Vacation to the USA, Got tips on car rental and/or places to visit? Options

[SveNRG]

Me and my girlfriend are going to visit the US for the first time in September. We'll be arriving september 16th on San Francisco. Our plan is to stay there a couple of days, then rent a car and head south. We're supposed to fly back on october 3rd.

Any tips on car rental companies and what vehicle to get? We're gonna be cruising a lot! Wish I could drive my GT-Two over there in the states Also, tips on sites and places to visit would be much appreciated. National parks are on the list. Maybe Las Vegas too!



Looking forward to it!

[LuDaChRiS]

depending on what you two are into and how much time you have you could start in san fran for a few days, take the PCH (pacific coast highway AKA the 1) to santa cruz, santa barbara, solvang, LA for a few days, orange county, san diego for a weekend and that should make for a good trip. personally i have a gambling problem and I love vegas, but the coast does make for a really nice drive.

in LA you should def. check out:
-hollywood (hollywood blvd- the walk of fame, chinese theatre, all kinds of stuff)
-melrose ave...where the really fancy/trendy shops are, if you guys are into that...plus you might see celebs there too
-the beach...santa monica pier/beach is the popular tourist spot but its always crowded and its kinda dirty...if you have time id recomment manhattan beach, its really nice. and right now were in the middle of a damn heat wave (upper 90's in the south bay WTF?) so that should be fun.

anyway, whatever you end up doing have a good time, dress light, and dont take the freeways between 7AM-10AM and 4PM-6PM or the 405 either way ever. EVER.