Rev your next car rentals

By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor

If the prospect of the rental of even one other Chevrolet Aveo or Ford lets you yawning merger, look at you this a wake up call: car rental companies expand their fleet high performance and exotic automobiles.

Last week, Avis, announced that it Chevrolet Camaro convertible on his cool car collection have added. The 400-HP Camaro SS and 312 HP Camaro LT are places for selected U.S. available.

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Why follow when you can go high performance?

A few days later, Hertz announced that it was extending its adrenaline collection the Lotus Evora sports car (top speed: 162 mph). Unfortunately, it is introduced only in Europe, so that you have a not in the position most LAX or JFK to pick up.

"The high-performance/exotic car business is larger, definitely," said industry consultant Jim sound mountain. "More and more players are getting into."

This is good news for fans of fast cars and stylish rides, however, should a yellow marker for those who think, raised their ranks. Leasing a Corvette or Camaro, let alone a Lamborghini Murcielago is not like your average Aveo or borrow Yaris.

Needless to say, you should the usual precautions – do a walk-around for existing damage, perhaps a few photos click to check etc.. But there are also special considerations that you should keep in mind before you behind the wheel:

Get what you deserve:"People build their holidays around these cars," said Philip Reed, senior consumer advice editor for Edmunds. "Before you get it, check with a phone call that the car you want there, and that it is gas-killed and washed ready for you."

Make sure, you are covered: While your credit card probably some insurance offers, is no guarantee that it will treat your rent hot rod. "Ask you do not need to have the insurance", said sound mountain. "Question is better," I'll be a Corvette to rent. "If I until will crush you pay it?'"

Defensive driving: Speaking you can see insurance, you'll get these cars differently. These Lotus are can create very low to the ground, the visibility of issues, and this Mercedes and BMW's are so isolated, as fell 60 to 90. Even a thing can cost some serious scratches.

See your wallet: Of course, you are pushed numbers daily or weekly, but note that many high rentals include not unlimited mileage. Hertz and Avis are 700-1 000 miles free, but charge anywhere from $. 40$ 75 per mile after that. "You are renting a Rolls Royce and numbers a fee per-mile from the entrance," said sound mountain. "We are talking $1$ 2 per mile."

Act your age: We're sorry, children. While it is easier for those under twenty-five more cars for rent in these days, is the same not true for many powerful and exotic cars. Even if you can, you can expect a "young tenant" premium numbers.

Enjoy the ride: "If you rent an exotic car, people assume that it sell,", said Reed. "Is there any way pretend that you are a high roller."

 

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Lawmakers should stop recall rentals

ALBANY, NY United States Senator Charles Schumer of New York, said that he to stop a law not introduces car rentals from rental of cars, which include callbacks for problems which still fixed.

Would the industry proposed, this month held a two tier system in the cars off the road if the recall involved serious security problems. Callbacks as less seriously would as soon as possible be corrected, but the cars would not "grounded be" until then, according to the proposal by the American car rental Association.

"Rental car agencies appear more interest to reap profit from vehicles on the road keep in mind, then they do with ensuring the safety of persons and families who drive their cars," Schumer said Monday before his announcement.

Schumer said that the law due to the heavy crashes is required in the last few years with car rental in callbacks. Car rental must be maintained to the same standard as automotive of dealerships, he said, that does not rent cars for the extension of the duration identified resolves to a problem in a callback.

The American car rental Association said its two tier system would make sure that unsafe cars are rented not but also would not keep unnecessary cars off the road. The Association said that neither manufacturer nor the national highway traffic safety clear direction is administration where reminds a serious risk that must be fixed, before operating a car can be.

"Currently all vehicle owners, rental companies, including must decide whether, furthermore vehicles based a callback on the information provided by the manufacturer and NHTSA in the note in the callback,", the Association said on your site.

Schumer said all reminded that vehicles should be fixed by the road until they are.

"The latest proposal by car rental companies to create a vague double standard that some recalled cars as safe and other dangerous defined their responsibility, safety of consumers, can these companies avoid" Schumer said.

Schumer said a consumer of a car, rented in contrast to a private owner is not notified, that is the car under callback.

An Association spokesman reacted Sunday to a request for comment.

"We can determine the importance of a recall and whether a vehicle is no longer reliable or whether it can continue to run and then should just be for service at some point in time," said Association's Bob Barton the New York Times in April in lobbying for a two-tier system.

"We want to be simply grounded manufacturers to instruct us when a vehicle must, and we will absolutely offspring," said Barton.

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