I had the exact same experience with Budget. Lady in front of me was yelling at the manager for not giving her the quality of SUV she felt she deserved. I then commiserated with him about having a rough day while I asked for a small car to get me from Denver to Telluride because our flight had been cancelled. He proceeded to upgrade me to a 4WD FJ Cruiser for the price of a compact car because "there could be snow in the mountains". It was September. I've rented from Budget ever since.
The second rental car story was such a heartbreaking story. For the car. Only had 4 miles on the meter then goes though the toughest customer driven endurance road trip ever. Literally aged it 40 years.
My cousin rented a Pontiac Grand Am with full coverage for 3-4 days. He asked the clerk if he was covered if all he brought back was the steering wheel. Clerk said yes. The car went airborne several times on some back dirt roads with a full load of passengers, a few people had a dance party on the roof and hood, and a case of (cheap) red wine got broken in the trunk (probably from aforementioned airborne activities). The hood and roof were wrinkled and the doors no longer aligned properly. The car was returned successfully, but I don't think they will rent to my cousin ever again.
SuperGoldnut rentals aren't doing well in general though; see ridesharing cutting into their money. They can't afford to lose money on customers as often because they don't have enough normal folks to repay it - that's when the costs really start to suffer since they can't spread it out.
They break into those white vans all the time thinking there are tools in them. I think they broke into every single one of 7 of my vans. One time they even broke in to my newest van, peeled the column, and right when they got it started they looked back and realize the entire van was empty then left....
My wife had a 2000 Mustang V6 Automatic Convertible when we got married. I have never seen a car deteriorate faster. It did survive longer than the one in this story though.
@@One-way: It felt slow at the time, but there was so little memorable about them that they feel like a blur thinking back on them. It was all just college and work and trying to fix my glaring personality flaws so I could find a woman who'd love me. It _did_ all work out, but damn.
As a ex budget employee, I always use to recommend the loss damage prevention waiver if people were going on a long trip. I personally didn't care if someone trashed a car, wasn't my car, I'm just an employee. Let my boss and the insurance company duke it out, we did have to put people on a do not rent list if there were multiple insurance claims though
Then 'camps' out in a van in god knows what skid row parking lots on the trip back. Probably needed to top up the drug stash to fuel his 'super power' of not needing sleep.
You need to actually come to the US and drive across it like the story in this video. You'll find that the US is essentially like a bunch of different countries, all with different accents and personalities. People in NYC are much different from people in the south, who are different from people in the midwest, who are different from people in the montana area, who are different from mormon Utah, who are different from californians, etc.
Иван Грозный The mans IQ is like 126. We come across a lot of assholes like you in the world. We call it country dumb. You just go ahead and keep thinking that way- while we keep making money off you.
When I get really into something, whether it's restoring a vehicle or writing some software, I can stay up for 3 days at a time fueled entirely by excitement, no drugs needed.
This is the best ad for a rental car company I've ever seen. I feel OBLIGATED to rent from Budget, just to try and offset all the hardship that this man put them through.
Lol, as a former Enterprise clone, can confirm. I rented a brand new Ram 1500 to a lady. She had it 30 mins. It rolled out of her driveway and into the ditch/ravine. Totaled. Best $25 she ever spent.
I too, a former Enterprise clone. I fucking hated that place, man. 50-51 hours a week, and got moved to one 40 minutes from my house. Checks were like $2200 bi-weekly here in CenCal but fuck I hated it.
@@TONYROCKZ818 @yung tooli Well guys, I'm not a nice person in general, and could give two fucks about making small talk with strangers. Not to say I'm a complete asshole, it's just upper management/corporate expects you to be a soy-boy simp to every dickhead that walks in there. I mean over-the-top friendly. There are tons more reasons if you really would like to know, but that was the biggest.
I was thinking the same thing lol but I watched the video about him buying that truck he talks about at 0:55 and it explains the car guy part. Here’s the link ruclips.net/video/a8Q9Yibblbc/видео.html someone in the comments of that video asked who the guy was and someone replied back explaining who he was as well. But yeah I was confused at first too lol
I don’t even think he’s a biker. He’s a guy with a motorcycle. Trailering you’re bike across the country while driving to meet it to ride it back, then when it has a little issue you give up and rent a car and then another truck to haul it back isn’t very biker like. It’s usually the rich guys who buy a Harley and dress up like they are in a MC that do shit like that.
Here in the UK you can go to ex rental auctions, 6 month old car 1/2 price and an afternoon changing the fluids filters discs and pads 2 front tyres and your good. I usually get my dailys that way. I would have kept my hands in pockets when that Mustang came through though :-)
Went to a used car dealer with my grandpa since he wanted to buy a slightly newer car. Walked up on one that he liked and when the salesman said this was a old rental and told him NOPE. Next one😂 I don’t care how nice it is, rentals get trashed.
There was actually an episode where he raced a rented Corolla against the other two blokes (forgot how they traveled) so idk of this a a joke or a reference lmfao
I only pay extra for the damage when I’m planning on racing the car. There’s a Budget rental car in my home town that rents out 6-Speed Challenger Scat Packs. They are hilarious fun to autocross.
I’m an employee at enterprise and I was surprised that the manager cared so much, I’ve seen people do worse things to cars than he did to that mustang and if they have to damage waiver then we cover it, not a big deal it happens all the time
To be fair, the only thing that was his 'fault' was going down that Trail and not Turning Back SOONER. and once you're in, ur committed. The rest was Happenstance. and Duststorms are weather just like anything else.
The encounter with the lady when he got too small of a truck is a perfect representation of the south. Was in Texas a few weeks on a holiday and never met more kind and decent people. Best holiday ever.
