Should I avoid buying a used rental?

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

People claim that people beat the shit out of rentals. But let's be real, if you rent a Corolla or some shit, you are just going to drive just going to drive it normally.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Fuck no I'm not.

Sport mode 100% of the time, right foot flat to the floor.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Some dumbass driving an economy car like it is a sports car for a little bit wasting gas is unlikely to really do anything. Most people don't do that anyway.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

No, it's very likely to wear a vehicle prematurely.

Transmissions and lots of other components really don't like getting pushed hard after a cold start.

I'd literally never buy an ex rental car myself for this sort of reason. They get driven harder than literally any other type of car.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

How often do you think idiots drive rental cars like that? I think it is rare.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Very, very, very, very, very often.

There's a reason that it's such a common idiom to refer to rental cars as 'the fastest car on earth'.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I think you're wrong. Most people will just drive it like normal. Most people aren't idiots and don't care to see how fast their rental Coralla accelerates.

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Most but not all. There's a different person in the car every few days for a year or two. Some percentage are going to beat the shit out of the car, not care about speed bumps or pot holes, not car about flooring it with a cold engine, not care or know if the oil light turns on or any other warning light.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

And some some dumbass(es) that previously owned a car on a a used lot could have done that shit everyday and you wouldn't know.

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ly5ergic@reddit

Yeah but the odds are a lot lower. Also if someone beats the shit of of car every year, all year, for years it will be obvious.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

As long as there is no cosmetic damage it won't be noticeable to most people.

Also, how much damage does the very occasional dumbass who for some reason floors it in a rental at all times really do in the probably less than 1k miles he has it?

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ly5ergic@reddit

Smashing into speed bumps, pot holes, taking off cold, ignoring maintenance. After years of that it should be noticeable.

I've gone to buy used cars of the same age and mileage and some sound like shit. Difference of maintenance and how it was driven and cared for.

Rentals usually get offloaded around 50k miles. Thats a lot of time for the percentage of very hard on the car people.

Flooring it cold or running it hard with low oil that's real damage. Banging it around front end and suspension is going to have a much shorter life. Transmission shorter life

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

If a significant percentage of people are actually running rentals hard. I do not believe it.

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ly5ergic@reddit

Well a bunch in here have said they do and know others who do it, I have myself also, so that's evidence right. The idea people do this didn't come from nowhere. Again it dosent take most people doing it if a car has a bunch of people renting it.

I do run my vehicles pretty hard. They go to redline, they have been jumped, donuts, etc. But I'm always very cautious when the engine is warming up and I'm on top of maintenance.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

This is a car sub filled with people who probably drive like dumbasses, doesn't mean much for the larger population. And I'm still the top voted comment.

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ClickKlockTickTock@reddit

Never been in a rental with anyone and then seen them drive it normal lmao. Its always launching from every stop or downright becoming public enemy #1.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I guess you're just friends with idiots because I have the opposite experience.

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Disastrous-Tank-6197@reddit

Yeah, this is crazy. I travel for work and rent cars all the time. None of us do stupid shit with our rentals. We're adults and don't want to fuck up our jobs by being idiots. It's crazy to me that anyone would think that's normal behavior.

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3Time4Eater3@reddit

And the risk of getting tickets in other states isn't an attractive thing

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

You're allowed to think that.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

You're allowed to think nonsense like average people beat rental Corallas if you like also.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

They do. That's why it's common knowledge.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Saying it is common knowledge doesn't make it so.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Mate I'm sorry to insult you, but are you dumb or something?

Are you really unfamiliar with the common idiom about rental cars?

For real?

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I'm aware of it. Hence the OP of this thread. People believe all kinds of nonsense.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Ah yep of course, it must just be everyone else who is wrong then.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

And all the people who upvoted me lol.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Oof, you value upvotes? Jesus.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I'm just pointing out that most people on askcarguys agree lol.

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jrileyy229@reddit

You've watched top gear and days of thunder too much. Nobody is abusing a rental Corolla these days. I don't believe you for a second, all modern rentals have telemetry, at least in the US. You start it cold and sit there with your foot to the floor, your card is getting charged.

