Buy a taco from Hertz?

Dudes -- Ran across this 2019 from Hertz. Anyone bought a rental truck or car in the past? Looks like a good price and lots of time left on warranty.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=531433908

 

I know when I rented a Jeep from Hertz I kind of beat on it a little bit so you might want to be aware of that but that looks like a decent price for a 19.

 

I get to rent a car at least 2 times a year to go to my certification classes. Let me just say, I would not buy any of those vehicles.

 

That seems high priced for a 2WD truck that was a rental, I wouldn't buy it.

 

Ever heard the expression "drive it like a rental"? I wouldn't go near it.

 

I rather buy that vs. your typical tacomaholic that bolted, cut, hacked, butt connected and drilled every thing on to his rig despite living in an urban envrio

 

Hmm

 

Dont buy from a rental company

 

It's broken in properly

 

No way. Like others have said it’s a rental. Plus if you are in VA. Look at Koons for a leftover 19. 4wd has a a much better resale than 2wd.

 

No problem. Not much can be done to hurt the truck. They all got rev limiters. If no physical damage is present, it's no different that any other used car purchase.

 

Nearly $28k for a used ‘19 2WD Tacoma with 10k miles appears to be a good deal. Just remember that the truck has been rented to 66 different drivers if each driver drove it 150 miles.

 

Hertz puts the show on that they have highly maintained vehicles and they are well taken care. While Hertz themself might treat there cars that way there is the renter they can not control. Yes, I like to redline all my rental cars and be the fastest off the line. It’s fun! I don’t think it makes it a horrible vehicle though and if the price is right. I just can’t wrap my head around 66 different people driving my truck!

 

A new 2WD Off Road would have an MSRP of $33K which you could realistically buy for $30K, makes absolutely no sense to pay almost $29K for a used rental with unknown history.

 

I bought a 2013 Lancer from Hertz a few years back and it has held up. Make sure to get a print out of all maintenance that was done to the truck before you say yes.

 

I know at least a couple people who have bought rentals and lived a long happy life to tell about it, but as for me, I'm too chicken chit to risk it...

 

AHaaaaaaaaa . . . NO!

 

Am I missing something here? Why is that a good deal? It's 2WD with no tech package and was a rental. Are there still new ones on dealer lots in that configuration? I'm guessing for a couple grand more you could have a truck with 10K less and be the only driver it's ever seen.

If you plan on keeping one of these trucks for a long time, I'd say new is the way to go. While 10K is very low mileage, the wear on things such as tires eats into the price difference between used and new.

 

Agree 100%. Purchase a brand new 2019 if in the market for a 2WD Taco.

 

The fastest vehicle in the world is a rental.