir and the small electric pump was added to supply
fuel (the windshield wiper fluid pump will not supply enough
fuel) to a solenoid. This set-up was rigged into the horn wiring
to open the solenoids when you punch the horn button (we did
disconnect the horn button).
So how did it work? Awesome. Simply awesome. We started out with
a 50 HP nitrous jet with 100% excess fuel. Hitting the horn at
4000 RPM in 2nd gear felt like 15 lbs of boost. Were we happy?
Nope! Onward to the 75 HP jet and only 50% excess fuel. The Neon
was amazing. We worked up the guts for 1800 RPM launches in first
gear. OOPS out of nitrous, before you can say: "Thrifty."
Luckily, we had brought a second bottle.
The entire Mopar Action staff flogged the Neon mercilessly, but
we couldn't break it (yet). The high low?) point came when
"Crazy" Eddie Yeznaian, intrepid rally racer and wildebeest
extraordinaire, actually power-braked the car to the floor, cut
the wheel to the left, and hit the nitrous in reverse. Nothin'
like nitrous doughnuts after a hard day at the office! (Since
this was done in the rain, does that make it Dunkin' Donuts?) If
you can imagine what it must be like to be trapped in a spinning
top at 200 RPM you get the idea. Where are the air-sickness bags
for this ride? H-E-L-L-L-P!
After the second full 10 pound bottle of nitrous had been
greedily half-guzzled by the motor, we decided to go for broke
before it was empty. We slipped in the killer 150 HP jets. Is this
sick, or what? We more than doubled the stock HP output! Jeeez!
13.82 @ 102 mph The motor took first gear launches at 2000 RPM
with cylinder pressures that should have shot the plugs through
the hood, and exhaust gas temps that were slightly hotter than
the surface of the sun.
Could the Neon go faster? And, mainly, would the converter stay
in the transaxle, or launch like a Saturn rocket and slice our
legs off at the knees? (And, do they rent hand-control Neons?)
For our last runs of the day, we leaned out the fuel jet for only
5% excess fuel and stuck our guinea pig editor, Cliff "Pleeeeease
don't blow the motor, guys!" Gromer behind the wheel.
For his first duel, Cliff matched himself up with an automatic
Mustang GT at the track. The pony car came out of the shoot even
with the Neon, and pulled ahead by the 300-ft mark. The Neon, now
in second, gets juiced by Gromer. Result? Like taking candy from
a baby. Cliff's little rent-a-car was so far out on the 'Stang
that he was able to back off in third, turning a 14.15 at 96.7.
Later, in an impromptu street run from a 10 mph roll-on, Cliff,
the sick puppy that he is, hit the horn button in first gear,
right on the "3" count, the 2-litre Twinkie motor screamed for
mercy, the tires spun all the way through first gear. We were
fender to fender with a fast 440-6 Challenger R/T. He ripped his
piston-grip to second, but we pulled ahead. Clifford boiled the
tires big-time into second gear, allowing the R/T to pull
alongside. The Neon mini-motor wound tight-right to the rev
limiter. Did Cliff lift? Did he back off? No chance! Ka-boom! A
glowing three-foot fireball barked out of each side of the hood,
and rolled back over the windshield. Cheeez! This actually caused
the R/T driver to lift, but not Cliff! Wow. Say goodbye to Neon.
We pulled over, fully expecting to see rods hanging out of the
block. Surprise. Only the airbox is blown apart. With the leaned
out fuel system and the motor running so far into the rev limiter
that the stock injectors were shut completely off, we must a
floated the valves and backfired through the intake
system. The motor was running a little rough (a slight
understatement) and we're sure we bent at least one valve, or,
more likely, blew the head off of a couple. Needless to say it
was the best $19.95 we ever spent. We gassed the Neon back up and
limped back to the ever-smiling counterperson.
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 06:30
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ROFLMFAO! great stuff!, when are we taking a trip to the snow Ill phone Hertz now and make a booking!
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 06:36
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LOL thats a clasic!!!
IRALLY you know the pic in your aviator can you send it to me at peterdiony@bigpond.com please wild angles there!!!! LOL i just pictued the neon on nos doing the same:)
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Coffs
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 10:49
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LOL that is funny stuff.
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Sydney, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 11:06
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! Thats reminds me of an episode of "Jackass"... They hired a car and decided to set fire to the tape player and ended up torching the car!!! They got away with it paying something like $5 for insurance...
I'd love to do that one day... Maybe not go that nuts but get a rental and have fun...
I'd love to do those reverse helis with the NOS set up... FFFAAARRRKKK!!!
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Sat, 05 October 2002 12:57
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well i can tell you 4 cyl station wagon camery's do great jumps and awsome line lockers
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Mon, 07 October 2002 00:52
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I would have thought that the Auto simply would have refused to changed down until you slowed to the required speed for the change.
