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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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jeff i want to ride in your car one day. though i might die, you have yet to die so i'll trust you.

if i lent somebody my car, i would want them to keep it as nice a possible? idk.
"treat others the way you want to be treated"

but im not guna lie, it would be tempting.
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by woocabin
jeff i want to ride in your car one day. though i might die, you have yet to die so i'll trust you.

if i lent somebody my car, i would want them to keep it as nice a possible? idk.
"treat others the way you want to be treated"

but im not guna lie, it would be tempting.
that rule definitely does not apply to stuff that no one owns...
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by woocabin
jeff i want to ride in your car one day. though i might die, you have yet to die so i'll trust you.

if i lent somebody my car, i would want them to keep it as nice a possible? idk.
"treat others the way you want to be treated"

but im not guna lie, it would be tempting.
you should ride with me on a twisties meet

i have a very good reputation of driving on twisties
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lowend
I work for Enterprise - and no

BUT
Be ready to pay if you mess something up
thats why you get the insurance

the last time i rented a car they asked me if i wanted the insurance i pulled a "blue collar comedy tour"

i said:

"yep, you better give it to me, cuz i am gonna **** this thign up"

the guy just stared at me
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Irish_car_B0mb
thats why you get the insurance

the last time i rented a car they asked me if i wanted the insurance i pulled a "blue collar comedy tour"

i said:

"yep, you better give it to me, cuz i am gonna **** this thign up"

the guy just stared at me
hahaha!

Jourdan, please turn off autoplay on the jackass video. kthnx.
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
hahaha!

Jourdan, please turn off autoplay on the jackass video. kthnx.
...
Old May 26, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pwnx0rz
its unethical to abuse it? yes.

but does it stop me? hell no.
hellz ya
Old May 26, 2009 | 11:15 PM
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No, it isn't unethical, but people who buy used rental cars are very stupid!

Those companies sell the cars after their service life is over... I can't believe people actually buy those cars! Sure, some of them are in fine condition are were probably driven by old people, but then there's the high percentage of cars that people like you and I have rented, and well, that's just bad news!
Old May 26, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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i love rentals... i had rentals on and off for about 4 months and man did abuse the SHI... out of them

i would always take a lunch and in the middle of winter i would fire up the the rental and smash the gas as if i was in gumball 3000 and would always last min brake and lock up the tires

then there was the celica which we found was really 180 happy if you were going anything over 35 and turned left or right and tapped the brakes it would imediatly throw itself around... that was fun

then we had a altama with about 100 miles on it and we power slided so much the tires were bald on the outside so i had to have the tires popped off the rims and flipped to return it

then there was the brand new toyota 4runner we took to pismo and rode in the ocean and beat up and down the dunes

i have more but you get the picture... haha
Old May 27, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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I just like to mash them, you dont have to try and destroy them.
Old May 27, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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Lunch trays under the rear tires of a FWD car with the handbrake on FTW!

-Brian
Old May 27, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by eastbaysubaru
Lunch trays under the rear tires of a FWD car with the handbrake on FTW!

-Brian
hahhaha, qftw! We had some fuuuuun times doing that in the New Park mall parking lot... There was 5 of us all with trays under our back tires all sliding around at the same time... We weren't too close or anything so no danger.
Old May 27, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by eastbaysubaru
Lunch trays under the rear tires of a FWD car with the handbrake on FTW!

-Brian
Originally Posted by brucelee
hahhaha, qftw! We had some fuuuuun times doing that in the New Park mall parking lot... There was 5 of us all with trays under our back tires all sliding around at the same time... We weren't too close or anything so no danger.
army surplus store... get the stainless steel trays... oh man good times... those things last for ever and THEY SPARK!
Old May 27, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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We never did stainless 'cause we would've had to pay for those Cheap thrills FTW!

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Old May 27, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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I remember reading that some guy in Arizona set the record for fastest speed ticket in the state for going 150ish in a Hyundai rent a car or some car like that.



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