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Curbside Classics Archives
Rental Review Archive
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![Is there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2027/06/20250530_084709.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?")
Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsIs there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […] -
![I’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250613_070214.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten")
Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 57 CommentsI’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […] -
![I’ve long been skeptical of the Ford Expedition. Since its launch thirty years ago as a thinly-veiled F-150 wagon, it struck me as a crass way for image-conscious North Americans […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250113_123430.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2022 Ford Expedition Limited–Ford Excess-pedition")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Ford Expedition Limited–Ford Excess-pedition
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 38 CommentsI’ve long been skeptical of the Ford Expedition. Since its launch thirty years ago as a thinly-veiled F-150 wagon, it struck me as a crass way for image-conscious North Americans […] -
![Being empty nesters (physically, if not financially) has allowed my wife and I to travel a bit more, and it’s something we very much enjoy. During the Pandemic up until […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TAP-A321neo-A321LR-21040101-1024x683-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2024 Opel Astra Sports Tourer")
Rental Car Review: 2024 Opel Astra Sports Tourer
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 34 CommentsBeing empty nesters (physically, if not financially) has allowed my wife and I to travel a bit more, and it’s something we very much enjoy. During the Pandemic up until […] -
![My family and I spent this past Christmas together in Costa Rica. We have three adult children, and the two boys are 6’4″. So, we needed room for five and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2022 Mitsubishi Montero Sport")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsMy family and I spent this past Christmas together in Costa Rica. We have three adult children, and the two boys are 6’4″. So, we needed room for five and […] -
![The Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241226_091806.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 79 CommentsThe Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […] -
![Renting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BMW_228i_01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI")
Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 34 CommentsRenting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […] -
![I have spent a lot of seat time in minivans over the years. I have owned an early Honda Odyssey (the under-appreciated version with hinged doors), a 99 Town & […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022-Chrysler-Voyager-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2022 Chrysler Voyager – It Was Fine")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Chrysler Voyager – It Was Fine
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 39 CommentsI have spent a lot of seat time in minivans over the years. I have owned an early Honda Odyssey (the under-appreciated version with hinged doors), a 99 Town & […] -
![The streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dianteira-do-jeep-compass-limited-td350-2022.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […] -
![The planning was over, the day had arrived. Standing at the baggage claim, the excitement of the imminent rental car lottery was overtaking me. All that separated me from some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1615.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Rental Review: 2024 Audi Q5 – New Experiences Are The Zest Of Life")
Curbside Rental Review: 2024 Audi Q5 – New Experiences Are The Zest Of Life
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 55 CommentsThe planning was over, the day had arrived. Standing at the baggage claim, the excitement of the imminent rental car lottery was overtaking me. All that separated me from some […] -
![I’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9122.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars")
2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 43 CommentsI’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […] -
![My wife and I spent several days at a resort on Crete during our honeymoon 27 years ago. While lovely, there was nothing else around. That’s great if you want […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2022-2193-London-Trip.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2017 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso")
Rental Car Review: 2017 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
Posted on April 19, 2024 | 18 CommentsMy wife and I spent several days at a resort on Crete during our honeymoon 27 years ago. While lovely, there was nothing else around. That’s great if you want […] -
![On a trip for work, I reserved a mid size rental car. Upon arrival, the choices were a couple of other CUV minitrucks, a red Ram pickup truck, or this. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023-toyota-rav4-IMG_7463u.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Review – 2023 Toyota RAV4 – Valiant City And Highway Driver")
CC Rental Review – 2023 Toyota RAV4 – Valiant City And Highway Driver
Posted on February 6, 2024 | 29 CommentsOn a trip for work, I reserved a mid size rental car. Upon arrival, the choices were a couple of other CUV minitrucks, a red Ram pickup truck, or this. […] -
Rental Car Review: 2021 Suzuki Vitara
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 14 CommentsFor Christmas 2023, the family and I rented a house on St. Lucia for a week of warm weather, and bonded with a rented Vitara. -
![The rental car roulette wheel has come up with another interesting choice, a fact finding opportunity for a UK based Curbivore and a perfectly practical, and adequately capable if almost […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230208_130303.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2021 MG ZS 1.0T-GDi Excite Automatic – Anonymous Now Has A Famous Name")
Rental Car Review: 2021 MG ZS 1.0T-GDi Excite Automatic – Anonymous Now Has A Famous Name
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 22 CommentsThe rental car roulette wheel has come up with another interesting choice, a fact finding opportunity for a UK based Curbivore and a perfectly practical, and adequately capable if almost […]