True, but I’d say Texas is it’s own thing not the south. As someone that lives in Texas but it is from Georgia (like this guy and Ed) and north Florida in Jacksonville which is pretty much an extension of Georgia (northern Florida is definitely the south, the southern part of Florida is not)
That's why we RENT, and that's why we sign that little check called "damage waiver" .... When there's (difficult) things to do and (strange) places to go and (weird) loads to haul, who in his right mind would do that in his own car?
Way back in my youth, I watched a 5.0 Mustang GT break traction on an overpass, spin out, take out a light pole and hit the wall twice. Per the owner he picked the car (which now had parts strewn over a good 200 feet) up 4 hours earlier.... some cars are just destined for short rough lives.
At least it made it past its delivery date.. I remember several new cars which I prepared for delivery coming back within hours on a flatbed.. one time my boss actually totalled a car I just finished driving it out of the workshop.. He forgot we replaced the flagpoles out front day before and he managed to hit two of them so hard in reverse the car was a writeoff minutes before it was supposed to be delivered.. customers were already present.
Shit man I could relate, I’ve driven cars with no AC through 110 degree weather, and at that point hot air is just hot air, no matter the speed you’re going, or how much you’re hanging out of window trying to stay cool. NOTHING works, it’s straight up masochistic. So yeah, put quite eloquently!
You don't know heat then. I have driven a car that would over heat in the summer unless you had the heat on high inside. It got extra toasty in there, even with the windows open. The hot outside air was no match for the heated hot air that was inside. Now I have to fix the a/c and windows on the jeep I drive, so all I have is the fan to blow the air into the cabin, except it must be taken the air from the engine because it gets hot if you are not driving.
@@iloverssomutch lol just a couple days ago I drove back from Vegas to OC. Literally 110° no A/C, shirtless, all the windows down 🥵🤣 I wasn't that bad though
guys like me love it when guys like you rent mustangs and have adventures. that mustang didnt get repaired, it went to an insurance auction where someone like me bought it cheap and tricked it out with a custom paint job and some engine mods..... so, thanks for the low mileage mustang bro!
I remember renting a Ford C-Max to move my stuff to a different city. I took the car to the Nürburgring before giving the car back ( it was 1.5hr from where I moved to ) The car was understeering all over the place, underbody sounded like it scraped at Karussell, and those poor winter tyres started to melt after one lap. I didn't know I wasn't allowed to take a rental car to the Ring until afterwards but they didn't find out. Good times.
Dude, you are the most calm, organized story teller I have ever come across. Excellent and funny as hell!!!! I normally don't rent cars but if I ever have too, I will get the LDW no matter what the cost!!
Yeah because most insurance companies cover rentals, so you're paying twice for the same service you already had and were paying for. The only reason you would get it is if your insurance does not cover it, or you're just to lazy to care for all the insurance paperwork if you did get in an accident.
Or if you use certain credit cards, they have insurance for rental cars as long as you rent the car with that card. Just check which card you are using, and their terms to make sure you are covered.
Rental car tip: if you book your rental online and when you get to the desk they ask you if you'd like to upgrade, tell them no. 4 times out of 5 when you get down to the garage/lot, they dont have the car you rented on site, so they upgrade you for free. Turned my corolla rental in phoenix into an SS camaro, in chicago same thing econobox turned into a full sized luxury sedan (think it was a Lincoln) , in newark a compact SUV into a Suburban (which honestly was more inconvenient given the parking availability of where we were staying) and like this story, a compact truck into a full sized econoline van when I helped a buddy move a motorcycle across town. The only time I didnt get a free upgrade was when I went to Aruba.
Wow, you've gotten lucky. I've rented cars countless times over the years, and the only upgrades I've gotten have been from a subcompact to a compact car. Once I even got a downgrade from a luxury I had booked to a compact SUV. It took me a day of calling to finally find a location that had that class, and when I arrived it turned out to be a Toyota Avalon. However, booking online allows you to compare prices among a ton of different locations, companies, and classes, and sometimes you find significant discounts at one location when they are expecting a surplus of vehicles, so you definitely save money that way.
@@tmanepic Same. When I was younger I always remember my mom getting an upgrade from a compact to a mid-size but that's it. I've heard if you wait till later in the day to pick it up then you have a better chance of getting an upgrade because they usually overbook. But you also run the risk of them having no cars at all.
For sure! The wife and I jumped on those cheap $25 Southwest flights back in the 90's. We arrive in Seattle after reserving the CHEAPEST econobox they offered. "Hello Mr. & Mrs. Bike, looks like you have a lot of luggage there. You should upgrade!" NO THANKS! "Sure?" "YES! I don't care if your rental is a THREE wheeler, I want the CHEAP one I reserved!" "Alright then. (Looks at computer...) Oh shucks, Mr. Bike, we're OUT of that model. Would you like to upgrade to the mid-size sedan?" "Is it no charge?" "Of course." "SURE!" Then we walk out to the pick up area and hand the contract to the car delivery person. "Gee Mr. Bike, we're out of that sedan. Would you like a Trooper 4X4 instead?" Is it NO CHARGE?????" "Of course." "SURE!" Double upgrade for nada. Had a blast in and around Seattle in that Trooper for a long weekend. All for the priced of a cheapo. NEVER agree to an upgrade. You'll get it free!
Bulk car purchases on a discount and in house or contracted bulk rate service. They can break even on a car within a year IF people are renting cars. Hertz probably has a highest cost fleet of all the agencies which is why they were the first to go under once travel essentially stopped. A bit sad for me as the Hertz family is connected to mine via marriage way back - not that I had any monetary benefit from the company.
