The opportunity to rent a drop-top ‘Vette—instead of some gutless, sad, little econo-box—is pretty sweet, even if it costs 165 bucks per day. But with all the Big Brother-styled technology present on modern cars, you have to wonder if Avis is going to really let customers thrash on the cars. What’s going to happen the first time someone tries to bury the speedo on the freeway? Is some piece of tattle-tech going to alert Avis? We’ll probably know soon.

Source: AutoWeek

I was down in the SF Bay Area this weekend visiting friends and family. I flew into the Oakland airport and picked up a red Pontiac G6 rental that smelled like the inside of a bong. Anyway, nice car! Much tighter than some of the Grand Ams I’ve had in the past, and quite fun to drive. I’ve been pretty happy with the rentals I’ve been getting lately. The last one, a VW Jetta, impressed the hell out of me. But I think my favorite rental car right now is the Dodge Charger. It’s especially great if you have kids–the trunk can take all the strollers and other kid crap you can throw at it, and the back seat is massive. What’s your favorite rental car?