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ly5ergic@reddit

This isn't a thing. They have trackers in case it gets stolen. They aren't watching or adding extra charges based on how you drive.

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jrileyy229@reddit

If you sit in a parking lot with a brick on the pedal, you will get a phone call

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ly5ergic@reddit

Based on what information have you concluded this? They aren't monitoring every car out and what RPM its at. It's for stolen cars that's it.

Find me a single report of one of the major rental. Companies charging someone for excessive RPM or speed.

I would have extra charges on my card if this was true.

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DragonitesWetPussy@reddit

As someone who has beaten the piss out of a rental Corolla in the past year, you wrong homie. Big wrong.

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jrileyy229@reddit

You've sat in a parking lot and just put your foot to the floor for 10 minutes?

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

You've watched top gear and days of thunder too much.

No. No I haven't. I fucking hate Top Gear.

I don't believe you for a second, all modern rentals have telemetry, at least in the US.

We aren't all yanks my dude.

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jrileyy229@reddit

I understand, which is why I added that in. Other countries are far stricter on the nanny/spy stuff... And data monitoring a rental car isn't allowed

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Even here where it is allowed, it's just not something that gets enforced unless an issue occurs.

We simply don't enforce anti-consumer stuff like this as much here in Aus.

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ly5ergic@reddit

This isn't a thing in the US either.

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ClickKlockTickTock@reddit

Lol never heard of this. My boss regularly gives me and all my coworkers rentals, I know all the other guys floor it every chance they get even cold. Never once been dinged for it.

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jrileyy229@reddit

Flooring a Corolla isn't bad for it... It'll protect itself. Sitting in a parking lot banging the rev limiter endlessly will trigger a phone call and a red flag

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NaiveWalrus@reddit

No it won't.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Me neither, probably had 15 rentals over the past 10 years.

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Spiderbanana@reddit

Aren't fastest cars on earth VW Passat driven by Hilti representatives?

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Telstar2525@reddit

Didn’t realize how many idiots are out there, huh.

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Sideburn_Cookie_Man@reddit

Pretty funny fighting for rental car companies...

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landob@reddit

I kinda assumed people treat them decently, cause nobody wants to get into a fight with them about any kind of damages?

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Thats not really the issue. Nothing gets fixed unless it's bad enough for a customer to return it and complain. Rental cars receive enough maintenance to stay operable and that's about it. Every time i rent a car there's some fucked up sound or something that doesnt work but as long as it gets me from a to b i dont care because it's not my car

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

How much maintenance (beside oil changes) do you think modern cars that are used as rentals typically need before they are sold?

I've never had a problem with a rental.

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Are you legitimately asking how many small things regularly go bad on modern cars? Last time i rented a car it was an equinox that would violently shake when cruising at 60mph. That one we did take back out of fear for our lives but think of all the small electrical issues or oddities that go unreported until they dump the car

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I don't think that most modern cars have problems that people notice, before a rental car company would sell them, no.

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Must be nice having that kind of blind faith in a multibillion dollar company with no incentive to sell reliable cars. They dump them as soon as they hit the point where maintenance becomes more expensive than replacement. Anything else would be a profit loss

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

But we're talking like 35k miles where very little to maintenance (beyond oil changes) should be needed anyway. Yeah the new buyer will be on the hook for maintenance after that, just the same as the buyer of any used car.

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Key word is 'should'. Again, they have absolutely no incentive to sell something reliable. Unless they sell back to the dealership and have some kind of contractual obligation to do so, any long term maintenance is 100% loss. I can guarantee they use the cheapest oil, cheapest repair options and cheapest labor available knowing they won't have the car in 6 months to a year regardless

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Most rental cars don't need any kind of maintenance or repairs lol. Modern cars are mostly solid.

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Every car needs maintenance

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Modern cars don't need any maintenance (beyond oil) for a while.

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bomber991@reddit

No man I’m flooring it at every single stop light and every single on ramp.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

You're dumber than most people.

