Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
The Idea of buying a rental car is hard to fathom. I guess mentally it is a bit like the idea of marrying an ex-prostitute (sorry about the sexism). There was an article in the National Lampoon Magazine in the mid 1970's titled How to drive fast on drugs while getting your @#$%^%$# squeezed with out spilling your drink. It was a very typical product of the National Lampoon at the time. One of the references in it was a discussion on whether rear or front engine cars handled best. The answer was that rented cars handled best rental cars will go around corners faster that any other car. They also will go into reverse at higher rates of speed .oh yeah some thing about stellar off road capability. When ever I here of the idea of purchasing a used rental car I always remember that article. These days when I rent a car I treat it well however, 20 + years ago I was a field engineer in the computer industry. Traveled a lot and rented a lot of cars. All I can say about that is I would want to discuss the statue of limitation with a lawyer before divulging how they were driven. George Larribeau Dallas Texas 1985 300SD 207K 1987 HD FLHTC 90K, Bent 2 I 1984 Motoguzzi Cal -2 80K 1972 Motoguzzi Ambassador LOTS 1965 Chevy C-10 pick up truck lots of miles 3rd small block ..(Extra Ugly,but runs) 1993 BMW 323i 125K (Wife's Car) 1967 BMW R50/2 (Wife's MC, currently in a Basket, Getting Better) - Original Message - From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car? I would never buy a rental, just based on how i've driven my rentals the past two months. And I normally drive quite conservatively, but city driving just brings out the worst habits in me. On 10/16/07, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rental+car +abusesearch=Search Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... Is there some large difference in pricing driving this decsion? On Oct 16, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com John 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 208k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 614-441-8164 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
I would never buy a rental, just based on how i've driven my rentals the past two months. And I normally drive quite conservatively, but city driving just brings out the worst habits in me. On 10/16/07, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rental+car +abusesearch=Search Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... Is there some large difference in pricing driving this decsion? On Oct 16, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com John 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 208k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 614-441-8164 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
I used to go fishing up in the mountains of Colorado on roads that were only passable by 4x4 trucks or rental cars. I would fly into Denver, rent a car, and bounce it all over those roads for a week. If it didn't have rattles in the dash before, it would after... YMMV. This was years ago. Course now all those roads are nicely paved, lined with RVs, and the fishing has gone to crap :^( Gary Thompson 1995 E320 On 10/16/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I was thinking pretty much along those lines, myself. Minivan is the subject of my search. Only thing that gives me pause is a story a co-worker told about how they rented a Grand Caravan and proceded to load it up with 7 adults and camping gear enough to have the springs nearly flat, then drove it around in the mountains about 1,800 miles in a week. I'd guess *most* minivans would not get that treatment, however. I do agree about the low end econo cars. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
Not sure what enterprise does, but the cars my parents bought had under 23k on the clock. Your trip would have gotten the car on the lot really fast. clay On 16 Oct 2007, at 22:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/16/2007 8:59:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan, About 15 years ago, we rented a nice Mitsubishi Diamante from Enterprise for a 25 day vacation trip. My Cherokee was in the shop after a major crash and the insurance company paid for the rental. We drove that car 12,000 miles, some at speeds over 100 miles/hr. I DID change the oil, on my own nickel, about half way through the trip, as I didn't know how many miles were on the oil before we got the car. I often wondered how many miles showed on the odometer when it went on the used car lot, cause they sure couldn't make much money at $20/day, unlimited mileage. New cars now have oil change programs built into the PCM and will tell you when it is time to change the oil. I suspect a used rental car may be a good buy, unless it has been wrecked or submerged. Good luck, Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 152 K miles ** See what's new at http:// www.aol.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
Today on my way back to the hotel my rented Malibu got in my opinion the snot kicked out of it. A really good 0-60 run and then 50mph into a section of where they'd ground the pavement off the street. I hit one bump where they'd ground around a manhole so hard I thought I'd broken the oilpan. Just kept driving, figured the idiot light would come on if there was a problem... BTW overall I like the Malibu, its comfortable and really quick. My biggest complaint is the remote locking fob is busted and you can't use the interior 4 door locks when the door is open... Oh and interestingly if you put the key in and immediately start the car theres a delay before the starter kicks in. That doesn't happen if you turn the key to the run position and pause before you go to start. I theorize that its waiting for the fuel pump to come up to pressure before it'll crank. -Curt Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:24:04 -0500 From: Gary Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car? To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I used to go fishing up in the mountains of Colorado on roads that were only passable by 4x4 trucks or rental cars. I would fly into Denver, rent a car, and bounce it all over those roads for a week. If it didn't have rattles in the dash before, it would after... YMMV. This was years ago. Course now all those roads are nicely paved, lined with RVs, and the fishing has gone to crap :^( Gary Thompson 1995 E320 On 10/16/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I was thinking pretty much along those lines, myself. Minivan is the subject of my search. Only thing that gives me pause is a story a co-worker told about how they rented a Grand Caravan and proceded to load it up with 7 adults and camping gear enough to have the springs nearly flat, then drove it around in the mountains about 1,800 miles in a week. I'd guess *most* minivans would not get that treatment, however. I do agree about the low end econo cars. Allan __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
