Any opinions on "Renting Out" Vipers?..

[Sean Roe]

Any opinions on \"Renting Out\" Vipers?..

I know there are a few people who rent their cars out and I plan on getting back in touch with Steve B about it. Any others have experience or opinions about this? Nobody in my area rents Vipers. Looking for pros and cons based on experience. E-mail privately if you'd prefer.
Thanks,

 

[2charmed]

Re: Any opinions on \"Renting Out\" Vipers?..

Hi Sean,

I was in Vegas a few weeks ago and saw many Vipers available to rent on a per day basis. They seemed to go for around 450-500 per day! They all seemed to be thrashed too! That's Vegas though.

Looking forward to getting your fan controller and thanks again
for terrific service.

Steve

 

[DanElam]

Re: Any opinions on \"Renting Out\" Vipers?..

Yep. I made my decision to buy after renting one. I used Beverly Hills Motor Cars. They are right next to the LAX airport (right next to it). They have Viper and other stuff. When I was looking, they got a brand new 96. I think it had something like 12 miles on it when I got it. I took it out to Death Valley and, ahem, helped break it in for them. When I brought it back the tech guy just looked at the odometer and giggled.

For me it helped me confirm that I wanted a Viper. I did worry about hurting the car, but it retrospect, it probably wasn't any worse than some car I might get from Hertz or Budget. It was the right decision on my part.

There are some other places I know that rent Vipers. There are two places in Las Vegas, but I have looked at those cars and they really beat the hell out of those. A place near the Maui airport rents at least one RT/10. A pretty good place near the Orlando airport (just west of the airport and you can see it from the toll road) has a few Vipers. All the ones that I saw were in very good condidition, but you need to make reservations in advance: I almost rented one there but the guy with reservations showed up after I had finished the paperwork, but before I got my foot in the door.

Orlando and Maui don't strike me as good places to rent a Viper. Maui gets you the hill climb on the volcano, but every where else it is too much traffic, too slow, and too dangerous if you are just learning the car. Orlando has the Florida 'blue hairs' and too many cops. LA works well, but plan that you have to drive at least 2 hours to get into some serious driving. If you just want cruising, LA is great. Vegas has gobs of wide open spaces (I took that LA rental to Vegas) and you can get lots of speed. I think I found some little road where I had 1/2 hour where I never went below a hundred. Cruising on the strip is fun too. Keep in mind, Vegas has more Vipers for rent than anywhere else (and they may all be red), so it won't seem as exclusive there.

Have fun!

 

[pj]

Re: Any opinions on \"Renting Out\" Vipers?..

Well, wrecked one of them. This was out of Miami.

Problem #1: First guy to rent it was some Prince from the Arab states. Rolled car 4 times and ended up in hosiptal. After waiting for "King" to send a check and not getting one, we've had to file suit in Florida against several parties. (We just filed last week, so no response yet.)

Problem #2: Although our contract specified the company would provide insurance, they didnt. Basically, they rented out the car with no insurance.

Lesson Learned: Even if you have a contract, dont expect that all your bases are covered. Demand to see the insuranace policy before they rent it out. And even then, be suspicious!