http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:39:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-20434 Reader mail: What’s the best time of day for a rental-car upgrade? » Upgrade: Travel Better Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:35:41 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-20434 [...] Related: - Reader mail: Why would I want to upgrade my rental car? - Rental car agent blows smoke up my backside, redux - Reader mail: What happened to car rental late-return grace periods? - Video: Why you never want to buy a former rental car [...] […] Related: - Reader mail: Why would I want to upgrade my rental car? - Rental car agent blows smoke up my backside, redux - Reader mail: What happened to car rental late-return grace periods? - Video: Why you never want to buy a former rental car […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-19277 Andy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:53:31 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-19277 Now I see why rental rates for under 25 are so much higher... Now I see why rental rates for under 25 are so much higher…

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-19270 Brian Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:22:23 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2008/01/15/video-why-you-never-want-to-buy-a-former-rental-car/#comment-19270 I have a friend who is a "previously owned" car dealer that swears by former rental cars. (At least compared to other previously owned vehicles.) His logic? Very few people perform all of the required maintenance on their own vehicles, yet rental companies always do the recommended oil changes, fluid checks, etc. He also claims that there are only a few bad apples that drive rental cars to the ground. On the last point I think I agree with him - except for the superficial exterior, I think most people treat rental cars with a reasonable amount of respect. (For fear of getting dinged for a minor... ding. Enterprise, anyone?) I have a friend who is a “previously owned” car dealer that swears by former rental cars. (At least compared to other previously owned vehicles.) His logic? Very few people perform all of the required maintenance on their own vehicles, yet rental companies always do the recommended oil changes, fluid checks, etc. He also claims that there are only a few bad apples that drive rental cars to the ground. On the last point I think I agree with him - except for the superficial exterior, I think most people treat rental cars with a reasonable amount of respect. (For fear of getting dinged for a minor… ding. Enterprise, anyone?)

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