Because, for every 1 customer like him there are thousands more that rent cars and return them with no problems, that pay the insurance fee too. As well as huge discounts they get on fleet vehicle purchases from manufacturers...🤔
LOL As a former Avis employee, I can say your story, while a bit much, is nowhere NEAR the winner on what customers do to rental cars, let alone car guys. But wicked funny for sure!
To the rental agent: "Jesus! You see what god just did to us, man?" Rental agent: "You scurvy shyster bastard! God didn't do that, you did! You big f*ing pig-swine-whore!"
That was a very cute reply. I'm picturing a little old lady with a sweater on. Thinks a Lincoln TC is the biggest car she has ever seen and what in God's name would have that wouldn't fit in the trunk?
I think it's because we are more educated than the average person when it comes to cars. Which makes it harder for the rental companies to swindle you out of more money.
I thought I did once. Rented a brand new Ram extended cab a deer hit the passenger side of my door doing 80 kilometres per hour and no the rental guy did not believe me he thought I was full of crap. I don't even think my parents believed me
My goodness, you have the WORST luck, lol! But I loved these stories! I'm not a car person, though I'll look on RUclips for assistsnce with diagnosing and fixing small stuff for mine, but I love a good story time and I've now seen two videos here that have provided me with that :) Alas, I need to get my ass in bed but I shall probably find some more on this channel to enjoy during the slow moments of my job tomorrow.
Man, that is what you call an adventure. The mustang damage description had me rolling with laughter. I worked at Hertz as a Neverlost technician and some of the returned vehicles made for some "interesting conversation". Many returned with pieces missing and one returned with a citation indicating that the drives had been tagged at 93mph! BTW, that is how you drive a rental vehicle and why you get the damage waiver. You are a great story teller. Many cold beers to you and yours!
@@TorraTech you can't predict those... But you would be negligent in deciding to drive through them. Normal people will wait for a sandstorm to pass or be finished. You should not drive through them in your own car for the reasons he informed.. Also normal people slow down for wind storms that bring tumble weeds flying onto the roadway. As he explained it. He was trying to dodge them like it was a game and couldn't dodge to fast or he'd loose control. That means he was going the speed limit or more. If he was driving slower (cautiously) he could have avoided them with ease.. I don't believe he set out to trash the rental.. But he certainly didn't treat the car as he would his own......He was in a hurry and said to himself "I don't care about this rental. I checked the box" He is the reason that box costs more and more every time and the price of rentals goes up... The damage and insurance costs for the company get pushed off to the consumers that don't drive like an idiot..
Thats the most entertaining 17 minutes of my life. And sums up my life. You go through all sorts of shit, but come out clean at the end, with a bunch of guys holding up a poster saying thanks but don't come back
My buddy and I opened a cheap car rental place in 2010. None of these stories surprise me. That randomest things you can imagine get damaged in ways you'd never think possible. And you'd be surprised how many people rent cars just to go commit crimes. I think the guy at the police impound lot was on a first name basis with us after the first year.
I worked at a Thrifty Car Rental location for years. . . Yeah, lots of stories. Some people weren't even subtle about their intentions with the car. Had a guy once come in demanding a car with 'really tinted windows.' "I don't care what kind of car it is, the windows need to be as dark as possible." Nope, nothing suspicious there.
@@normang3668 haha ya seems legit. We used to have a few manual transmission cars, and one day a guy calls and asks if he would be responsible if the clutch went out on it. For some reason our receptionist said no, and actually rented the guy the car when he showed up. It came back 3 hours later on a tow truck. Ya, he wanted to learn how to drive standard on it...I was more mad at her than I was at the guy, at least he was honest, she was just stupid haha
Wow what a story. I worked for Budget back when I was in my early 20's. My advice is always get the LDW (Loss Damage Waiver) that is if you want to have any fun on your trips.
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This was accidentally the best ever advert for Budget Rental
I thought so too 😂 They are so understanding! 😂 Granted they got upset but understood in the end 😂
And their Loss Damage Waiver
I had the exact same experience with Budget. Lady in front of me was yelling at the manager for not giving her the quality of SUV she felt she deserved. I then commiserated with him about having a rough day while I asked for a small car to get me from Denver to Telluride because our flight had been cancelled. He proceeded to upgrade me to a 4WD FJ Cruiser for the price of a compact car because "there could be snow in the mountains". It was September. I've rented from Budget ever since.
@@indiefab no shit though, that road from Denver to Telly is rough. He hooked you up 👍
honestly tho.
This guy has never had a boring day in his life
He looks like he owns a strip club in Kentucky.
@@DigitalDissident lmfao
̈ boi what u got against Kentucky, but u ain’t wrong but it’d better suit one in Clarksville tn
I swear man, every story of his is wild af
Right, I love his stories...!
*RENTAL COMPANIES HATE HIM!!!*
No, like for real, they do
lmaooo
Imagine he and the Stig walking into a rental car building. The looks on the managers faces...
What a throwback joke
The second rental car story was such a heartbreaking story. For the car. Only had 4 miles on the meter then goes though the toughest customer driven endurance road trip ever. Literally aged it 40 years.
How many stock google photos u want?
Video editor: “yes!”
The ending of this video was so confusing
This guy has a knack for storytelling
"Just a knack ". It's the dry land equivalent to a sailor who pends 3 years at sea, in the NAVY.
Lets see how he tells it in 20 years!!! Will be even better! "Oh I forgot this part"!!
@@jeffreyc6508 "Rented it for about 3 days, or was it 4... no maybe it was 2, or maybe 3..."
It’s also the editing that it superb. Having multiple pictures in between to help us visualise better.
