I rented (not intentionally) one of those station-wagony, must-have-been-styled-by-a-blind-man Malibu Maxx's about 7 years ago when I went on an interview in a city in another state. I combined the work trip into my search for a first P-car. I remember pulling up to the house of the previous owner of the car I currently own. He took one look at my rental and asked, "What's that?" It didn't sound very complimentary.
At the same time, I love driving so it was still fun to sling that thing around the corners on the mountain highway between Sacramento and Reno, and back. You can always find ways to have fun in a rental car.
