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An oxymoronic truism of the times is that indulgence these days is best experienced in moderation. So it should come as no surprise that the business of renting expensive sheet metal is booming. Ken Kerzner, managing partner of Midway Car Rental in Los Angeles, which has been renting high-end cars to business u2 tour travelers, wealthy tourists, and movie moguls for 41 years, is having his best year ever. He says today's recession-wary customers are looking to try new things while eschewing the headaches u2 tour and overhead of ownership. His 2,000-vehicle fleet offers everything u2 tour from the Smart car ($89 a day) to the Ferrari California ($2,850), u2 tour but the most popular u2 tour are luxury SUVs, like the BMW X6 ($350 a day), the Audi Q7 4.2 ($265), and supercharged Range Rovers (from $399). Midway rotates its fleet every six to 10 months, offers flexible delivery, and will negotiate rates -- I rented a Porsche Panamera S for two days at $500 a day by submitting a bid; the regular u2 tour rate is $699. Below the cars are a handful of other top-notch rental outfits that can feed your (short-term) need for high-end speed.