The good thing
about renting a car from Hertz on a trip is that they usually assign me a
pretty good late-model car that in essence allows me a test drive.
This last trip
to California, I drove a tiny Toyota Yaris. The only rental car that was
smaller was a Fiat 500 we rented several years ago.
And like that Fiat, we had to
fold down the rear seats to accommodate our two pieces of luggage.
The Yaris had
an amazingly good pickup with pretty frisky power. The ride was smooth and very
quiet. It was easy handling, but most importantly, the wife and I could get in
without slamming the tops of our heads on the door frame. The only thing that
bothered me was that it didn't have a remote key; that was a little inconvenient.
She loved the
car and for the first time since we started regular visits to family in
California, she drove our rental all by her lonesome.
I wouldn't
mind trading in my full-size 2000 Buick Park Avenue for this little bugger.
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