How can this be a good sign of things to come for Hummer?

 

Mustang GT350H Hertz Rent-a-car.

I wonder whatever happened to the "Mustang"... Is it still around???

 

Rental companies often have a few high-profile vehicles in their fleet as a means of drawing awareness and promoting themeselves. That's why it was put out on a news release like that. It does not mean GM is worried about sales targets and is looking to dump a bunch of trucks to maintain line rates, because of course they're not even for sale to the public yet.

 

LMAO!!!

 

very simple...it's called 'putting butts in seats' to expose the product.....

They aren't even out yet, so it's not like we're dumping them in the rental fleets.

I personally didn't want to put a lot of Camaros in the rental fleets for two reasons:

>with exception of Enterprise, most manufacturers 'guarantee' a repurchase price.......

>Camaros (and Mustangs) tend to get the heck flogged out of them....and after so many miles, I think it shows...therefore, a bad reflection on the brand.

...just the way I see it.

 

Why, who in the world would beat on a rental Camaro???

That's just unethical and stuff.

Heathens.

People nowadays, I tell ya...

 

You can also rent a Jaguar, but I wouldn't scoff at someone driving one.

 

Not to mention, people can base their opinion on a car and car line from their rental experience.

Putting people in a 6 cyl. Camaro doesn't reflect the true experience.

That is a problem with rental fleets. You get into base model, underpowered junkers, and say, I would NEVER buy one of these things.

 

To answer your question Red, this has nothing to do with "sign's of things to come for Hummer."

Its just an easy way to sell a few trucks. Gather exposure for the Hummer line of trucks. Give those big spending travelers another way to rank themselves among the 'rest' of us.

If you and I travel to the same place and you make ten times what I do, do you want to leave the Hertz lot in a clone to the Olds Alero that im driving?? Of course not! You want a classy Lincoln, or a big Hummer or Suburban!

 

I rented a 5 speed, 5.0, Mustang GT for about a week once....so ummm, I know what you mean.

I'm not sure if there was enough Mustang left for the next guy.

 

Cna you imagine the abuse clutches take in a rental vehicle with a a manual?

wow.

 

I don't have to imagine, only remember.

 

I can imagine the last time I rented a car in Europe.

 

Me too.

I made a bet with a guy I could drive all day, only using the clutch to get moving from a stop, and never using it otherwise.

I won.

 

I tried that. Unsuccessfully I might add.

I have fond memories of topping the car out at just over 120 and having some Italian guy in a 5-series flashing his lights and giving me "hand jestures" because I was holding him up (I was trying to get out of his way the whole time, but I couldn't go any faster!)