That said my Auto shat itself when i changed down from 3rd(in lockup) to 2nd at 55km/h... 
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Melbourne
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August 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 05:49
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i reckon the new corolla is great for rent. they all come with 100kw engine and 4 wheel disc brakes.
they've got awsome handbrakes!
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 06:17
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ROFL
Love it
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 06:22
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on another note we`ve booked to hire a mazda mx5 2001 model to be picked up this friday (can`t wait). Is there anything i can do to imporve its performance over this weekend and yes i already have neat worn out tyres 2 chuck on for a bit of fun.
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Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 06:25
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My cousin has one of those. They go pretty nicely.
Add some nice stickers and taht should add a few HP. I honestly dont think there is much. Unless you have a spare pod filter hanging around or something like that. You probably dont want to be spending your time making it go faster rather than actually driving the thing.
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 06:32
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Yeh, gotta get my moneys worth out of the damn thing. 3 days of pure mazda thrashingness 
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 08:10
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Firstly remove the air filter  even rental car staff do that
Allan
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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January 2003
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 09:23
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| boris wrote on Tue, 20 April 2004 18:15 |
You could also remove the rear seat and even the passenger seat, anything that adds extra weight. Like allan said piss the air filter off, i'd say even get rid of the exhaust.... nothing like a nice high flowing exhaust.
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front wheels just add weight....... lets piss them off
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 10:41
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Is a mazda mx5 front wheel drive? 
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 11:41
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| boris wrote on Tue, 20 April 2004 20:41 |
Is a mazda mx5 front wheel drive?
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i doubt it.. they claim it to be a sports car
that doeent mean to say it has any power
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 15:42
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its rear-wheel drive......... yep will remove air filter.
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Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 21:17
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Careful now guys....I know a guy that hired a 5 litre Holden and took it to his car clubs track day. Unfortunately, one of the race mags published a photo of it. Some keen retal car place picked up that the number plate (and hence car)was one of theirs.
The guy got nailed for tranny and brake overhauls.
Also, if I remember correctly, the excess on a damaged rental car was a couple of thousand dollars - and that's if they don't find out it was done racing.
Oh, and it's sorta illegal.
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Tue, 20 April 2004 23:01
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Of course you could hire a new corolla for rear wheel disc upgrades and give them back your drums.
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Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 03:54
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| walu wrote on Wed, 21 April 2004 07:17 |
Careful now guys....I know a guy that hired a 5 litre Holden and took it to his car clubs track day. Unfortunately, one of the race mags published a photo of it. Some keen retal car place picked up that the number plate (and hence car)was one of theirs.
The guy got nailed for tranny and brake overhauls.
Also, if I remember correctly, the excess on a damaged rental car was a couple of thousand dollars - and that's if they don't find out it was done racing.
Oh, and it's sorta illegal.
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Not to mention jack ass shit like this actually end up costing us money, and hurt small businesses(franchises), and jack up insurance premiums...Yes it was a funny read, but that is about it, if everyone goes out and does this everything is going to end up costing us, the consumers more!!!
No wonder under 25's find it difficult to rent much more than an echo!!
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:03
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im under 25 and the rental company were more then happy to sign over a mx5 for this weekend. But then again we signed it under me and my girlfriends name. They also let us pick the color of the car we wanted!!!! mmmmmm yellow......
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Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:06
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And how much is the rental?? what about the insurance(high excess??? or High Excess reduction charge???)??
Which company? last time i tried it was an echo or a magna...
BTW does anyone find the 'sports shifter' in the auto magnas are upside down??? a pull towards the driver should change up a gear, and a push away should change down, not in the good ol magnas!!
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:11
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City Sportz car Rentals
located near Kings Cross
we paid $159 per day plus an extra $20 per day to have a cd player in it (stupid yes i know)
paid a deposit of $1000 (returned when vehicle is returned)
i have no idea of insurance costs my gf took care of that all. i just looked at the ferrari parked in the corner mmmmmm ferrari.
Oh and we also scored free 2nights accomodation at Formula 1 hotel. weird.......
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Canberra
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:27
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Sweet, not a bad deal at all!!
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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:57
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yeh the chic that hooked us up went to school with my gf..... but we didnt know that she worked there coincidence i guess.
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Re: How to power up a rental car
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Wed, 21 April 2004 05:01
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| Squid wrote on Wed, 21 April 2004 14:06 |
And how much is the rental?? what about the insurance(high excess??? or High Excess reduction charge???)??
Which company? last time i tried it was an echo or a magna...
BTW does anyone find the 'sports shifter' in the auto magnas are upside down??? a pull towards the driver should change up a gear, and a push away should change down, not in the good ol magnas!!
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Most sports shifters are like that. I know in the new xr6 turbo it's the same. Almost blew an engine when I changed down instead of up at the top of one gear.
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