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Exactly this. A rental car is prime for abuse. Recently my car needed body work after being hit in a parking lot. The bodyshop/dealership gave me a brand new Bu
by rickdale 11y ago
Exactly this. A rental car is prime for abuse. Recently my car needed body work after being hit in a parking lot. The bodyshop/dealership gave me a brand new Buick, 1200 miles on it, while they worked on my car. The guy said its still considered a new car up to 6 or 8 thousand miles (I cant remember which..). But all I did to that car was floor it and try to abuse it as much as possible. As shitty as it is to say, its fun to drive a car that you have no responsibility for.
- jacquesm 11y agoWow. I have really no words for this. One that you would do it, two that you would boast about it. Props for honesty I guess.
- rickdale 11y agoHa, props or down votes for honesty? In all seriousness, I think my statement is only surprising for people not in the automotive industry. Most people I know that rent cars absolutely beat the shit out of them.
- jacquesm 11y agoNo downvote from me (no upvote either). > Most people I know that rent cars absolutely beat the shit out of them. Most people that I know don't. And when I rent a car I take good care of it, as good or better as if it were my own. I'll use it for what it is made for, not to see if I can contribute to the negative portion of the tragedy of the commons. Think about it this way: your behavior with a rental car affects everybody renting cars, not just you. So you're not abusing the car, you're abusing the people around you and your net-negative contribution translates into higher rates and a negative expectancy about customer behavior on the part of the rental company. That you and those that you know that do this too can get away with it is no excuse.
- tired_man 11y ago> Think about it this way:... That's how rational adults act. The US is very short on rational adults under 40 nowadays.
- rickdale 11y agoI agree. It's not that I don't understand that, but you are taking me saying I abuse the car as in I run into stuff and ruin the transmission. In reality I am just saying I drive a little more rough when the car isn't mine. Floor it, slam on break, but never endanger myself of someone else. I don't know, I thought this was the code of the rental car. I'm going to go with some people are like you, and some people are like me. And the rates reflect the middle and won't change too much. Accidents are random and happen to people that take good care of their cars and people that don't.
- cafard 11y agoI don't rent cars often. Generally when I do I am out of town, driving in unfamiliar places, and so driving with extra caution. But even if I were in town, I would not drive it recklessly.
- tempestn 11y agoSince you enjoy needlessly damaging property, there's all kinds of petty vandalism you can get away with too! One time I had my car keyed in a parking lot for no apparent reason. Cost me a couple hundred dollars and was a hassle to get fixed. At the time I was pretty upset, but now I understand it must have provided a few seconds of fun for the person who did it!