Hooked from the beginning ☺
The fastest car in the world is the one you rent with full coverage. - Jeremy Clarkson
My cousin rented a Pontiac Grand Am with full coverage for 3-4 days. He asked the clerk if he was covered if all he brought back was the steering wheel. Clerk said yes. The car went airborne several times on some back dirt roads with a full load of passengers, a few people had a dance party on the roof and hood, and a case of (cheap) red wine got broken in the trunk (probably from aforementioned airborne activities). The hood and roof were wrinkled and the doors no longer aligned properly. The car was returned successfully, but I don't think they will rent to my cousin ever again.
@@chrisestill8825 Your cousin is an asshole
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If enough people get that mindset, we'll see insurance costs raised for the rest of us, hell yeah brother!
SuperGoldnut rentals aren't doing well in general though; see ridesharing cutting into their money. They can't afford to lose money on customers as often because they don't have enough normal folks to repay it - that's when the costs really start to suffer since they can't spread it out.
I lost count how many times he said "steeper and steeper", but I'm pretty sure it got past vertical at one point.
You, Sir, just made my day!
You'll have that when people from the east/south come out west lol
You have earned your 100th like
He was upside down!
On my SW Desert tour I saw vertical several times, so I know you're right.
"budget rental car is going to kill me" this is when I lost my shit laughing
Shits hilarious
Me too
They break into those white vans all the time thinking there are tools in them. I think they broke into every single one of 7 of my vans. One time they even broke in to my newest van, peeled the column, and right when they got it started they looked back and realize the entire van was empty then left....
Stonks
That's actually fucked up
ouch
Didn't expect to find you here
I'm subscribed
There's a fella in the UK that made a shocking alarm for his vans just for that reason. . . It literally shocks them.
My wife had a 2000 Mustang V6 Automatic Convertible when we got married. I have never seen a car deteriorate faster. It did survive longer than the one in this story though.
You should tell a story about it
Well that’s the problem. It was a v6...
George Diaz 😂😂
I have a 2015 Mustang GT premium, one of the best cars I have owned. I have owned/leased about 30 cars so far.
@Mr. TA yeah the only one to get would be the Cobra R
Oh god. I just realized...when he's talking about this story that happened 20 years ago...that was 2000.
Man I thought he was on about the 90s or somthing, that's crazy
Oi, you can't just do that to people.
Amazing how fast the last 20 years went
@@One-way: It felt slow at the time, but there was so little memorable about them that they feel like a blur thinking back on them. It was all just college and work and trying to fix my glaring personality flaws so I could find a woman who'd love me. It _did_ all work out, but damn.
I still think 20 years ago is the 80s. I guess that's because I was a kid born in 2000
"Tan, tan interior, the tires were probably tan" 😂😂😂😂
It was a lot funnier when he said it
@@pvn0369 I agree which is why I quoted him lol
@@pvn0369 I diagnose you with big gay
@@patrickburke7542 I concur, lol.
I painted a car this way once. This includes a simulated mud splatter on the windshield and side windows.
As a ex budget employee, I always use to recommend the loss damage prevention waiver if people were going on a long trip. I personally didn't care if someone trashed a car, wasn't my car, I'm just an employee. Let my boss and the insurance company duke it out, we did have to put people on a do not rent list if there were multiple insurance claims though
This guy goes over 2500 miles in 43 hours, then goes off road in a mustang, he's just full of good choices!
2500 miles in 43 hours?
-laughing in trucker
I did that in my dart😂100% do not recommend
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
@bruh meme possible, average 75, drive team, and have full tanks.
Then 'camps' out in a van in god knows what skid row parking lots on the trip back. Probably needed to top up the drug stash to fuel his 'super power' of not needing sleep.
This guy looks and sounds just like the rest of the world thinks Americans are like. I feel so patriotic.
Even though I'm Australian
hell no, this guy is cool, i dont think that way about americans
You need to actually come to the US and drive across it like the story in this video. You'll find that the US is essentially like a bunch of different countries, all with different accents and personalities. People in NYC are much different from people in the south, who are different from people in the midwest, who are different from people in the montana area, who are different from mormon Utah, who are different from californians, etc.
he didn‘t say „Howdy“ though
And if you believe a single word of that, you're the worlds biggest sucker. But it's a great tall tale told well.
Yea, a cis white hick is totally what every American looks like
Somebody give this man a TV show or podcast I could listen to his stories all day
Why so he could lower your iq by the minute?
@@behindthen0thing Nah, he's pretty entertaining and quite a good story teller.
Иван Грозный The mans IQ is like 126.
We come across a lot of assholes like you in the world. We call it country dumb.
You just go ahead and keep thinking that way- while we keep making money off you.
Иван Грозный you have a selfie as a RUclips profile picture you don’t get a opinion
A D and yours is Kim Jong Un. You’re opinions are more invalid than Sir Selfie.
“I can just stay up for days, that’s my superpower” -Cocaine
Came here to post this lol.
😂🤣
Cocaine was when he was a kid he now slams crystal methamphetamine
When I get really into something, whether it's restoring a vehicle or writing some software, I can stay up for 3 days at a time fueled entirely by excitement, no drugs needed.
@@TheMikernet I woke up 2 hours ago after a 9-hour sleep and I'm already tired again
This is the best ad for a rental car company I've ever seen. I feel OBLIGATED to rent from Budget, just to try and offset all the hardship that this man put them through.
"Maybe God hates Mustangs." - Greatest quote
True fact: God loves Alfa Romeos.
Truth!
I mean its pretty fair
Well, it was a pre EcoBoost V6, so nothing to love really...
When they do sent people to heaven by the crowd full....
