Would you buy a used car if it used to be in a rental fleet?

[Tiksman 0]

I have a x rental now. It was very cheap 12,100 for a 05 malibu maxx with 28k. That was in october. There was some smaii issues like 2 broken seat handles and a broken sunvisor but they repaired under warranty and I love the car, 200 horse v-6 that gets 30.9 mpg (my avg). My truck had 250 horses and sucked up gas at 16 mpg.. Gota love it...

[faith 0]

I bought my car from enterprise. it was a rental. It's a great car, with low mileage, and is in great shape. Very affordable as well.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Buying new is for suckers. Buy at least 2 years old and save 30% in depreciation. You still get a like new car.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I rented cars before and because I have, I wouldn't buy anything from those guys. I mean, I sure wasn't concerned about the vehicle I was driving if it happened to be a rental.

[yogib37 3]

yes, I would buy a car from a rental place. I have before I bought a 1986 Toyota Celica I dont know what company cause it was thru my cr. union. I had no problems with it. I just had the timing belt break and other small things. like the door handle broke. It cost me $45 for the door handle.. the car mechanic next to my dad's store just put a C clip in it and it worked fine. I gave him $20 and return the door handle

I am on My second VW Diesel Jetta. The first one not one ounce of problems. I was just stuipd and got a car much more then I could afford and the high gas prices. I had to get a new one cause it was hard to find a used one.

Take care

Yogi

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

She's also looking at houses... and placed them $100K over budget (without her working yet that is)

Funny how women have a unique knack for liking things they can't afford

Well, hello boys. I'm certainly part of this club.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Buying new is for suckers.

When buying new, you basically pay extra for the full lifetime of the warranty.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Buying new is for suckers. Buy at least 2 years old and save 30% in depreciation. You still get a like new car.

Demo's can be a nice in-between. 4-5K miles and a good chunk off the new price tag.

When buying new, you basically pay extra for the full lifetime of the warranty.

** that warranty. You have to do and pay dearly for all the routine services and all. That alone costs you more than a few minor repairs you might have in case something goes wrong. I've had my Nissan for about 6 years (over 100K miles) now and I spent nothing in repairs on it other than oil changes, brake pads, tires and the like. You know, the regular wear and tear. That sucker just runs w/o any of the expensive mandated check-ups. I love it!

[almaty 19]

i agree..i never buy new unless it is an exceptional deal........

[yogib37 3]

Buying new is for suckers. Buy at least 2 years old and save 30% in depreciation. You still get a like new car.

Demo's can be a nice in-between. 4-5K miles and a good chunk off the new price tag.

When buying new, you basically pay extra for the full lifetime of the warranty.

** that warranty. You have to do and pay dearly for all the routine services and all. That alone costs you more than a few minor repairs you might have in case something goes wrong. I've had my Nissan for about 6 years (over 100K miles) now and I spent nothing in repairs on it other than oil changes, brake pads, tires and the like. You know, the regular wear and tear. That sucker just runs w/o any of the expensive mandated check-ups. I love it!

Yes reason that little nissan is not crapping on you is your keeping it up. doing all the Preventive maintenance. so you are basicly not giving it a chance to ####### out.

But someday it will. everything that is mechancial will break. it is a given law of mechanics.

Edited March 25, 2006 by yogib37

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I've had my Nissan for about 6 years (over 100K miles) now and I spent nothing in repairs on it other than oil changes, brake pads, tires and the like. You know, the regular wear and tear. That sucker just runs w/o any of the expensive mandated check-ups.

Yes reason that little nissan is not crapping on you is your keeping it up. doing all the Preventive maintenance. so you are basicly not giving it a chance to ####### out.

Yogi,

Sounds to me like ET isn't doing preventative maintenance. He is only reacting to problems that occur. ET, correct me if I'm misinterpreting your post.

[ChristinaM 0]

I have a 1990 Nissan with less than 80K on the clock and the previous owner never did any unkeep on it at all! We changed all the normal bits (oil, air filters etc.) and the battery (because some random jerk decided it was a great laugh to leave my car door open all night so the light stayed on - door couldn't be locked because of the freezing issue) but other than that, she's a great little car. Not so pretty, but mechanically sound as a bell. Cost us..... $600

I'd love an Audi A4 or a new Jetta, but one has to be reasonable. I wouldn't have a problem buying one from a rental place if I got to check it out and make sure that hidden things like the struts and suspension hadn't been hammered into the ground.

[kc456 0]

I bought a used Nissan, and I suspect it was a rental because of high miles (28K for a 2 yr car). It runs great, and except for tires, breaks, oil changes, and service (30K, 60K) the only things that happened was the alternator failure (expensive) and had to replace the drive belts (cheap).

I would definitely recommend a Japanese car for reliability (Toyota, Honda, Nissan. Mazda if it does not have Ford engine or transmission).

Especially if this is your wife's first car and she's not that used to driving, buy an inexpensive car. Insurance is cheaper and you can forego comprehensive after a while.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Buying new is for suckers.

When buying new, you basically pay extra for the full lifetime of the warranty.

You can always buy an aftermarket exended warranty right on the internet.

[Jasman0717 9]