Rental Car Ruckus 2: Electric Boogaloo

[Ryan T]

I've been offered a PT on several occasions, and I absolutely refuse to take the keys.

Just got back from Honolulu where I had a Mercury Grand Marquis.

The good: Nothing whatsoever - OK, I take that back. Great
A/C and suspension that grandma would love.

The bad: Inefficient space design, front seat with less legroom than a Honda Civic, massive size, fuel ecomomy reminiscient of my truck, poor acceleration, and pretty much everything else you can imagine.

Next time I'll take the Lincoln MKZ or the Cadillac CTS, which are much nicer equivalents.

The MKZ is a much nicer car to have as a rental than the Grand Marquis. Since I work at a lincoln/mercury dealership I spend a good majority of my time in one or the other cars (as well as subarus and suzukis). I drove a Zephyr (same thing as an MKZ but with a 3.0L instead of a 3.5L) back from the auction in NC back over the blue ridge parkway and I was pleasantly surprised by the willingness of the suspension to work with the driver and the way the car handled overall. If you get a chance to take one out I'd do it. Even they are FWD they are still an improvement over a Grand Marquis.