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For the biggest selection, you'd be hard pressed to beat Beverly Hills Rent A Car (www.bhrentacar), operating from six locations in and around Los Angeles. They just added a brand-new Aston Martin V8 Vantage to their fleet ($1,750 a day), as well as a new F430 Spider (a cool $3-grand per day), and a '07 Jag XK (a mere $549 for 24 hours).

For wanna-be rappers or NBA all-stars, they even have a "Bling-Bling Collection" that includes an all-black Lincoln Navigator with 22-inch chrome rims, billet front grille and mega-stereo, for $399 a day.

If you're having an Elvis moment, or are looking for the ultimate prom ride, they also offer classics for rent. Their immaculately restored aqua-blue 1959 Cadillac Biarritz Convertible, with more fins than Jaws I, II and III, can be yours for $595 a day.

"We get a lot of celebrities who rent exotics for a day, or a week, to look good turning up for meetings," explained Beverly Hills Rent A Car's Renee Taylor. "Or, you have the guy who came in last week and told us he was having a lousy year with his business, so wanted to rent a Maserati to cheer himself up."

Feel like splashing out big time? Renee will happily rent you the company's flagship Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible – it's their most expensive rental at $3,499 a day, or a credit card-melting $20,994 for the week.

Looking for an exotic in an exotic destination – and not quite so expensive? How about a 500-horsepower Dodge Viper for $425 a day, and the roads around Maui or Oahu, in Hawaii, to try it out?

The Aloha Toy Store (www.alohatoystore.com) has plenty of cool toys for a reasonable outlay. How about a fly yellow Maserati Spyder GT for $650 a day? Or their brand-new, bright red Porsche Boxster for $300 a day? Want to go on the prowl in a Plymouth Prowler? Yours for $325 a day.