My first car purchase was from Hertz right after I finished school. It was a Pontiac Grand Am. I felt like I received a good deal compared to buying something new. One big advantage to buying a used car this way was they had the complete and detailed service records of the vehicle. I kept that car over 8.5 years before selling it to CarMax.
I just bought a used car a couple of days ago. I bought it from Auction Direct USA. They are actually located where that Hertz dealership used to be.
My experience used car shopping this week was that inventories were just starting to recover due to the pandemic. Dealerships were not taking new inventory due to reduced business. Anecdotally foot traffic had picked up and people that had been in the market for a vehicle were finally out looking at cars.
I was happy with my Hertz deal. In fact I would have bought from them when I was in the market for my second car when I bought a Mustang but they had already closed my local dealership at that point which was the end of 2008.
So now I just purchased my third car in 20 years. Not a bad average I’d say. I try to hold onto cars and get my money’s worth out of them. I wouldn’t hesitate looking at a former rental as a potential used car purchase. It is in their best interest to ensure those cars are in top shape when they sell them so they have a steady future business to unload their rentals.
I just bought a used car a couple of days ago. I bought it from Auction Direct USA. They are actually located where that Hertz dealership used to be.
My experience used car shopping this week was that inventories were just starting to recover due to the pandemic. Dealerships were not taking new inventory due to reduced business. Anecdotally foot traffic had picked up and people that had been in the market for a vehicle were finally out looking at cars.
I was happy with my Hertz deal. In fact I would have bought from them when I was in the market for my second car when I bought a Mustang but they had already closed my local dealership at that point which was the end of 2008.
So now I just purchased my third car in 20 years. Not a bad average I’d say. I try to hold onto cars and get my money’s worth out of them. I wouldn’t hesitate looking at a former rental as a potential used car purchase. It is in their best interest to ensure those cars are in top shape when they sell them so they have a steady future business to unload their rentals.