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288bpsmodem@reddit

No I am not. I am flooring the pedal at every moment I can and hammering the brakes steddy. Ifbitbhas a manual brake it is getting used.

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Various_Variety419@reddit

I’ve rented the cheapest option many times and my goal is always to destroy it. I’ve rented nice shit before also. When the new 5.0 came out I rented one and turned it in with steel belts showing on the rear tires. Neutral drop every start/stop. Don’t buy a rental I drove.

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No-Understanding-912@reddit

I've definitely done donuts in a rented versa before just because I could.

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intransit412@reddit

It's not so much people but the rental agencies. I've rented numerous cars that were well over their oil change date. By at least 10k. I rented a VW that was giving me low coolant warnings during my trip. I bought some distilled water and kept driving.

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Huckleberry4Life@reddit

Nope. I had a Malibu and drove it like it owed me money.

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Full_Security7780@reddit

Doesn’t that say more about you than the longevity of cars rented by other people?

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

I guess you're an idiot who likes to waste gas but lots of people drive like that on cars they own so it being a rental means nothing.

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notyourmama827@reddit

I drive rentals like they are not my car.

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FormerLaugh3780@reddit

I'll never understand the desire to own a car driven by hundreds or thousands of people.

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VirileMongoose@reddit

I have a friend who is a mid-level director at enterprise. She says that their Enterprise-branded used car sales sells only the best ones of their fleet. The rest they send off to auction. She says they personally have owned cars this way and their extended family have done the same.

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Onlyunsernameleft@reddit

Absolutely, yes. The problem isn't always the customers renting the cars. As someone who fixes a lot of these rental cars for enterprise and hertz (both accounts at my shop) I can tell you, they refuse to repair things unless absolutely necessary to drive and the only maintenance they do is oil changes. Nothing else. These cars are used up then tossed out before they get to a mileage where lack of maintenance will start presenting issues. I would never buy a used rental car.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Don't they just sell them before they require maintenance beyond oil changes?

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Onlyunsernameleft@reddit

If we go purely by age, yes. Most rental companies will sell cars at 3-5 years old. But they also operate under severe conditions under which you should be performing maintenance services at shortened intervals. They also don't perform repairs unless absolutely required. For example, if the car has suspension issues but is technically safe to drive, they ignore them.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

Severe conditions like people driving them probably mostly on the highway lol.

How many rental cars do you think have suspension problems before they are sold?

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Onlyunsernameleft@reddit

I fix a lot of them for a living, so, many. And if you think people rent purely for highway driving you're just blatantly wrong. People rent them to go to and from work, go on long trips, go off road, and even go to sideshows or just to move some heavy shit and then do burnouts like with the UHaul pick up trucks.

Examples: Had a 4Runner with a dented skid plate and blown out shock and strut on the same side because they took it off roading. They only replaced the rear shocks because they said the fronts were too expensive. Had a Dodge Ram 2500 used for delivering building supplies. Towing and payload. They broke the tailgate. The rental company opted to fix the latch only, not replace the cables or the tailgate. Had a brand new Jeep Grand Wagoneer with rodent damage. They opted to fix the wiring throwing codes but not the half chewed through vacuum lines and I doubt they cleaned out the rat shit. I can literally go on and on. These examples are just within the last 2-3 months. So save the laughter for someone who isn't answering your questions and help you out.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

But most rental cars are Corollas or Sentras and shit like that.

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Onlyunsernameleft@reddit

The cheapest level of rentals are Corollas and Sentras. All you have to do is go to a rental website and you'll see how many options there truly are.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

And those cars or ones a little better make up most of the rental fleets. Most people do not rent Ram 2500s.

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Onlyunsernameleft@reddit

No but they do rent a myriad of other vehicles. I'm done arguing with someone so bent on being wrong. Have a good night.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

You know as well as I do that most rental cars are much closer to a Corolla than a Ram 2500.

And how magnanimous of you to claim you are done arguing while still posting.