not hard at all if you have the right equipment. I saw a report on German TV a couple of years ago where there was a thriving market for folks who would come to your house etc and reset the odometer to any reading you want ( and at the time is was not really illegal, one of those loopholes that was still on the books, I don't know if they've changed that yet ). they just come with a laptop, plug in and in a few minutes, the odometer reading is whatever you want it to be. They were showing how most of the low mileage used cars being sold overseas out of Germany had been reset. Enough to make you think twice about a late model used car out of Germany for sure. As easy as it was, I have no doubt the american used car crowd caught onto it a long time ago. -Robert Allan Streib wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I often wondered how many miles showed on the odometer when it went on the used car lot, cause they sure couldn't make much money at $20/day, unlimited mileage. I assume that today's digital odometers are harder to tamper with than the old mechanical ones? Or can somebody with a factory computer program reset the numbers? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rental+car +abusesearch=Search Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... Is there some large difference in pricing driving this decsion? On Oct 16, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com John 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 208k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Don't know about the pricing. Seems reasonable, but not really great at first glance. Especially considering they probably bought them at a serious discount from the manufacturer. One draw is that there is a large selection in one place. They *say* that they only keep their best cars for sale, and send any sub-prime cars to auction. I guess they do maintain them, but since they only keep them a year or so that amounts to a few oil and filter changes and maybe a set of brake pads. You are right, you really don't know the history. That is not any different than most other used cars so I don't see that as a big factor either way. Allan John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rental+car+abusesearch=Search Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... Is there some large difference in pricing driving this decsion? On Oct 16, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Hi, I bought a 2001 Cherokee Classic in December 2001 23k miles. I had them install a western plow and drove it to 93k and love it. $19,800 and 8% $492 for 5 years. Still my newest of the fleet. Ed in Chicago '82 300sd 120k; '85 190d 90k; '90 sub 6.2 na 252k; '90 F250 7.4 4x4 95k;67 F250 59k; '81cj7 65k; '76 LTD wag 145k; '85 Linc TC 145k; 2001 Altima 70k; '86 Accord 51k; '90 BMW K100 45k; '82 KZ 250 3k. the fleet! one wife 2 daughters. '67 33' CC Cavalier; '85 Wellcraft 19' and a 1948 CC deluxe KBL 131hp. John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rental+car +abusesearch=Search Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... Is there some large difference in pricing driving this decsion? On Oct 16, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com John 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 208k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
Enterprise is *supposed* to be real good at maintaining their vehicles, but I had to rent one of their compacts a couple of years ago in New Hampshire that only had about 10k miles on it and the thing was beat. At least most of the car places are better on keeping the scheduled maintnence up, even if they ignore some major repairs. I wouldn't buy anything from uhaul.Most of the independent agents don't want to have to fool with getting the reimbursement for oil etc and they send them out the door low on everything ( and if the engine seizes up, it's the customers fault for not keeping the fluids up...go figure ) I had to rent a truck with a v10 ford a while back that only had about 50k on it. the thing was over 3 qts low on oil leaving the agents yard when I stopped at a gas station down the street ( for some reason, they had me wait for 4 hours while they got the truck ready for a long trip and when I got there , all the fluids were low, the cab was dirty and they hadn't even bothered to empty the ash tray.which I can be fairly certain that they charged the last person for , for returning the vehicle dirty. I have no idea what the heck they did during that 4 hours.) About the only thing going for a used rental car is some come with warranties. -Robert Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
Allan, For what this is worth, when I was working a friend at work had bought program cars for years as she would put quite a lot of miles on a car each year as she lived a considerable distance from work. We were office mates eons ago and, even though we were in different areas of the company in later years, we would occasionally have lunch to keep in touch and she never seemed to complain about any of the cars she had. As I remember, they were all GM models. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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You should buy a brown one. Then no one would be upset if you gave it a name. --R Glenn Brown wrote: Allan, For what this is worth, when I was working a friend at work had bought program cars for years as she would put quite a lot of miles on a car each year as she lived a considerable distance from work. We were office mates eons ago and, even though we were in different areas of the company in later years, we would occasionally have lunch to keep in touch and she never seemed to complain about any of the cars she had. As I remember, they were all GM models. