I had to drop off my beloved Crossfire at the dealership today for some touch-ups -- she had a couple paint chips when I got 'er, probably because she was the showroom floor car.

Well, actually, I had to work today, so I had my other half, Kris, drop off the Crossfire. Thought I was going to kill myself going back to the Jeep for a day... the clutches are completely different, and I'd forgotten.

Anyway, as if it wasn't bad enough that I'll be without my Crossfire for two days, I got home and found out Kris had rented a car for me (at the dealer's expense) for the couple days...

It's a Hyundai. A butt-ugly, white (no, it's not alabaster -- it's WHITE) four-cylinder, built-out-of-hamsters-and-rubber-bands HYUNDAI. I'm in hell.

I think I'm going to walk to work tomorrow.

 

LOL! I stopped carpooling the 40 miles one way to work in LA traffic because I didn't have the heart to tell my carpool buddy that after spending 5 minutes in my new Crossfire, I didn't want to spend 50 in his Honda...I changed my work hours instead.

But tomorrow my XFire goes into the shop for a checkup and yes, I'd rather carpool than drive that "complimentary" Focus they usually give me. It's all relative.

It's also all in jest...but not really.

 

:shock: Trick, I'm sorry - I'm laughing so hard right now, I'm sure you can almost hear me.

I'm laughing WITH YOU - not AT YOU though ... because we have been there, done that!!!

9 days after we bought our XF, we had to take it in - they took us over to pick up our "rental" .... it was a POS Saturn. And it was silver ... not SSB...just a butt ugly dirty Silver Saturn.

That night, Las Vegas had the big flood, which we got stuck in. We were glad we were not in our XF at that moment, though.

The next day - drove the Saturn back to Enterprise and told them to keep it. We decided we didn't need to rent a car that bad - we would use our other car instead.

So.....I feel your pain. Good Luck!!! :wink:

 

I'd drive the junk out of that Hyundai. It would be at 6000 RPMs the entire commute.

At Acura whenever I take my RSX in they give me a 3.2TL Type S or TSX. They use the opportunity to sell me on a more expensive car. Good marketting, really.

 

EXACTLY!!! ... I always do this to my rents ... shhh dont tell anyone... its called E-brake at every stop... and for some fun... race a vette or someone like that... just put it in neutral... red line... and your squeel will shock the hell outta them! ... I found it funny when i did it to a vette and he just started laughing like crazy... try it!

 

Whats the difference?

I think the crossfire would look nice in that pearl metalic color that Cadillac uses on the Escalades.

 

*puke* ... cadillac and crossfire should never be mentioned in the same sentence unless your saying... your crossfire is better then a cadillac... stupid *** cadi's made for old farts and rappers

sorry heb! my hatred for Cadi's runs deep in my blood!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

this is kind of strange to hear - my dealship told me the the crossfire and pacifica automatically got an upgrade on the rentals... you should not be in a hyundai..

-marc

 

I'll agree with you on the cadillac idea... but the color is very cool, unlike any white i've ever seen. If you see one in the right lighting you'll definately notice it, it has kind of a color shifting trait to it... hense the name pearl. Plus its metalic, which is rare in white.

 

Yah ive seen it! the Xfire looks good in all colors too me but for sure with a metalic flake would look sweet in a whiteish color on here!

and I thought I heard the same from mine drunkiq! I know I got a nice seabring for my rental... that was just because all the other nicer loaners were out

 

I had a 300M Special when I had my car in the shop.

 

drunkiq is right. as i understand, the rental allowance is around $30 daily and an upgrade...so you guys shouldn't be running around in a focus or saturn

mine has been in for just routine things and my dealer's preferred rental agency gave me a choice of anything on their lot within that allowance since chrysler was footing the bill (and they would even upgrade better for minimal cost). within that allowance, a very decent SUV (for change of scenery/view of road) did it for me...since I'd never buy one! b

 

Mine said the same, well actually the rental car guy. He said he wasn't allowed to put me in anything but a Chrysler. Got a Sebring.

 

Hmmm...thanks for the notes on the upgrade...I'll have to check on that. I've only had a rental for warranty work like replacing the transmission and radio, not regular service, so maybe they went cheap on that.

 

As part of their enticement to buy Pacifica's and Crossfire's, ALL of each model are supposed to get a rental car ANY time you have it in for scheduled service. Schedule an oil change, the dealership is supposed to give you something to drive. You should have received a brochure about the program either with your car or in the mail shortly afterwards (definately BEFORE your lugagge arrived!).

 

Hey David, thanks...yes, I do get a free rental car, but not an upgrade to anything better than a Focus or a Hyundai.

 

I actually suggest NOT doing that, unless you want shards from the transmission to explode throughout the cabin.

 

Here is the link to the information on the Chrysler website. It also applies to the 300.

http://www.chrysler.com/popups/premi...ndex&type=left

 

Thanks for the link... I notice it excludes "bodywork, paint, or repairs due to collision," so that may be why I'm in the rubbermobile -- I just need a few dealer-supplied dings removed.

And, in my dealer's defense... it's a good-sized Hyundai. 'Course, that just means there's more of it to hate.

 

Why don't you put it in reverse at 55mph too and see what happens. Maybe rev the RPMs up too as your pass thru neutral on the way to reverse.