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MisterBitterness42@reddit

It's the internet, you're going to get very passionate opinions from both sides. I'm renting a car right now, 2026 with 700 miles on the odometer, and they way they tried to upsell their insurance... "It's brand new, if anything happens you'll be on the hook for a buying a brand new car you don't even own" and other ominous scare tactics having me driving it like a grandma, so I'm a bit biased

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Dry-Chemical-9170@reddit

The maintenance is always on point with rentals

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Mission-Reserve-2411@reddit

Some are driven very carefully, as rental cars are tracked heavily and the renters know this. Some don’t care at all, as it’s not their vehicle, and drive it like it’s a stolen car. You could get very very lucky, and have a cheaper but still phenomenal car, or a very shitty beat on car.

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RevolutionaryAge47@reddit

Why would you track a rental? Most of them don't have great handling.

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Montebano@reddit

i think they meant like gps tracked

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Mission-Reserve-2411@reddit

He knows. He’s just being facetious.

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RevolutionaryAge47@reddit

Bingo!

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Nstraclassic@reddit

Because it's about $500 in maintenance that you'll never have to pay. Track days easily burn through a set of brakes and tires

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Mission-Reserve-2411@reddit

It would not surprise me one bit, if someone rented a Porsche or Corvette to go to the track. I’ve heard some horror stories from Turo rentals.

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stupidfock@reddit

I abuse rental cars, or did til they all started adopting those scanners. But I’ve bought 3 ex-rental cars that are all fine. Thing is most cars can take abuse just fine as long as it’s maintained, which they are

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SnooCakes8914@reddit

I’ve had a variety of rentals that were all beaten. Versas, Camrys, Taurus, Malibu, Altima, Sonata, Ram Truck. The only one that was decent was a 2008 Grand Marquis, there’s a reason cops and cabs loved them.

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Stock_Block2130@reddit

The best used car buy I ever made was a Mazda Protege from Hertz. Got it with 24,000 miles and finally traded it at 175,000 miles. Great price. Never a problem with it. Key is a reliable make and model and low miles.

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PM_ME_UR_PIE_RECIPES@reddit

I took my rental to the bonneville salt flats. Don't buy one.

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ElkInside5856@reddit

The fastest car…in the world!

https://youtu.be/ucQKNkvzQ3g?si=8nPUKMUy-hlDhwHj

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poutine-eh@reddit

Let’s be honest. We drive rentals hard !!!

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Philodendron69@reddit

I bought a used rental earlier this year. It only had 12k on it. I had a PPI and everything looked good except the paint was really swirled from being ran through the car wash a million times

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SensitiveStart8682@reddit

If it's between that and a repo or a car with a questionable maintenance history I would go with a rental car yes some people drive rental car like idiots some people drive their own cars like idiots the one huge advantage a rental car has is maintenance history your going to know the maintenance history of that car the rental shop is going to keep records and the car will have been well maintained Vs let's say your looking at a repo that's possibly had the shit beat out of it with absolutely no maintenance most people who get their cars repossess do not maintain their cars prior to that so it depends on what you're looking at if you know the maintenance history and you know it was taken care of them no don't buy a rental however if you're looking at something that was repoed or something that doesn't have a maintenance history then a rental from a good reputable rental place may not be so bad is at least a good reputable rental place is going to keep maintenance logs and is going to maintain that car

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LV_Devotee@reddit

I bought a 2012 Impala in 2014 it was a rental car. When I traded it in 2020 for a RAV4 it had almost 400k trouble free miles on it. Not all former rentals would be bad.

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blanthony80@reddit

The a majority of them drive rentals like I drive rentals, no, do not buy one.

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halfcocked1@reddit

I bought a 2004 Bonneville rental in 2005 with 11k miles. It had engine issues by 30k. I have a sample of one, but won't buy another rental

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EarnstKessler@reddit

I bought a rental for my son, had no issues with it at all. It’s in the best interest of the rental car companies to maintain their vehicles, they don’t want to have to deal with the their cars broken down sitting alongside the road.