Lol, as a former Enterprise clone, can confirm. I rented a brand new Ram 1500 to a lady. She had it 30 mins. It rolled out of her driveway and into the ditch/ravine. Totaled. Best $25 she ever spent.
I too, a former Enterprise clone. I fucking hated that place, man.
50-51 hours a week, and got moved to one 40 minutes from my house.
Checks were like $2200 bi-weekly here in CenCal but fuck I hated it.
Blake Rincon why
yung tooli I’m assuming it’s bc he deals with older people. There would be no other reason why tbh
@@TONYROCKZ818 @yung tooli
Well guys, I'm not a nice person in general, and could give two fucks about making small talk with strangers. Not to say I'm a complete asshole, it's just upper management/corporate expects you to be a soy-boy simp to every dickhead that walks in there. I mean over-the-top friendly.
There are tons more reasons if you really would like to know, but that was the biggest.
@@b.r.2562 hell yeah. Got my last two days this weekend. Best decision of my live till now to quit. If i hear sqi one more time i gotta puke.
When I saw this I thought 17minutes was too long. Man was I wrong.
I didn’t even realize it was 17 minutes.
@@WhiteNorth GREAT story teller!!!!! Made me cry.
It felt like a movie, in the best possible way.
Well, he's fixin' three vinwiki stories in one video.
This video is too short is what it is.
Q: What’s the best off-road vehicle in the world? A: A rental car.
Exactly
With full coverage.
A rental Mustang
Avery G. A brand new “convertible” rental mustang
Unless you actually read the contract you sign, that says that it cannot be driven off asphalt.
doesnt explain where the "car guy" of the title comes into it. surely rental companies just hate this guy, and he's a biker of all people
I know that's what I said it's a great story but don't know what it has to do with rental companies hate renting to car guys
I was thinking the same thing lol but I watched the video about him buying that truck he talks about at 0:55 and it explains the car guy part. Here’s the link ruclips.net/video/a8Q9Yibblbc/видео.html someone in the comments of that video asked who the guy was and someone replied back explaining who he was as well. But yeah I was confused at first too lol
A "car guy" who had never road tripped or gone off reading before.
I don’t even think he’s a biker. He’s a guy with a motorcycle. Trailering you’re bike across the country while driving to meet it to ride it back, then when it has a little issue you give up and rent a car and then another truck to haul it back isn’t very biker like. It’s usually the rich guys who buy a Harley and dress up like they are in a MC that do shit like that.
The guy was Pro-racer I believe
Two folks can have the same experience, one will tell it and you fall asleep in 3secs, and the other is this guy.
Great story teller
I think it's because, for him, everything is an exciting adventure.
Dude. YOU are the reason to never buy a second hand rental. Awesome story, awesome story teller!
Here in the UK you can go to ex rental auctions, 6 month old car 1/2 price and an afternoon changing the fluids filters discs and pads 2 front tyres and your good. I usually get my dailys that way. I would have kept my hands in pockets when that Mustang came through though :-)
Went to a used car dealer with my grandpa since he wanted to buy a slightly newer car. Walked up on one that he liked and when the salesman said this was a old rental and told him NOPE. Next one😂 I don’t care how nice it is, rentals get trashed.
Jeremy Clarkson: "I brought the fastest car IN THE WORLD"
*reveals Toyota Corolla with a rental sticker*
You def do not want an ex-rental here in New Zealand lol.
There was actually an episode where he raced a rented Corolla against the other two blokes (forgot how they traveled) so idk of this a a joke or a reference lmfao
Joshua Foster you don’t want an ex rental car anywhere lol
@@Shaggie_Thrills They were on a boat
Hes not wrong, the corrola can break 500 mph!
If you push it off a cliff
I only pay extra for the damage when I’m planning on racing the car. There’s a Budget rental car in my home town that rents out 6-Speed Challenger Scat Packs. They are hilarious fun to autocross.
🤣
of course I had to watch the video on your channel. AWESOME.... remote mic on the exhaust. My ears thank you!!
"lets be honest" ~sound cuts out~... LOL best endcard ever
Yeah! I actually was interested in what he was going to say, but not that interested.
I'm most impressed with Christopher's stories. You can tell he's a real car enthusiast because he remembers all of these details. Great story telling!
The fastest cars in the world!
I like this guy, Ed! You need to bring him back a lot more 😎👍
You need to do more Ed, we love your stories, your a good teller
My current car was an old rental car...... Oh dear!
Clarkson said that driving a red/blue Toyota Auris across New Zealand racing James May in a pro wind boat.
Dude piss off
Dude at the Vegas rental car place probably didn't get paid enough to care tbh.
They probably clean a dead hooker out of a trunk like once a month
I’m an employee at enterprise and I was surprised that the manager cared so much, I’ve seen people do worse things to cars than he did to that mustang and if they have to damage waiver then we cover it, not a big deal it happens all the time
@@johnfrantz5885 He probably had his eye on the fresh Mustang to take his missus out for their wedding anniversary that weekend lol.
@@johnfrantz5885 my guess is he was proud of the new care and couldn't wait to brag about it and rent it out maybe?
When I was at Hertz, we would one-way shitty cars to Vegas all the time lmao
He's just a good ol' boy never meanin' no harm
Meanin all you ever saw is the trouble with the law since the day he was born!
Some day the mountains might get him, but the law never will...
Makin' their way
The only way they know how
That's just a little bit more
Than the law will allow
Bein a duke boy i reckon i been there a time or two
Lmao
By far, one of the BEST stories I have EVER heard. I passed this video twice on my suggested page. I am glad I watched it.
We need the Budget rental car CEO to react to this video lol
Louder please!
