2nd vote for Detroit/Windsor. I'm on the US side- we have 3 sport arenas in the city (the Pistons are in Auburn Hills), 3 casinos and plenty of stuff up-and-coming in the summer. You could just hop on the bridge or tunnel to Windsor and it's just as great over there. So you'd be getting 2 for 1 sort of.
What the hell is a hilux?
I drive a Pontiac Grand Am and with prices what they are currently it's about $60-$70/wk to fuel up. There's an Enterprise Rent-a-Car near me I had to use when my car was in a body shop. My insurance covered it, but it was about $30/day to rent. I had a Dodge Caliber, sans options, but it was a nice drive.
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