During many of my travels for the "G", the crew I traveled with frequently got rental cars in the arrival city. I still cringe at what we tried at a rural roadway in Ohio (closed for construction).

- Forward 360 (not good in a Nissan Maxima...)
- J turns (aka bootlegger reverse/reverse 180)
- Forward 180 w/ handbrake (just like Smokey and The Bandit)
- Brakestands
- Reverse at heavy acceleration until loss of steering...

Great learning/training, but I would strongly recommend that no one buy a used maxima from a rental company in Ohio.

DS

 

I wouldnt mind having one of those Hertz rental Shelby Mustangs from the 60's, even if it is a Ford.

 

i agree with everyone else.. granted maintaince is done routinely but the poeople driving them dont care about it, so it gets trashed.

listen to this funny song
www.eakland.net/yt/rental.mp3

very funny song about rental cars...

 

My wife's corolla was a rental, bought it in 1999.

The only problem I had was the rear alignment was fudged and I had to replace the rear tires which were cupped. But I didn't notice this for quite a while after we bought it.

I don't think I'd buy a rental again, though.

 

all of the above comments are meaningless to your specific vehicle.

go test drive the vehicle. Go grab a 120 point checklist from carmax and go over the truck yourself. Or if you feel like you can't do it, take it to a mechanic you trust and have him go over it.

If something minor is wrong with it, great! Subtract twice the amount to get it fixed at the dealership from the price of the truck.

B/c at the end of the day it's a taco. It can handle the abuse, and your just going to take it of road anyway. So if the price is significantly lower then other tacos with similiar specs I say go for it.

 

I avoid Leased vehicles too. These may not be thrashed like rentals but the driver does not own it and consequently will not do preventative maintenance, vital fluid changes etc.