Rough on Rentals
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve returned my rental car covered in dust, mud caked under the wheel wells and dirt and gravel all over the floor mats. The soiled condition in which my rental wheels return is not out of disrespect. It’s simply inevitable that my photo shoots will take me off the paved roads.
You’d actually be surprised at the kind of terrain a Ford Focus can traverse. Bumpy gravel roads, rocky pastures and snow covered ranch driveways can all be negotiated as long as you steer, shift and hit the accelerator just right.
One time I got a pickup, which was helpful. Another time I was upgraded to a Mustang convertible. Nice. But most trips find me in a intermediate sized coupe. Nothing too exciting…until you have to go off-road.
It’s always surprising to me how many people think I have arrived in my own car. I have to explain that I’m a thousand miles from home, covered most of the distance in a plane, and “No, that is not my yellow PT Cruiser. It’s a rental!”