Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Reminds me of Winnepeg over Xmas, only more so. On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 11:34 PM Clay via Mercedes wrote: > SWMBA rented a camry for the weekend visit to Fairbanks. Came with its > own ice scraper w/ brush (used a bunch) and the requisite block heater > extension cord. Seems there are outlets

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Clay via Mercedes
SWMBA rented a camry for the weekend visit to Fairbanks. Came with its own ice scraper w/ brush (used a bunch) and the requisite block heater extension cord. Seems there are outlets all over town as well as at the hotel, outdoor parking, as covered parking seems to be viewed with a jaundiced

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The computer won't let that happen, it'll probably throw an error but there won't be any disaster. -Curt On Thursday, March 5, 2020, 8:39:03 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I would one day like to try throwing it into reverse while going down the highway. Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I would one day like to try throwing it into reverse while going down the highway. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2020, at 7:34 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > "There's a lot of debate on this subject - about what kind of car handles > best. Some say a a front-engined

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
"There's a lot of debate on this subject - about what kind of car handles best. Some say a a front-engined car, some say a rear-engined car. I say a rented car. Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Find the twisty section where they filmed Bullett - the try it out. Then take it to the beach - try dune buggy-ing it. On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 6:16 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Herz used to have some if you were gold plus,ultra. So for fun, take the > jeep off

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Herz used to have some if you were gold plus,ultra. So for fun, take the jeep off road Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 7:09 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don’t think Avis has any Mercedes. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 5, 2020, at

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I don’t think Avis has any Mercedes. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2020, at 5:56 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > >  > Trade it in for a Benz? > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 6:27 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> I have a Jeep something or other as a

Re: [MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Trade it in for a Benz? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 6:27 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have a Jeep something or other as a rental. I drive it like a 737. That > is when I’m at a stop with the brakes applied I floor it and let the engine

[MBZ] How to drive a rental car

2020-03-05 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have a Jeep something or other as a rental. I drive it like a 737. That is when I’m at a stop with the brakes applied I floor it and let the engine spool up then let off the brake and smoke the tires to launch. Any other ideas for fun things to do with a rental? Sent from my iPhone