Someone find us Joe Ferraro
@@jaysmith1408 He has seen it.
"I checked the box, it's okay!" 🤣
I think the title is misleading, it should be "Dennis the menace rents 3 cars"
To be fair, the first car was perfectly fine
I Am Done 😭😭😭😭😭 Man Said “Denis The Menace” I am Absolutely Finiiiiiished 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
To be fair, the only thing that was his 'fault' was going down that Trail and not Turning Back SOONER. and once you're in, ur committed.
The rest was Happenstance. and Duststorms are weather just like anything else.
"Maybe God hates Mustangs, I don't know."
Me, a Mustang fan/owner: "Haha, I'm in danger."
Everyone with a mustang knows god removes traction from the rear wheels during a turn.
Just don't go near any crowds xD
Same lol
@Dj d If a mustang has a coyote in the *back* then it's already spun out
The truest statement ever!😝
The encounter with the lady when he got too small of a truck is a perfect representation of the south. Was in Texas a few weeks on a holiday and never met more kind and decent people. Best holiday ever.
Just always remember to be polite. He was polite to her and she went out of her way to help him.
True, but I’d say Texas is it’s own thing not the south. As someone that lives in Texas but it is from Georgia (like this guy and Ed) and north Florida in Jacksonville which is pretty much an extension of Georgia (northern Florida is definitely the south, the southern part of Florida is not)
I worked 10 years in the industry. This happens more than you think. 😂
That's why we RENT, and that's why we sign that little check called "damage waiver" ....
When there's (difficult) things to do and (strange) places to go and (weird) loads to haul, who in his right mind would do that in his own car?
I feel so bad for that car, it's literally a brand new car getting trashed in a couple of days
Way back in my youth, I watched a 5.0 Mustang GT break traction on an overpass, spin out, take out a light pole and hit the wall twice. Per the owner he picked the car (which now had parts strewn over a good 200 feet) up 4 hours earlier.... some cars are just destined for short rough lives.
I would if it wasn't already a piece of junk. Save somebody else the trouble of dealing with it later
*Whistlindiesel has entered the chat
At least it made it past its delivery date.. I remember several new cars which I prepared for delivery coming back within hours on a flatbed.. one time my boss actually totalled a car I just finished driving it out of the workshop..
He forgot we replaced the flagpoles out front day before and he managed to hit two of them so hard in reverse the car was a writeoff minutes before it was supposed to be delivered.. customers were already present.
It happens
"Don't ever do that, it's like driving in a hair drier." That... is a new classic :)
Shit man I could relate, I’ve driven cars with no AC through 110 degree weather, and at that point hot air is just hot air, no matter the speed you’re going, or how much you’re hanging out of window trying to stay cool. NOTHING works, it’s straight up masochistic.
So yeah, put quite eloquently!
You don't know heat then. I have driven a car that would over heat in the summer unless you had the heat on high inside. It got extra toasty in there, even with the windows open. The hot outside air was no match for the heated hot air that was inside. Now I have to fix the a/c and windows on the jeep I drive, so all I have is the fan to blow the air into the cabin, except it must be taken the air from the engine because it gets hot if you are not driving.
@@iloverssomutch lol just a couple days ago I drove back from Vegas to OC.
Literally 110° no A/C, shirtless, all the windows down 🥵🤣
I wasn't that bad though
In an airplane there usually isn't AC so climbing to 9000 feet or better the air gets a little cooler.
fishhisy oh wow that’s great information I will just have to put my car on airplane mode
When it comes to rental cars, he may not win a lot but he sure isn't losing anything either.
this man is a fantastic story teller
We need more videos with Chris
This guy and Rabbit should be the voices for all vinwiki stories. Both of them always draw me in for the full story.
guys like me love it when guys like you rent mustangs and have adventures.
that mustang didnt get repaired, it went to an insurance auction where someone like me bought it cheap and tricked it out with a custom paint job and some engine mods..... so, thanks for the low mileage mustang bro!
was a v6 it went to a scrap yard for parts
@@robc7812 Crate motor swap
@@jdore8 why but a wrecked one then... you can pick up v6 mustangs all day dirt cheap with a good body and frame
@@robc7812 not brand new with low mileage though.
@@RandySoWavvy still wrecked with a salvage title
I remember renting a Ford C-Max to move my stuff to a different city. I took the car to the Nürburgring before giving the car back ( it was 1.5hr from where I moved to )
The car was understeering all over the place, underbody sounded like it scraped at Karussell, and those poor winter tyres started to melt after one lap.
I didn't know I wasn't allowed to take a rental car to the Ring until afterwards but they didn't find out.
Good times.
That's epic
This guy looks like a Walmart version of John Travolta when he was in pulp fiction😂
Bud from kill bill
LOL I was thinking the same thing
Kmart version.
Hahahaha best comment
Lolololololololol
Dude, you are the most calm, organized story teller I have ever come across. Excellent and funny as hell!!!! I normally don't rent cars but if I ever have too, I will get the LDW no matter what the cost!!
“Budget rental car is gonna kill me” This was the cherry on top 😂
“Maybe God hates mustangs”-Chris 2020
That needs to be on a tee shirt.
It's a Ford, no surprise.
This sounds like a movie script thats crazy.
It’s fake
Wasn't there a scene like this in "Mad, Mad...World"?
@@AKABeestYT Yes the beat up stang and the broken window on the van were paid actors.
This guy needs a movie lol My favorite interviewer you have had on here. I wish I could meet this dude, he seems awesome to hang out with
I was just thinking the same thing.
That would be "interviewee"...😉👍
Man, that guy knows how to tell a story! What a trip he had lol!
