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Ford Mustang car hire in California

owenjt · 2018-07-31 14:15:43

Hi. Looking for some car hire advice for California. Will be starting in LA and finishing in San Fran and would really like to hire a Ford Mustang convertible. I know you can't guarantee this car but hopefully I'll be able to get one. I've managed to find a couple of reasonable quotes: Alamo for 880.76 USD * Budget for…

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owenjt Posts: 109 Forumite

17 October 2018 at 6:09PM

stevie11 wrote: »

Owen, good to hear you had a good time in Cali and enjoyable experience with the Mustang. Was it a 2.4 or 5l?

I assume you were fully covered for off road use and breakdown cover, that woud have been a story to tell if you had to get rescued if the tide came in lol.

It was a 2.4. Insurance didn't include off road. I did actually get stuck in the sand - twice! Fortunately some locals helped me out both times. Think they're used to tourists getting beached!

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