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beekeeper1981@reddit

Rental companies could also to no to minimal maintenance because they sell them after 30-60k miles.

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EnvironmentalRuin457@reddit

I bought a formal rental and have put over 100,000 miles on it with pretty much zero maintenance on my part. Still runs smooth and strong.

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Nix-geek@reddit

I bought a 'fleet' Honda Odyssey. I assume rental. It's the best car I've owned. The previous owner dumped it a little over the timing belt change maintenance interval.

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kentuckyMarksman@reddit

I’ve bought 2 used rentals. They were both fine, apart from not being the best maintained

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xhoas@reddit

I found crack in mine behind the plastic panels covering the end of the seat rails.

Otherwise it has been a great car.

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One_Evil_Monkey@reddit

Literally depends.

I have a '99 Blazer that started life as an Enterprise rental. Had it for... I dunno, 15yrs now I think. It's at a 138k now.

I've had to do very little to it over the years. Radiator, water pump, belt. T-case input shaft seal, tie rods, idler/Pittman arms. Driver window motor. HVAC diverter door. VSS. Vacuum operated cable diaphragm for 4wd.

Other than that it's just been routine maintenance stuff. Plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fluid changes.

Do have an upcoming CV axle to replace, only because boot is torn.

Literally paid $2k for it. It's still shiny. Dent and rust free, interior is still all in one piece also.

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Guilty_Idea349@reddit

In my mind most rentals are used for business or family trips.

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Flimsy_Addition9586@reddit

A lot of people think that rental car companies take good care of there fleet… but I ask those people if you knew you were only keeping a vehicle for 20k-60k miles, would you feel the need to take especially good care of it?

Issues that are ignored aren’t going to hurt the car company IMO because they are selling the vehicle in 2-3 years max.

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Majestic_Flower_1322@reddit

What care do you need to give modern cars before that (beyond oil changes) anyway?

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Flimsy_Addition9586@reddit

I think you hit the nail on the head.

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Guilty_Idea349@reddit

I bought a 2018 Chevy suburban in 2019 with 40k miles. It was from one of the big rental companies and was registered in Texas.

It now has about 170k on it.

I would definitely consider another rental.

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Iambetterthanuhaha@reddit

My 2019 Toyota Tacoma was an ex-Enterprise rental. Has 20k km on it (12k mi) I am at 130k km now (80k mi) and have just done tires, brakes, new battery and oil changes. I got it for about $6k less than new back in 2020. Tacos were unobtanium new at that time without a wait. Shortly after March 2020 when I bought it used cars started skyrocketing. Rentals now have WAY more miles before they get rid of them.

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Agitated_Occasion_52@reddit

I bought an enterprise car. I didnt know it until I paid for the car and a found out via carfax.

Ive had the car almost a decade and over 150k miles. Ive not had a single issue out of it. That would've been related to the rental aspect of the car.

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CW_Forums@reddit

My friend worked at Enterprise. He said they took very good care of the cars and buying a used one from them was safer than taking a chance on a random owner. Rentals do not miss any service intervals, are washed every time they hit the shop, are cleaned meticulously, etc...

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ErrentPrime@reddit

I bought a used car rental from florida toyota corrolla, thing ran like garbage. But it still ran if thats all you car about. Lasted a year before it got totaled

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Munster19@reddit

Buy a leased car, not a rented car.

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lettelsnek@reddit

i wouldn’t

i know that some tend to have odometers rolled back. clean looking higher mileage rental from canada gets sent to the US and it suddenly has lower mileage

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Caterham7@reddit

I can't speak to all rentals, but, personal experience, I bought 2008 Grand Prix GXP that was an Enterprise rental. When I bought it, it had around 60k miles on it. During my ownership, the only thing major that it needed was a transmission at around 130k -- but that was something expected. The 4T65E was notorious for failing at around that mileage. I knew that going in and I don't think being a rental really made a difference. Even a non-rental likely would have failed around then.

Beyond that, only really needed basic maintenance. I think I needed to replace a wheel bearing, but that was it. Sold it at 180k miles and it was still running great.