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Funny as I was driving my rental car into Burbank today I was thinking about this. My theory of the moment is that if you were buying a nicer car it would be fine. Econobox, forget it. Econoboxes get rented, mostly I suspect, by younger people that kick the crap out of them. A nicer car that would more likely only be rented by more responsible adults would probably be okay. Witness the Civic I had some 3 years ago that I picked out because the paint was trashed. I proceeded to royally thrash it for a week. Great car, I really liked it. Today I have a Malibu that seems to be a decent car but I have no desire to go out and really flog it. My Aunt has a Volvo she bought from a rental agency, she's had terrific luck with it. -Curt Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:58:45 -0400 From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car? To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 - Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Yeah I was thinking pretty much along those lines, myself. Minivan is the subject of my search. Only thing that gives me pause is a story a co-worker told about how they rented a Grand Caravan and proceded to load it up with 7 adults and camping gear enough to have the springs nearly flat, then drove it around in the mountains about 1,800 miles in a week. I'd guess *most* minivans would not get that treatment, however. I do agree about the low end econo cars. Allan Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Funny as I was driving my rental car into Burbank today I was thinking about this. My theory of the moment is that if you were buying a nicer car it would be fine. Econobox, forget it. Econoboxes get rented, mostly I suspect, by younger people that kick the crap out of them. A nicer car that would more likely only be rented by more responsible adults would probably be okay. Witness the Civic I had some 3 years ago that I picked out because the paint was trashed. I proceeded to royally thrash it for a week. Great car, I really liked it. Today I have a Malibu that seems to be a decent car but I have no desire to go out and really flog it. My Aunt has a Volvo she bought from a rental agency, she's had terrific luck with it. -Curt Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:58:45 -0400 From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car? To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 - Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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My family bought a 78 Mercury Zephyr from Hertz many years ago. Lasted 10 years 100k miles w/no problems. Got me through college. Would do it again through a rental car company or through CarMax or the like as cars come off lease. Fred Johnson 1977 240D 1983 300SD 1991 A/R 164 1996 Civic --- Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Friend of our family ran a Hertz agency back in the '70s, they did absolutely NO maintenance - at least at that time. Still they would be newer, they likely had regular approved service, how would you know the treatment was *any* different than a car from some used car lot which has no history... -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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My folks did the purchase a rental. Liked the three cars they had. No issues and they drove them across the country a number of times. Biggest issue was to get dad to install new tires when needed. All were toyota, so no data about american cars if you are looking at them. clay On 16 Oct 2007, at 08:58, Allan Streib wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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on 10/16/07 20:30, OK Don at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friend of our family ran a Hertz agency back in the '70s, they did absolutely NO maintenance - at least at that time. Yeah I worked for Budget around that time and many of their outlets did the same thing. Was well known in the industry on a nudge wink basis. This practice was especially widespread for the cars taken on 'buy-back' schemes. The rental company could sell them off OR choose to simply return them to the manufacturer on or before a certain date. Hertz in the U.S. got caught on that and paid a whopper fine to FTC or somesuch, also got nailed in a separate case for misleading claims on their used cars. I doubt that practice still exists anywhere, for several reasons: 1. Newer engines won't take it like the old detroit iron 2. Car companies caught on 3. Climate of increased liability (you can do an awful lot of oil changes for the price of one wrongful death suit where lawyers point to lack of maintenance). Mac ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
on 10/16/07 11:58, Allan Streib at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Any car can be subject to abuse, just ask a dealer service manager about refused warranty claims for people with teenage kids who do serious harm to daddy's car on a Saturday nite. IF you are able to focus on a rental outlet that mainly serves either the airport or hotel/uptown/corporate market, you probably have a slightly better chance of avoiding an abused car. But in most cities rental fleets are fluid and the cars move around to different offices -- one exception being that in some larger markets, upmarket autos may be reserved for high-end clients at the airport. However, I would suggest that really your chances are about the same with an ex-rental as with anything else on a lot. Have the vehicle checked out independently by someone you trust, and try to look beyond a complete detail job for evidence of collision repair or abuse to the interior. When I worked for Budget we sold a lot of cars out to taxi drivers. Urban legend had it that they found them more reliable and longer-lived than cars purchased off private sales. Mac ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: would you buy a rental car?
In a message dated 10/16/2007 8:59:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Couple of people I know have been happy with cars they bought from Enterprise. I've also heard horror stories about the things people do to rental cars. Any opinions? Allan, About 15 years ago, we rented a nice Mitsubishi Diamante from Enterprise for a 25 day vacation trip. My Cherokee was in the shop after a major crash and the insurance company paid for the rental. We drove that car 12,000 miles, some at speeds over 100 miles/hr. I DID change the oil, on my own nickel, about half way through the trip, as I didn't know how many miles were on the oil before we got the car. I often wondered how many miles showed on the odometer when it went on the used car lot, cause they sure couldn't make much money at $20/day, unlimited mileage. New cars now have oil change programs built into the PCM and will tell you when it is time to change the oil. I suspect a used rental car may be a good buy, unless it has been wrecked or submerged. Good luck, Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 152 K miles ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
