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Rental Review Archive
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CC How-To: Renting a Car through Turo
Posted on June 25, 2019 | 14 Comments(Author’s note: This was originally part of my C7 Corvette Review, but it became so long that I decided to make this a separate post). I’ll be the first to […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette – Stranger in a Strange Land
Posted on June 25, 2019 | 18 CommentsWhile on my recent vacation in Southern California, I decide to make things a little more interesting by renting a fun car for the day from Turo, the peer-to-peer […] -
Rental Review: 2019 Chevrolet Traverse LT – The Texas-Sized Crossover
Posted on June 23, 2019 | 18 CommentsI decided to rent a car for my drive to see family in Houston, about seven hours away, rather than driving my own. I get a corporate discount through my […] -
Rental Car Review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450
Posted on June 21, 2019 | 44 CommentsIt is time for my annual installment of the Halter family summer vacation rental car review. We always get a big SUV to haul around our family of four, with […] -
Rental Car Review: 2015 Tesla Model S 85 – Tomorrow Arrived Yesterday
Posted on June 18, 2019 | 66 CommentsThe future of automotive transportation is here, and it’ll take less than you might think to adjust to this paradigm shift. -
CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD – The Last Mediocre Hyundai?
Posted on June 5, 2019 | 49 Comments“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” That single declarative statement succinctly defined the stakes established in HBO’s Game of […] -
Loaner Review: 2018 Dodge Journey: The A-Body Wagon Goes On Forever
Posted on April 11, 2019 | 47 CommentsI recently had to take my 2017 Pacifica in for service and rather than wait all day for them to perform the 8th seat recall and replace the battery (!) […] -
Rental Review–2018 Camry SE: Behind the Kabuki Mask
Posted on January 24, 2019 | 79 CommentsSimply resplendent in its Seasonal Affective Disorder camouflage paint The new-for-2018 Camry is the sales leader in a quickly declining segment that once was a massive presence in the American […] -
Used Car Test Drive: 2014 Lexus IS250 – Beakzilla vs. King Maw, Part 2
Posted on December 27, 2018 | 32 CommentsBehold King Maw. We turn away in fear–or perhaps disgust–from his oversized visage, fearing ruin and destruction, for what else could follow? How could this have happened to conservative Lexus? […] -
Rental Review: 2019 Hyundai Accent SE – A Car
Posted on December 21, 2018 | 41 CommentsIn the parlance of rental-car companies, cars are classified using the alphabet, from least to most expensive. Therefore, the least expensive class of car you can reserve is the A […] -
Loaner Review: 2017 Acura TLX V6 – Progress?
Posted on December 13, 2018 | 68 CommentsWhen I had to take our TSX wagon to the dealer for a passenger side airbag igniter recall last week, I was given this 2017 TLX as a loaner. Not […] -
CC Road Trip/Rental Review (Part 2): 2018 Volvo V90 Inscription T8 AWD – Trekking Across The Alps In One Sweet Swede
Posted on December 6, 2018 | 37 CommentsThe wagon. It’s a car that hasn’t found much appreciation in North America for several decades now, apart from versions jacked up several inches and laden with plastic body cladding […] -
Rental Car Review: 2017 Nissan Armada – What’s New Is Old
Posted on August 5, 2018 | 28 CommentsWhile I was on my recent vacation in Hawaii, I had the opportunity to rent a 2017 Nissan Armada. While the vehicle itself is fairly unremarkable, what is interesting is […]
![CC How-To: Renting a Car through Turo (Author’s note: This was originally part of my C7 Corvette Review, but it became so long that I decided to make this a separate post). I’ll be the first to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0294.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Car Review: 2017 Chevrolet Corvette – Stranger in a Strange Land While on my recent vacation in Southern California, I decide to make things a little more interesting by renting a fun car for the day from Turo, the peer-to-peer […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0176-EFFECTS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Review: 2019 Chevrolet Traverse LT – The Texas-Sized Crossover I decided to rent a car for my drive to see family in Houston, about seven hours away, rather than driving my own. I get a corporate discount through my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_9866.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Car Review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 It is time for my annual installment of the Halter family summer vacation rental car review. We always get a big SUV to haul around our family of four, with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_0102.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Rental Car Review: 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD – The Last Mediocre Hyundai? “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” That single declarative statement succinctly defined the stakes established in HBO’s Game of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190601_102820.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Loaner Review: 2018 Dodge Journey: The A-Body Wagon Goes On Forever I recently had to take my 2017 Pacifica in for service and rather than wait all day for them to perform the 8th seat recall and replace the battery (!) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Journey-Cargo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Review–2018 Camry SE: Behind the Kabuki Mask Simply resplendent in its Seasonal Affective Disorder camouflage paint The new-for-2018 Camry is the sales leader in a quickly declining segment that once was a massive presence in the American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2018-Toyota-Camry-SE-122-CD.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Used Car Test Drive: 2014 Lexus IS250 – Beakzilla vs. King Maw, Part 2 Behold King Maw. We turn away in fear–or perhaps disgust–from his oversized visage, fearing ruin and destruction, for what else could follow? How could this have happened to conservative Lexus? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IS-Autotrader-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Review: 2019 Hyundai Accent SE – A Car In the parlance of rental-car companies, cars are classified using the alphabet, from least to most expensive. Therefore, the least expensive class of car you can reserve is the A […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dash.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Loaner Review: 2017 Acura TLX V6 – Progress? When I had to take our TSX wagon to the dealer for a passenger side airbag igniter recall last week, I was given this 2017 TLX as a loaner. Not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CC-378-049.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Car Review: 2017 Nissan Armada – What’s New Is Old While I was on my recent vacation in Hawaii, I had the opportunity to rent a 2017 Nissan Armada. While the vehicle itself is fairly unremarkable, what is interesting is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_9479.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