I was skeptical of how entertaining this story was going to be. I was laughing so hard by the end. This is a must watch for any car guy on the planet.
Dude you are the definition of "not my fault!" This story was epic.
This poor guy just has the most horrible luck.
I always bought damage waver when I rented a care, because as an employee, I was required to. After watching this video, I'll probably keep buying it.
Remember when Rob Ferretti said *never* opt for rental insurance? Lol...
@@Gandalf721 Lol hes a stock genius, that hertz move was peak trading. I wonder if he browses WSB
You never get the Spaghetti without the spice👌 🍝
But he owns a rental company yeah? Lol
Yeah because most insurance companies cover rentals, so you're paying twice for the same service you already had and were paying for. The only reason you would get it is if your insurance does not cover it, or you're just to lazy to care for all the insurance paperwork if you did get in an accident.
Or if you use certain credit cards, they have insurance for rental cars as long as you rent the car with that card. Just check which card you are using, and their terms to make sure you are covered.
This was fun story. Great story telling too. Thank you for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Rented a car in Panama and checked the "box" … a bird hit the window and I still got charged for the window. :(
Do a charge-back. I wouldn’t pay that shit
You probably got liability not the waiver
Rental car tip: if you book your rental online and when you get to the desk they ask you if you'd like to upgrade, tell them no. 4 times out of 5 when you get down to the garage/lot, they dont have the car you rented on site, so they upgrade you for free. Turned my corolla rental in phoenix into an SS camaro, in chicago same thing econobox turned into a full sized luxury sedan (think it was a Lincoln) , in newark a compact SUV into a Suburban (which honestly was more inconvenient given the parking availability of where we were staying) and like this story, a compact truck into a full sized econoline van when I helped a buddy move a motorcycle across town. The only time I didnt get a free upgrade was when I went to Aruba.
Wow, you've gotten lucky. I've rented cars countless times over the years, and the only upgrades I've gotten have been from a subcompact to a compact car. Once I even got a downgrade from a luxury I had booked to a compact SUV. It took me a day of calling to finally find a location that had that class, and when I arrived it turned out to be a Toyota Avalon. However, booking online allows you to compare prices among a ton of different locations, companies, and classes, and sometimes you find significant discounts at one location when they are expecting a surplus of vehicles, so you definitely save money that way.
@@tmanepic Same. When I was younger I always remember my mom getting an upgrade from a compact to a mid-size but that's it. I've heard if you wait till later in the day to pick it up then you have a better chance of getting an upgrade because they usually overbook. But you also run the risk of them having no cars at all.
For sure! The wife and I jumped on those cheap $25 Southwest flights back in the 90's. We arrive in Seattle after reserving the CHEAPEST econobox they offered. "Hello Mr. & Mrs. Bike, looks like you have a lot of luggage there. You should upgrade!" NO THANKS! "Sure?" "YES! I don't care if your rental is a THREE wheeler, I want the CHEAP one I reserved!"
"Alright then. (Looks at computer...) Oh shucks, Mr. Bike, we're OUT of that model. Would you like to upgrade to the mid-size sedan?" "Is it no charge?" "Of course." "SURE!"
Then we walk out to the pick up area and hand the contract to the car delivery person. "Gee Mr. Bike, we're out of that sedan. Would you like a Trooper 4X4 instead?" Is it NO CHARGE?????" "Of course." "SURE!"
Double upgrade for nada. Had a blast in and around Seattle in that Trooper for a long weekend. All for the priced of a cheapo.
NEVER agree to an upgrade. You'll get it free!
How can Budget Rent a Car still be around with a customer like Christopher?
Well Hertz almost aint
Insurance
Bulk car purchases on a discount and in house or contracted bulk rate service. They can break even on a car within a year IF people are renting cars. Hertz probably has a highest cost fleet of all the agencies which is why they were the first to go under once travel essentially stopped. A bit sad for me as the Hertz family is connected to mine via marriage way back - not that I had any monetary benefit from the company.
Because most of their customers aren't destroying their rental cars. (also, never buy a former rental car.)
Because, for every 1 customer like him there are thousands more that rent cars and return them with no problems, that pay the insurance fee too. As well as huge discounts they get on fleet vehicle purchases from manufacturers...🤔
LOL As a former Avis employee, I can say your story, while a bit much, is nowhere NEAR the winner on what customers do to rental cars, let alone car guys.
But wicked funny for sure!
Enlighten us, plz
This guy tells a great story. The one about his truck is one of my favorites.
This guy is my favorite VINwiki storyteller 😆
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold
This is bad country.
At what point did the ether kick in?
To the rental agent: "Jesus! You see what god just did to us, man?"
Rental agent: "You scurvy shyster bastard! God didn't do that, you did! You big f*ing pig-swine-whore!"
@@olliefoxx7165 Bat country, tbh. ^_^
Dude! This story had me rolling! 😂🤣😂 We have a Lincoln Town Car. would it fit in the trunk? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
That was a very cute reply. I'm picturing a little old lady with a sweater on. Thinks a Lincoln TC is the biggest car she has ever seen and what in God's name would have that wouldn't fit in the trunk?
Well, when he said bike, she was probably thinking of the other kind.
I think it's because we are more educated than the average person when it comes to cars. Which makes it harder for the rental companies to swindle you out of more money.
😂😂I lost it when he said God hates Mustangs 😂😂😂😂
This is the best Christopher Michaels story. Think of it everytime we rent a vehicle for vacation
Do you pay extra for the collision damage waiver?
No
Lol never
I thought I did once. Rented a brand new Ram extended cab a deer hit the passenger side of my door doing 80 kilometres per hour and no the rental guy did not believe me he thought I was full of crap. I don't even think my parents believed me
Why would I?
