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Used cars from rental companies are usually in terrible shape. I might know some people who practiced their handbrake-turn skills in rental cars, among other ad

Used cars from rental companies are usually in terrible shape. I might know some people who practiced their handbrake-turn skills in rental cars, among other adventures...

mistrial9 3y ago
turn the wheel all the way to the left, press gas hard
davchana 3y ago
I strongly disagree with the word usually. Usually can be applied to any used car category. Usually the bad owners dont maintain their cars. Usually the bad drivers dont care for the car. Usually the bad car manufacturers make bad cars. I personally whenever rent a car, I try to keep it safe so that I don't incur any damage costs. Drivera who drive bad, will not go out and rent a car to practice their bad driving thrills. They will do that in any car, rented, yours, mine, their own. A good driver will drive like a sane person, or reasonable person. Rental or not.
kotaKat 3y ago
Purchased a MY2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid in mid-2019 with 32k on it that was a former Avis rental, and my first ever car was a 2009 Kia Rio that was an Enterprise rental with around 56k. Never had a problem with either-or and they both were perfectly cromulent to drive for tens of thousands of miles onwards. The Fusion is still in my home fleet today at 114,000 miles - something around 20k/year, even through the pandemic. (And for a hybrid battery wear note: I'm still getting 35mpg in the winter and 40-42mpg in the summer in upstate NY.)
jjice 3y ago
I'm surprised the sibling comments have had a good experience. I currently drive a former rental and there were so many issues early on, especially with the transmission. Anecdotally my friends have had similar experiences with ex rentals. That said, maybe it only comes up because we're bitching about our cars and there are plenty of ex rental lovers out there.
cptskippy 3y ago
FWIW Teslas don't have hand brakes.

Used cars from rental companies are usually in terrible shape. I might know some people who practiced their handbrake-turn skills in rental cars, among other adventures...

mistrial9 3y ago

turn the wheel all the way to the left, press gas hard

davchana 3y ago

I strongly disagree with the word usually. Usually can be applied to any used car category. Usually the bad owners dont maintain their cars. Usually the bad drivers dont care for the car. Usually the bad car manufacturers make bad cars. I personally whenever rent a car, I try to keep it safe so that I don't incur any damage costs. Drivera who drive bad, will not go out and rent a car to practice their bad driving thrills. They will do that in any car, rented, yours, mine, their own. A good driver will drive like a sane person, or reasonable person. Rental or not.

kotaKat 3y ago

Purchased a MY2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid in mid-2019 with 32k on it that was a former Avis rental, and my first ever car was a 2009 Kia Rio that was an Enterprise rental with around 56k. Never had a problem with either-or and they both were perfectly cromulent to drive for tens of thousands of miles onwards. The Fusion is still in my home fleet today at 114,000 miles - something around 20k/year, even through the pandemic. (And for a hybrid battery wear note: I'm still getting 35mpg in the winter and 40-42mpg in the summer in upstate NY.)

jjice 3y ago

I'm surprised the sibling comments have had a good experience. I currently drive a former rental and there were so many issues early on, especially with the transmission. Anecdotally my friends have had similar experiences with ex rentals. That said, maybe it only comes up because we're bitching about our cars and there are plenty of ex rental lovers out there.

cptskippy 3y ago

FWIW Teslas don't have hand brakes.