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fwank-n-beanz@reddit

I would avoid it.

While they ATTEMPT to maintain them well, that is not always the case.

Also, people do run the shit out of them. I know because my job requires me to rent alot of cars. I can't tell you the amount of stories i have, coworkers had, and other people in the industry have told me, specifically about what we've done in rental cars.

I've also had to return them and get replacements because they were fucked in one way or another.

Also watch our for CarMax, they sell alot of rental fleet vehicles.

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milesdriven@reddit

Buying a used rental car is like going to a brothel in search of a housewife.

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No-Association249@reddit

Nothing wrong with that, people used to do that all the time.

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Dr_StrangeloveGA@reddit

I mean at least she's experienced and you can loan her out to your friends.

A different way of putting this person's comment is that rental vehicles are driven by many different people, some of whom are quite rough on them. They might enjoy driving the dirt road occasionally or even making it carry a load way larger than it was intended, perhaps even letting their friends drive it.

My brother bought one (Nissan Pathfinder) and it was a good vehicle with verified maintenance records.

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Pafolo@reddit

Don’t be gentle, she’s a rental.

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need-thneeds@reddit

I liked renting nissans with the CVT transmission. You can drive them like a boat Instead of using the brakes just put them in reverse.

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Tree_killer_76@reddit

I have rented all sorts of cars heavily for many years due to heavy business travel. Based solely on my own driving, I would never buy a used rental lol.

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Lafinfil@reddit

“Nothing handles better than a rented car. You can go faster, turn corners sharper, and put the transmission into reverse while going forward at a higher rate of speed in a rented car than in any other kind.”

P.J. O’Rourke

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DryFoundation2323@reddit

just be aware that it was used as a rental and Factor that into the price you're willing to pay for it. sometimes you can get a really good deal.

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RevolutionaryAge47@reddit

I am looking at a BMW 840i rental. Price is good, but probably low because it's a rental. What to do.......

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Leading_Bunch_6470@reddit

My dad once a Buick park avenue rental on the red rock trails the pink jeep tours take. If it has service records, maybe. I would never buy one that I drive though…

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4158264146@reddit

I bought a used rental, had zero problems with it. Not all rentals have been abused and depending on where you get it they repair most damage.

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Revolutionary-Gain88@reddit

Nothing faster than a rental car .

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MikeWANN@reddit

Nothing parties like a rental

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Revolutionary-Gain88@reddit

Yes .. you'ld be suprised how far off road one can get .

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Consistent_Salt_3998@reddit

I drive new rental every time. I do not care about longevity of the car. Bare minimal maintenance to keep the warranty, drive hard if I feel like I want to.

But today’s car are really strong, so I would buy my used rental anyway.

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NationalPlankton3624@reddit

My Sentra was a rental in a past life. It's doing just fine. My sister's minivan she had before the one she has now was a rental, and she drove it until it basically died (it was paid off at the time).

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Full_Security7780@reddit

One of my most reliable vehicles was an off lease rental 2009 Chevrolet Silverado. It had 23k miles when I bought it and I drove for years with zero repairs, other than normal wear items. It was an Enterprise vehicle and all maintenance had been done and was listed in carfax. I’d buy another in a heartbeat.

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PyroFreak22@reddit

To be fair I'd argue an 09 Silverado is a bit of an outlier. Those things are bulletproof and don't know how to break down iirc

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ironicmirror@reddit

I got a bare bones 2013 rav 4 in 2016 from Hertz, it's been a champ with my 2 kids putting 110,000 miles on it in 10 years.

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daveashaw@reddit

My father bought several, and they were great.

Former Hertz Mercury Grand Marquis.

He would buy them from the local dealer.

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Wolfsburg78@reddit

I always said this was like getting your wife from a brother (not the term I used), but I don't think this is true for all rentals. I just had a 2025 Mazda CX5 with 41k on it as a rental in Florida. Was still a pretty decent car. So idk, I guess it depends on the car.

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