Chandler Air Service (see the link in my previous post) will rent to you - although they're not the cheapest around. They mainly rent Warriors - they have several 2-seat Warriors, which are just standard 4-seaters but with the rear seats removed - apparently the insurance is cheaper this way. There are a couple of 4-seaters, too, if you have more than 1 pax, and I think they have 1 172. Check them out - but you can probably get cheaper at other places. 3-hour rule also applies if you're taking it for the whole day - but this seems to be pretty standard, both in the UK and the US.
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