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Old Aug 22, 2013 | 6:39 am
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tahsir21
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA,UA SLV, SPG GLD,Hyatt GP Plat.,National Exec., Hertz Platinum
Posts: 237
Smile Mercedes SLS AMG GT. It has it all!

How do I even begin?

Overview:
I rent from Hertz alot. I own a prius but have accumulated so many free days that I just had to use them up. (56 free days)

I started with a Mustang GT. Then I went to the C63. Then the Hertz Penske GT, Then the C63 again, then the CTS-V and finally the SLS. All of this was in the span of a month. I guess the main reason I keep getting these cars is because I travel aimlessly around the world for no reason like a lot of people on this site and i'm going through a quarter life crisis. Either way, I guess I like to write as well and hope you like what i'm about to report. I'm by no means extremely well off. If I come off as anything but, please don't think of me in that way.

I was coming to Hertz LAX to rent a C63 for the weekend. When I arrived, I had a Suburban I was returning from a nice trip with friends to SF. I usually upgrade to these cars from a $0 base rate for no more than $70/day

I saw the SLS sitting there on a Monday and the Manager told me it would be around $1300/day. I said no way as I needed a car for a week as it was my best friends wedding. Him and I promised each other that we'd get supercars for his wedding and he already booked a Ferrari 458 Italia.

I was thinking that the C63 was the best I could get but when I went to pick up my friend from the airport on Friday, the SLS was just sitting there, all lonely.
I asked the manager on duty what the best price was and again, he stated a price of $1300. I didn't want to spend that much per day so I tried to bring in my Hertz Platinum charm lol. After a bit of back and forth, we agreed on a daily price of $628. It's a weird number but my base rate was $0 and the taxes I was paying were about $70 so he evened it out to about $700/day.

I had the following restrictions:
150 Miles Per Day
2 Days
$5000 Deposit
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It was certainly something to sit in that car for the first time. When I was handed the keys, I couldn't believe what had just happened. I was in the brand new 2013 SLS AMG GT. 2,000 miles on the ODO meant it was fully broken in.

The roar when turning this car on is like nothing i've ever experienced before. It was so loud yet so ridiculous.

Video through my instagram: bengalimilesguru
I dont know how to post a video here so here's the link to my Instagram








The interior looked amazing with carbon fiber inserts and what not.
I gotta give it up to Hertz because they fully loaded this car. I went online to check the pricing and the car I had with options came out to $230,000 with a base price of $210,000

I had a great weekend and I guess i'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking.
C63,CTS-V,Mustang GT,Penske GT, Porsche Boxter and Porsche Panamera reports coming soon.
















Heading to the wedding



Supercar Convoy



Hope you enjoyed it!
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