No, if you have a decent travel credit card that covers it for you if you book the rental with it.
My goodness, the road trip from hell. If I was this guy I'd never leave home again. 🤦♂️
In your own car it's the road trip from hell
In a rented car it's just a crazy experience.
Nah, just keep checking that box!
Dude I could listen to this guy talk about anything, he's good a telling stories.
My goodness, you have the WORST luck, lol! But I loved these stories! I'm not a car person, though I'll look on RUclips for assistsnce with diagnosing and fixing small stuff for mine, but I love a good story time and I've now seen two videos here that have provided me with that :) Alas, I need to get my ass in bed but I shall probably find some more on this channel to enjoy during the slow moments of my job tomorrow.
Man, that is what you call an adventure. The mustang damage description had me rolling with laughter. I worked at Hertz as a Neverlost technician and some of the returned vehicles made for some "interesting conversation". Many returned with pieces missing and one returned with a citation indicating that the drives had been tagged at 93mph! BTW, that is how you drive a rental vehicle and why you get the damage waiver. You are a great story teller. Many cold beers to you and yours!
Now the rental companies have video footage of his antics to add to his file. :p
I've never had a week where the universe took a dump on me like this guy did, glad he can laugh about it now.
“Rental car agencies hate when you do this one trick” 😂
This is one of the best story times to me.
Christopher Michaels is always entertaining.
My only goal in life is to have as many crazy car stories as this guy
"My wife at the time" line comes out again on one of these videos lol
The comment I was looking for before I comment on that. ...these car guys ehh!
....How did I end up here? I started off watching stand-up, still watched all 17mins of it.
When your shaver dies halfway through
That happened to me an hour before my buddies wedding
Hi Will, this is Christopher. I just shaved out enough to help my Covid mask fit!
@@christophermichaels I love your stories......I really like the way you talk.
Bring this guy for more stories please!
I love this mans whole personality
I love how he is nonchalantly telling a story of how he trashed a new rental Mustang even though he doesn't trash rental cars on purpose. 🤨
cant predict a sandstorm or tumbleweeds, only thing really he could've avoided was the dirt road lol
@@TorraTech you can't predict those... But you would be negligent in deciding to drive through them. Normal people will wait for a sandstorm to pass or be finished. You should not drive through them in your own car for the reasons he informed.. Also normal people slow down for wind storms that bring tumble weeds flying onto the roadway. As he explained it. He was trying to dodge them like it was a game and couldn't dodge to fast or he'd loose control. That means he was going the speed limit or more. If he was driving slower (cautiously) he could have avoided them with ease.. I don't believe he set out to trash the rental.. But he certainly didn't treat the car as he would his own......He was in a hurry and said to himself "I don't care about this rental. I checked the box" He is the reason that box costs more and more every time and the price of rentals goes up... The damage and insurance costs for the company get pushed off to the consumers that don't drive like an idiot..
Andrew Valadez Exactly! If it was HIS brand new mustang, it wouldn’t have been trashed. He surely wouldn’t have taken it off road.
Luckily it was a mustang and no one cared
Dbrank28 lmao!
First laugh I have all day, I could listen to this guys stories of hours
This guy just lived out "Planes Trains and Automobiles"
He even referenced the movie, dang
I never thought I would enjoy these personal car stories so much.
Thats the most entertaining 17 minutes of my life. And sums up my life. You go through all sorts of shit, but come out clean at the end, with a bunch of guys holding up a poster saying thanks but don't come back
This guy needs a Radio Show. He has so many awesome stories.
Can't remember the last time I laughed so hard... That was some great stories to end the day, thank you ! 😂🍺
My buddy and I opened a cheap car rental place in 2010. None of these stories surprise me. That randomest things you can imagine get damaged in ways you'd never think possible. And you'd be surprised how many people rent cars just to go commit crimes. I think the guy at the police impound lot was on a first name basis with us after the first year.
So why rent a car for your crime? Seems like it proves the crime was premeditated, and they're just gonna figure out who rented it from the company.
@@baddest_bitch You got me man. We didn't get the smart criminals at $30 a day rentals.
I worked at a Thrifty Car Rental location for years. . . Yeah, lots of stories. Some people weren't even subtle about their intentions with the car. Had a guy once come in demanding a car with 'really tinted windows.' "I don't care what kind of car it is, the windows need to be as dark as possible."
Nope, nothing suspicious there.
@@normang3668 haha ya seems legit. We used to have a few manual transmission cars, and one day a guy calls and asks if he would be responsible if the clutch went out on it. For some reason our receptionist said no, and actually rented the guy the car when he showed up. It came back 3 hours later on a tow truck. Ya, he wanted to learn how to drive standard on it...I was more mad at her than I was at the guy, at least he was honest, she was just stupid haha
My buddy got one such car. A Nissan Maxima. Felony stop with all the drama and guns drawn because the prior renter used it in a bank robbery.
Rabbit's such a natural born storyteller, I could listen to him for hours at a time! 😊👍
That was an awesome story.
Some people are just so riveting and entertaining to listen to.
Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏼
This is why rental cars have been ruined for the rest of us... $300 a day around here.
Exactly. Especially if you're under 25. They'll charge you $300 a day for a small economy car
300 a day?? Must be a Foreign car
the best story teller in the world,
i can catch a beer with this dude and come out as an alcoholic.
He took longer to tell the story than it took him to drive it.
Wow what a story. I worked for Budget back when I was in my early 20's. My advice is always get the LDW (Loss Damage Waiver) that is if you want to have any fun on your trips.
I kept waiting for the shenanigans to end but they kept coming, that was absolutely hilarious!