A few years ago, I was driving a Hertz rental car at about 25 mph in a residential neighborhood when the rear-view mirror suddenly flew off and hit me in the face. I came within inches of hitting a parked car. I mentioned this when I returned the car and they graciously discounted my bill.
Today I am driving a Hertz rental car with a big clump of wires dangling down between the accelerator and the brake, so that moving your foot from the accelerator to the brake is a great tangly adventure. This strikes me as equally unsafe. I am on my way back to the car with a roll of duct tape in my hand. I plan to mention this for the benefit of the next guy, but I do wonder if Hertz keeps records of “wildly implausible complaints that were probably manufactured for the purpose of getting a discount” and whether I am about to be flagged as a repeat offender.
