I just need to vent a bit. I know Paul and others here are fond of GM cars, but based on my experience the past 2 weeks I really wonder how Government Motors stays in business.
Lee and I usually rent a compact car here in Maui: gas is expensive, and parking spaces are tight. This year, however, our son accompanied us for the first two weeks of the trip, and two friends will join us here for the last week, so we needed a larger car with more luggage room. I therefore asked Avis for an intermediate car, which is described as "a Nissan Altima or similar." What they gave us instead is a Chevy Malibu. I can only describe it as spectacularly mediocre. I can't remember when I have been less pleased with a rental from Avis. At home we have a classic Mustang, a 2016 Kia Optima, a 10 year old Altima and a 20 year old Optima. I have owned Buicks in the past. I am generally not fussy about cars. The Mallibu seems to my eye to be slightly dated in style. In order to give it the "sleek" look, however, they how removed a lot of head room from the rear seat. Getting in the rear seat in awkward, and getting out damn uncomfortable. Really not much better than trying to exit the rear "seat" of the Mustang. Opening the trunk and the gas tank door are both unusual and tricky. I don't think I have ever succeeded on the first try. The instruments are part analog and part digital, and totally confusing. The electronics for radio and cell phone are simply old fashioned. Even the seat belts are difficult to operate. The trunk is adequate, but not what I had expected from the size of the car. I am really wondering how I am going to get four passengers and luggage for three into it when I take my wife and her friends to the airport in a couple of weeks. I wonder why our government even thought it reasonable to bail out a company which doesn't seem to understand what consumers want and need. End of rant. We now return you to our regular programming. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
