I know National and Hertz don't, but what about the others? The reason I ask, is it may be better to get a rental for a day to teach the wife how to get the basics down before she tears loose on the G35.

Ideas???

 

Avis??? Budget?? Enterprise???

EDIT: scratch all 3...they're all auto's too

 

good luck, i need to do the same thing most only offer automatics. I suggest purchasing a beater. I'm currently looking for a car that's like $300

 

WOOT!!! Looks like Avis does it.

$23.99 /Day (Weekend Rate)

Without Air Conditioning, Manual Transmission, In the Airport Terminal
Economy Car

 

Hmmm... But my local Avis doesn't... Odd.

 

What about GM's 24 hr test drive? May be able to score a manual Cavalier/Grand Am for a day FREE...

 

 

uhaul?

 

best bet is the cheap beater idea 500 or less and you can practice till the cows come home on it. donate it (tax write off) or junk it when your done.

 

I think AVIS might rent you a "Kia" or "Hyundai" w/ a manual

 

Where the hell are you guys finding "beaters" for $500 and under?

WTF? For that price, you should expect a dangerous little shitbox with bald tires, no brakes, and carbon monoxide-filled exhaust leaks right thru the holes in the floors.

 

ive rented a manual uhaul before but not a car and it had a jacked up shift grid
i kept putting the stupid thing in reverse at stoplights
R - 2 - 4
1- 3 - 5

 

Buying a shitbox is out of the question. I don't want to have to title it, get insurance, license plate, find someone to buy it or donate it, etc...

Too much work to teach the blonde wife how to drive.

 

Blonde

 

i was looking for the same thing...but no luck

 

What? A blonde?



My best guess on rental places with manuals would be the U-Haul type truck places, but even those have gone to mostly automatics.

 

dude I am serious about the 24hr test drive thing! I was thinking of scoring a Saab or a Caddy CTS with manual so the wife can learn stick on it. >;]

 

I was thinkin' the GM 24 hr test drive myself............go grab a 5 spd CTS or just take a stick Cavalier/Saturn

-Jon

 

Go rent a 20 FOOT U-Haul.
If she can learn to drive THAT beast smoothly, she can drive ANYTHING with 3-pedals !!!

Shawn S

 

I can see the headlines now...

"20-foot U-Haul submerges in Lake Michigan. Woman driver unharmed. Husband missing."

 

bahaha yea

anyone here want to loan their badass 6-speed for a week to a 21 year old whose never driven stick before?

 

well though i'd ask

and Sypher...BOTH