Rollin' in my 5.0...

I landed in San Fran for a few days of field work...darted off the plane, zipped thru the airport, proceeded to the off-site rental location, only to find that Hertz was trying to rent me a Chevy HHR (possibly the ugliest car in the history of the automotive industry. Think PT Cruiser's unsightly smaller sibling).

After 15 minutes of stomping around, questioning how one could expect one to drive such a hunk of shite and be charged a premium rate and tossing around (not so) idle threats, like "I will NEVER rent from Hertz again"...I was granted a free upgrade to a new convertible Mustang. After a bit of warming up the attendant let me know that allegedly 9 out of 10 renters come back and challenge...requesting another car.

2 things I learned...Chevy is on the brink of financial meltdown because these types of cars are what they roll off the production line (I also think that the make a psuedo-pick-up truck type of vehicle that has the same cockpit); and Mustangs are really cool and still sorta muscly.

I got to drive it over the Golden Gate Bridge with the top down with Vanilla Ice blasting on the Sirius...Ice, Ice, Baby! Totally connected with my inna gangsta!