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Best Cars: Sexy Convertibles to Rent
Published Thursday, August 14, 2008
The wind in your hair and a smile on your face—nothing says summer like some time in a convertible. Rental agencies offer a fleet of top-down stunners for every occasion—whether a night on the town for two or a drive to the beach with the kids. Take a spin in a two-passenger Ferrari 360 Spider (list price: $190,000) or a silver 380-horsepower Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster, a car the New York Times called “a Bond-worthy beauty.” Locally owned Capital Dream Cars (capitaldreamcars.com; 703-785-9357) offers both. Rates range from $895 for a 12-hour joyride in the Aston Martin up to $2,950 for a weekend with the Ferrari. The McLean company also offers to put you behind the wheel of one of these cars for a three-hour tour ($495 to $795) through the Blue Ridge–Piedmont area.
The Hertz Fun Collection (hertz.com; 800-654-3131) offers sporty cars like the Shelby Mustang GT-H convertible and the Jeep Wrangler. This summer, Hertz is offering travelers $25 off a weekly rental from this series; mention promotion code 113503 when reserving. Thrifty (thrifty.com; 800-847-4389) offers the Chrysler Sebring, Ford Mustang, and PT Cruiser convertible in this area. Each has five seat belts but seats four comfortably. Rates run around $500 a week. Use American Express and get 10 percent off your rental. Avis (avis.com; 800-331-1212) offers Mustangs and Sebrings to Washingtonians, with fees also a bit more than $500 a week. ZipCar (zipcar.com; 866-494-7227) can spice up your summer with a convertible Mini Cooper.Zip around town for $95 a day during the week or $100 a day on weekends. ZipCar is a member-only service; the most popular enrollment plan costs $50 annually, and there’s a $25 one-time application fee. Related:
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You also may want to check out www.pure-exotics.com which also offers high end sports car rentals. Not the extremely high end (and expensive) Ferrari’s and Lambo’s that capital dream cars offers, but they are worth checking out.
Posted by: Mike, May 30, 2009 09:37:04 AM
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