What sports car to rent and where to drive around Vegas? - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

I've got a company "party" trip to Vegas next month, and the wife and I were thinking about renting a sports/exotic and going for a nice day drive around the Vegas area. Anybody got any suggestions on where to drive, I'm guessing around Lake Mead, anywhere else, or any specific roads?

Also, opinions on what car to play with:
Lotus Elise: $188/day
Porsche Cayman S: $295/day
C6 Vert: $188/day
C6 Z06: $445/day
Viper GTS: $379/day
Ferrari 348 Spider: $550/day

I'm seriously thinking the Elise, Viper GTS, or Cayman S. I've owned a C5 Z06, so the Vettes aren't really that big of a draw for me, and while I'd love to drive a Ferrari, the 348 is a little old and $550/day is kind of expensive (and the other Ferraris and Lambos are just insanely outrageous ($1,000+/day)). We might even do two cars so we could trade off during the day, so maybe the Elise and the Viper?
We figure we'd get a lot more fun out of something like this than blowing the same amount of money in a Casino. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

LT4Firehawk View Member Profile	Jan 26 2009, 03:13 AM Post #1
Moderator Group: Advanced Members Posts: 863 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 5	I've got a company "party" trip to Vegas next month, and the wife and I were thinking about renting a sports/exotic and going for a nice day drive around the Vegas area. Anybody got any suggestions on where to drive, I'm guessing around Lake Mead, anywhere else, or any specific roads? Also, opinions on what car to play with: Lotus Elise: $188/day Porsche Cayman S: $295/day C6 Vert: $188/day C6 Z06: $445/day Viper GTS: $379/day Ferrari 348 Spider: $550/day I'm seriously thinking the Elise, Viper GTS, or Cayman S. I've owned a C5 Z06, so the Vettes aren't really that big of a draw for me, and while I'd love to drive a Ferrari, the 348 is a little old and $550/day is kind of expensive (and the other Ferraris and Lambos are just insanely outrageous ($1,000+/day)). We might even do two cars so we could trade off during the day, so maybe the Elise and the Viper? We figure we'd get a lot more fun out of something like this than blowing the same amount of money in a Casino. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

mitchntx View Member Profile	Jan 26 2009, 12:29 PM Post #2
Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4	On LS1tech a guy did exactly that ... rented a Viper in Vegas. He said it was a ragged out POS and hated it. Half the stuff didn't work and it rattled, groaned and shook like a Yugo.

Eskimo View Member Profile	Feb 2 2009, 07:56 PM Post #3
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 329 Joined: 4-January 08 From: Central PA Member No.: 2,065	QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jan 26 2009, 07:29 AM) On LS1tech a guy did exactly that ... rented a Viper in Vegas. He said it was a ragged out POS and hated it. Half the stuff didn't work and it rattled, groaned and shook like a Yugo. Well, this is a Viper we're talking about... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)