I think Speedy's still rents cars, too. Many years ago we rented a jeep from him, and the throttle linkage came apart on "The Mountain." We scrounged up a piece of wire from along side the road and made a temporary fix -- enough to get back to the rental yard. The guy there looked for 45 minutes for just the right nut and bolt to fit the linkage, to no avail. He then wiggled our wire fix job, and the conversation went:
"Is that your only problem, Mon?"
"yes."
"Then you have no problem, Mon!"
Whereupon he slammed down the hood and off we went. Wouldn't be surprised if that Jeep is still running, the wire is still there...