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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: Tech Instructor]
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12/24/10 08:52 PM
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scratchnfotraction
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thats the same reason ford got smart about renting the mustangs back in the day rent the car for a weekend bring it back with a worn out lopo 302 and not the boss hipo motor stumpy has a good point..it is not the right thing to do and does ruin it for the good guys and I know my 08 chebby work van has been looked at by the dealer when the rear diff went out in 7000 miles...I did nothing wrong as in abuse to it BUT...they said I was driving it to fast,which I do know the putor kills it at 90 mph so the down hill run with it on the limeter the whole way raised it to shut off at a wopping 96 mph( think thats what they noticed when they ran the scan) they said they found debrie in the rear diff but in the lobby they have a big poster with a pic of dried out oil on a bad diff and sell the BG oil additive to fix that I think they use a cheap gear oil on the new van and the heat from high speed dried it out and toasted the bearings they sure didnt want to talk about what debrie they found and just kept saying I drive it to fast but like the old saying goes..stupid is as stupid does  I will just make sure not to rent that one you have had doing burnouts in  so did you opt for the extra insurance to cover any damage to it???????????  might want to take a tire gauge and measure how much tred is left...not all rentals are dumb azz people and know what people do to rentals...at least swap the fronts to the back and say its out of alinement and pulls left  what ever you do dont put it on youtube 
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: scratchnfotraction]
#887452
12/24/10 09:58 PM
12/24/10 09:58 PM
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Today? Who Knows?
1_WILD_RT
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what ever you do dont put it on youtube
And if you do put it on You Tube wait a few months & use someone else's account....
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: dusturbd340W5]
#887453
12/24/10 10:34 PM
12/24/10 10:34 PM
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Coram, NY
Pool Fixer
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cant believe the people getting there panties in a bunch over a rental car he!! I know people who go get a rental when they are out of town so they can go to the local track and race.
Bottom line if you rent a car drive it like you stole it.
lol..ok.. so I don't know about all out destruction but if you got the rental, by all means take a few liberties with it. A few burnouts aren't the end of the world. The rental companies aren't stupid and aren't about to put themselves in a position where some "more than normal" wear and tear will offset their profit margin that much. So we can all stop worrying about the poor innocent rental car companies who by the way would have no problem giving it to you rough, fast, and dry if they had the chance.
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: 1_WILD_RT]
#887454
12/24/10 10:37 PM
12/24/10 10:37 PM
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and all of those stories about those Hertz Shelby Mustangs and how they ended up on race tracks all over the Country and how they make note of it on Barrett-Jackson and someone does a burn out and gets  Todays burnouts are tomorrows folklore or are they  Do any of you think that Chrysler and the rental company aren't going to have a way of protecting against any real abuse..........did someone say 4000 rpm rev limiter duh....bet it has Lojack too. I doubt that you can hurt it any worse than a magazine editor and their road test crew.....and if it can't take that "abuse" let me know because I DON'T WANT TO BUY THAT FRAIL PIECE OF JUNK FAUX PERFORMANCE CAR! MikeR
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: A12]
#887455
12/24/10 10:41 PM
12/24/10 10:41 PM
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gregsrt
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What a bunch of wimps on this forum. Here's a rental 300C with me behind the wheel. Press and hold the traction control till it beeps once or twice then it's really off.  It'll smoke 'em into 3rd gear.
Last edited by gregsrt; 12/24/10 10:45 PM.
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: gregsrt]
#887456
12/25/10 09:59 AM
12/25/10 09:59 AM
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What a bunch of wimps on this forum. Here's a rental 300C with me behind the wheel. Press and hold the traction control till it beeps once or twice then it's really off. It'll smoke 'em into 3rd gear.
and talking on the cell phone you law breaker! you should be put in prison and made to pay the rental car company full retail for the car you destroyed!
Shame on you...and at Christmas time nonetheless!
That's actually a very cool pic. 
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: DAYCLONA]
#887458
12/25/10 12:51 PM
12/25/10 12:51 PM
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N.E. OHIO, USA
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any suggestions on how to override this so i can get my moneys worth?
hopefully you get the same results
Really? For doing a burnout in a rental car.....sad...Merry Christmas
Do you really think rental companies don't know all of the possible abuses that can happen when they offer cars like this to the renting public....guys get a clue. They've rented cars to motocross racers for decades and know what to expect, I've seen rental cars taken around (or as far as possible  ) motocross tracks so a stinking burnout is "baby stuff" to me As I said if it can't take it then it's a piece of "stuff" frail performance car IMO 
BTW 65 MPH reverse drops ARE possible in a Ford/Lincoln all day long; too bad a Chrysler product can't take a few burnouts and we wish harm and death to those that try 
MikeR
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: MuuMuu101]
#887461
12/25/10 01:16 PM
12/25/10 01:16 PM
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U.S.S.A.
JohnRR
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What has the reason I'm on this board got to do with you mistreating a rental? If you can't see where the burnouts are putting extra wear on the car then you don't know much about cars. It's not your car to beat on. You going to replace the tires that you burned the tread off of? My car I'll beat on however I want but that doesn't mean I have the right to treat your car the same way.
 If it's not yours, don't mess with it unless you are willing to pay. You might as well get your own. And I agree, I hope they do have a computer on that thing. I heard a story once of a guy who bought a new ford. Within a month he came back because the engine blew saying it wasn't reliable and he wants a new one. They checked on the computer and the guy was revving it to 5000 rpm, street racing. He had to pay for the car in full and didn't get a replacement.
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Re: doing a burnout in a rental new challenger
[Re: sixpacksteve]
#887462
12/25/10 01:24 PM
12/25/10 01:24 PM
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N.E.Ohio
pacifica
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maybe i'll erase the computer before i return it
If you have to ask for help on how to do a burnout
then i doubt you'll be able to figure out to "erase the computer"
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