I am looking for a place to rent a 2001 or 2002 BMW M3 with the SMG
transmission option for a day. Must be willing to rent to a
22-year-old, surcharge OK. I would prefer something on the west coast,
as I'm located in the San Francisco Bay Area, but given the price of a
discount round-trip air ticket in relation to the typical daily rental
rate for this car, I would probably be willing to fly anywhere in the
continental US. The closer the better, though.
FYI, the two semi-local leads I was able to find on my own -- Beverly
Hills Rent-A-Car and City Rent-A-Car in SF, no longer have M3s. |
Request for Question Clarification by
alienintelligence-ga
on
13 Aug 2002 02:17 PDT
Places don't rent to under 25, sorry.
Why don't you try a BMW place local
to you. The ones here on the west coast
will sometimes rent units at rather
high sums of cash. All you need is
money.
-AI
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Request for Question Clarification by
alienintelligence-ga
on
13 Aug 2002 02:29 PDT
That 'under 25' bit wasn't clear.
Most places that would have a car
like a BMW will not consider someone
under 25 for rental. Even those with
the surcharge that allows 21-24 yr olds
to rent.
This is opposed to a BMW dealership
that thinks they might gain a sale
out of the rental. Maybe even just
a highline car dealership would
consider the rental.
Good luck in parting with the
dead presidents.
-AI
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Clarification of Question by
alexander-ga
on
13 Aug 2002 03:05 PDT
If that's the case, then so be it, but I've seen a lot of "exotic car"
rental places with nothing less interesting than a BMW who state that
the absolute minimum rental age is 18 or 21. I expect to have to pay a
surcharge, but I think that if there is someone renting one of these
cars, I have a decent shot at being eligible. This is kind of outside
of the Hertz/Enterprise/Dollar realm, where 25 is the rule.
BTW, even finding an M3 at a BMW dealership around here is tricky.
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Request for Question Clarification by
alienintelligence-ga
on
14 Aug 2002 01:28 PDT
I was reading the answer clouseau
gave to a question about driveaways...
I wonder if that could help you.
Find someone that needs a beemer
moved from point A to B?
[ https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=54382 ]
-AI
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Clarification of Question by
alexander-ga
on
31 Aug 2002 14:42 PDT
Kinda unlikely; the M3 isn't a common car.
I did find a place outside of Boston that has an SMG M3 for rent for
only $150 for a weekday 5pm-8am. However, they do have a hard 25-year
age limit. ;)
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Clarification of Question by
alexander-ga
on
31 Aug 2002 14:42 PDT
(Oh, in case anyone's interested, it's http://www.internationalhorsepower.com/ )
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