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Respectfully, this was in original comment: > renters beat them up because they don't care & > beaters and sent those to the junk yard. Still, all of the ab

Respectfully, this was in original comment: > renters beat them up because they don't care & > beaters and sent those to the junk yard. Still, all of the above also gets applied to owned cars too. People use cars for multiple people; people slam doors, majority of personal cars have no garage, small issues and negligence. Newer cars (rentals or not) have factory warranty, where service center takes care of minor issues without even asking. I respect your opinion that rentals are bad than owned cars, other things like mileage same; but my opinion & experience is, people will be bad drivers, be it their own car or rental; & even bad drivers will be a bit more careful with a rental because chances of them paying for it immediately financially is more than paying for damages to their own car.

pandaman 5y ago
You quoted my comment that people replaced beaters they had with the rentals they bought, I figure you read it as the rentals are also beaters? That was not my meaning, if I thought it's an ambiguous statement I'd try to phrase it differently.
- davchana 5y ago
  :-) oh ok. In the I would add my personal experience (might not be the majority of people who buy rental), I bought a rental from Enterprise because of no haggle price, factory warranty, low age, highest possible trim & about 10% cheaper than used car dealerships where I had to play & dance the negotiation dance; all this just pre covid. I was an Enterprise rental customer for about 7 years before that, renting a car about 2-3 times, not preplanned; & decision based on rental cost & availability, flexible dates.
  - pandaman 5y ago
    What do you mean by "highest possible trim"? You know that rentals are special low cost trim and it's possible to get a much better trim when buying a car made for retail sales, right?
    - davchana 5y ago
      I mean my personal purchase is everything a retail highest trim offered, same trim name, mechanical, electronics, accessories, brochure, warranty. Not all rentals fit into same mould, rental companies do have basic trim, mid trim & high trim of same models based on their negotiation with manufacturer/dealer, prices & many other things. Other trims were also available.
      - pandaman 5y ago
        I see, you mean trim literally, like "Camry XSE"? Usually people say "highest trim" to mean "loaded", "with all the options" etc.
        davchana 5y ago
        I think you are right regards trim. I am new to English, so most of my vocabulary is from Google searching the meaning. :) My car is Ford EcoSport, Titanium 4WD. Highest. The 2nd trim was Titanium FWD. Then SE. Then the lowest basic trim, S. All trim options were available, obviously as used cars with all having different color, prices.

pandaman 5y ago

You quoted my comment that people replaced beaters they had with the rentals they bought, I figure you read it as the rentals are also beaters? That was not my meaning, if I thought it's an ambiguous statement I'd try to phrase it differently.

davchana 5y ago
:-) oh ok. In the I would add my personal experience (might not be the majority of people who buy rental), I bought a rental from Enterprise because of no haggle price, factory warranty, low age, highest possible trim & about 10% cheaper than used car dealerships where I had to play & dance the negotiation dance; all this just pre covid. I was an Enterprise rental customer for about 7 years before that, renting a car about 2-3 times, not preplanned; & decision based on rental cost & availability, flexible dates.
- pandaman 5y ago
  What do you mean by "highest possible trim"? You know that rentals are special low cost trim and it's possible to get a much better trim when buying a car made for retail sales, right?
  - davchana 5y ago
    I mean my personal purchase is everything a retail highest trim offered, same trim name, mechanical, electronics, accessories, brochure, warranty. Not all rentals fit into same mould, rental companies do have basic trim, mid trim & high trim of same models based on their negotiation with manufacturer/dealer, prices & many other things. Other trims were also available.
    - pandaman 5y ago
      I see, you mean trim literally, like "Camry XSE"? Usually people say "highest trim" to mean "loaded", "with all the options" etc.
      - davchana 5y ago
        I think you are right regards trim. I am new to English, so most of my vocabulary is from Google searching the meaning. :) My car is Ford EcoSport, Titanium 4WD. Highest. The 2nd trim was Titanium FWD. Then SE. Then the lowest basic trim, S. All trim options were available, obviously as used cars with all having different color, prices.