# This is why American Auto Makers are in trouble... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 24, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088 "2006-12-24T19:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088/34 "2006-12-27T05:12:29Z")
My rental experiences have been similar. Domestic rental-trim-level sedan = anemic. However, I also seem to alway get lucky and get upgraded for free to an SUV or a truck, which the domestic companies are still doing right. You can type in any odd preferences you have for rental cars in Expedia Corporate. I have “Not Hyundai” Maybe their quality has gone up but I’d still rather walk. I’ve rented a few. 5 minutes in the firm yet not supportive seats give me a back ache. The windshield spray nozzles couldn’t push past the slightest amount of icey buildup. I had to pull over and get a dental pick out of my tool bag to clear out every last bit of ice before it would work. I couldn’t figure out how to disable their transmission’s hunt-and-peck shift program. Hyundai’s are the kind of car that you wouldn’t mind owning but you wouldn’t want to drive. Haha the best rental I ever had was when they were out of our category so we got upgraded for free to an Infiniti FX35! :tup: --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-why-american-auto-makers-are-in-trouble/22088)._