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I’ve Named The Rental Car

Amy

I dropped off Koko at the body shop this morning. I waited for the Enterprise guy to come pick me up. He shows up in a long, black coat and ushers me out to a waiting Buick Enclave. He opens the rear passenger door and I very ungraciously get into the luxury vehicle. I feel like paparazzi are going to appear from behind the various cars in the lot waiting to be repaired. (I will not discuss how far away I had to park from the building, and I hope that Koko is safe out there.)

So I’m sitting like a child in a large chair in the back of the Buick, sliding around on the leather seats on the turns and the guy tells me that they have reserved an Audi Q3 for me.

If I hadn’t already been sitting down, I would have fallen down. I have a Honda. I’ve only had mid-range cars. Ever. Even rentals that I’ve had before have been Toyotas or something similar. My first thought was this rental is going to cost me a fortune. My second thought was this rental is going to cost me a fortune.

When we got back to Enterprise, and I saw the car, well…

I filled out the appropriate paperwork, etc. and we did the standard walk around the vehicle. Then the guy told me to get in the car – and that’s when technology hit me in the face. It took me 10 minutes to figure out how to adjust the side mirror. It took another five to figure out how to turn on the radio and adjust the volume. I realized I was driving one of “those cars” that the engine turns off when it is stopped. It is very annoying to hear on other cars, and it is still annoying when you’re driving one. It sounds like the transmission is about to fall out, which is never a good sound to me. I don’t know how it saves money on gas, either, but whatever.

As I neared home, I didn’t really want to stop driving the Audi. I was thinking of names for her while I have her for two weeks. I backed into my driveway per usual, and though it was not my best effort, it’s OK – there are six cameras on the thing to let you know where you’ve gone wrong. I got out, walked around her and decided what her name is.

Her name is Katerina.

Katerina

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53 thoughts on “I’ve Named The Rental Car”

    1. Thanks! She takes high-grade gasoline so I’m not sure how much I’ll be driving her lol. You say that I will not want to turn her in, but I really would like my car back. It doesn’t turn off at the stoplight and turning on the radio isn’t hard lol

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    1. I don’t know. Kevin seems to think I won’t want to give it back. I miss my simple Honda. As you say time will tell. It depends on how much I enjoy the sunroof. 😆

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  7. She’s a beaut!

    I HATE that engine turnoff thing. Was in TX recently, rented a car. It had the “gearshift” on the console between the seats and it was a dial. Geez, gimme my gear stick back. I’m sitting at a rather long light, it finally turns green, step on the gas…and nothing. Que? I realize the engine’s off, turn the key, nothing. Car behind me honks, I realize the dial is still in “D.” Move it to “P”, car honks again. Start engine, move it back to D, finally get going. 😝

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    1. She is pretty. But I hate that engine thing. I’m glad I didn’t have the experience that you had, but it definitely is jarring – and I mean that literally and figuratively. It doesn’t make any sense. How is starting the engine repeatedly, saving any gasoline? The time you use the most gasoline is at the start up. It’s maddening.

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  9. You always have such great stories to share from your experience. Felt like we took this journey with you. Have nice ride with Kat…

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      1. Yeah, except for that Dieselgate, that wasn’t so cool. Have fun with the Audi. I think you’ll get used to the engine shut off. But in case you don’t, there should be a manual switch to turn the engine shut off.

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