Play Guess the Rental - Dublin, Ireland

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EMY92
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I will be picking up a rental car in Dublin in less than a day.

It's a mid-sized 2 or 4 door.

Place your bets!
HumbleAg04
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Volvo
hatchback
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Volkswagen of some sort.
1agswitchin4lanes
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Ford Focus diesel
Dill-Ag13
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Ireland is beautiful
javajaws
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Vauxhall
Tree Hugger
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probably a Focus or that Scandinavian brand whose name escapes me (not Volvo).

When I was over there, we ended up with a Corolla with a diesel and a 6 speed.
TxSquarebody
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Renault
Mr. McGibblets
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Renault
Seven Costanza
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Skoda Octavia
vansprinkle
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Opel
sts7049
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oof i hope not
Complete Idiot
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EMY92
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I think that may have been preferable.

It's a Dacia Duster. It is a horrible little SUV.
HollywoodBQ
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So, the Internet says it's a Renault

EMY92
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Paint it black and badge it with the Dacia logo and that's it. The "Duster" on the luggage rack is the fanciest part.

There is not much tech in this vehicle.
ac04
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at least its also very ugly.
Tree Hugger
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That's a huge vehicle by Irish standards
sts7049
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renaults are garbage. i hate every one i've been in. those dusters are all over argentina too.
EMY92
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I believe that there is an identical Skoda model as well.
EMY92
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Seven Costanza said:

Skoda Octavia

I swapped the horrible Dacia Duster today for a different ride. A door sensor on the Dacia was not working, so it always showed an open door. This prevents you from locking the vehicle. So, I got rid of the crappy thing with the worst gear box I have ever dealt with for the Skoda.

The Skoda seems 30 years newer. It's a nice car.
EMY92
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WP69
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Diesel or gas?
EMY92
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Dacia was diesel, the Skoda is unleaded.
'03ag
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Isn't that basically a jetta?
EMY92
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I don't think there is any relation to VW.
hatchback
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EMY92 said:

I don't think there is any relation to VW.

It's based on VW's MQB platform and related to the VW Golf, Audi A3, and the SEAT Len.
Cassius
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I'm not sure I could drive in Europe. I'd end up in a head on collision driving on the wrong side of the road.
EMY92
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It hasn't been too bad so far. Cork was the biggest challenge. Very hilly with narrow, winding roads.

The motorways are like interstate highways back home. They're divided highways, so there is nothing to worry about.

The biggest challenge has been when turning, making sure to turn to the correct side. It does help if you're following another vehicle. Just do what they do and hope they're not another American.
'03ag
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Even on the motor way I found myself drifting into the other lane a lot. I figured out after a while that my eyes were naturally looking up the left side of the lane still. We're used to having our eyes up the left side of the lane and judging our position in the lane accordingly. This was causing me to constantly drift to the left. Once I focused on looking up the right side it was better.
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HollywoodBQ said:

So, the Internet says it's a Renault



That's not a bad looking vehicle.
EMY92
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Started the Ring of Kerry this morning and did the Ring of Beara.

I do not understand how they set the speed limit here. So far, it's been 100 KPH. Doing half of that is terrifying on the narrow winding road. They have the lane reflectors on both sides of the road, in one stretch I was running over the turtles on both sides at the same time. Then, the road got narrower.

You can tell the locals from the tourists. The locals don't slow down for oncoming traffic.
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Cassius said:

I'm not sure I could drive in Europe. I'd end up in a head on collision driving on the wrong side of the road.
Well, if you drive on the left outside of Great Britain, you probably would.
EMY92
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This is a 2 lane road. This is no where close to the narrowest section I drove today.

HollywoodBQ
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EMY92 - when I first moved to Australia, I spent the first month driving around repeating to myself - "Stay Left, Stay Left"
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