well... 1 person owned my 97 before we bought it. so we thought. at 54,000 miles we had to get the tranny rebuilt. drive shaft broke in half. than i got a carfax report and learned that my car was a rental car before the last owner had it. it was a rental for about 20,000 miles.
So, What About Rental Vehicles?
We've got our eyes on a 98 Taurus SE with 76,000 miles. Duratec, dark blue exterior with leather interior, good tires, body looks good, etc.
According to carfax it spent it's first 18,000 miles as a rental vehicle. Apparently owned and driven as a private owner car since then -- a total of two owners.
In previous threads everyone has advised not to buy a car that was a rental (or maybe fleet too). Why is that? I thought rentals are well maintained, etc, although probably not carefully driven.
So, what do you think?
P.S. - here's the carfax detail:
QUOTE
According to carfax it spent it's first 18,000 miles as a rental vehicle. Apparently owned and driven as a private owner car since then -- a total of two owners.
In previous threads everyone has advised not to buy a car that was a rental (or maybe fleet too). Why is that? I thought rentals are well maintained, etc, although probably not carefully driven.
So, what do you think?
P.S. - here's the carfax detail:
QUOTE
Not Reported NICB
Vehicle manufactured and shipped to original
dealer
04/17/1998 Colorado
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Aspen, CO
Registered as
rental vehicle
(major car rental company)
04/23/1998 15 Colorado
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Aspen, CO
Title #57E159915
Title or registration issued
First owner reported
06/24/1999 18,101 Auto Auction
Sold at auction
in Mountain Region
Listed as
a manufacturer vehicle
06/29/1999 Dealer Inventory
Louisville, KY
Vehicle offered for sale
06/30/1999 18,133 Dealer Inventory
Louisville, KY
Offered for sale
at dealership
09/15/1999 18,888 Dealer Inventory
Louisville, KY
Vehicle offered for sale
11/23/1999 19,013 Kentucky
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Cincinnati, OH
Title #993270560849
Title or registration issued
New owner reported
01/08/2004 76,029 Auto Auction
Sold at auction
in Southeast Region
Listed as
a fleet vehicle
01/08/2004 Auto Auction
Sold at auction
in Southeast Region
Listed as
a fleet vehicle
01/19/2004 Dealer Inventory
Louisville, KY
Vehicle offered for sale
01/20/2004 76,138 Dealer Inventory
Louisville, KY
Vehicle offered for sale[/b]
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$1900 for a rebuild. still haven't payed it off. and i think the tranny is gonna go again any day. its starting to slip a little bit.Originally posted by timeshifter@Feb 6 2004, 11:43 PM
How much $ did that set you back?
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