Originally Posted by
jmastron
If I click on a Rent2Buy car and "Book a 3 day test drive" (which is the main option to proceed), there's a disclaimer popup next to the mileage "All stated mileage is an approximation because the cars are actively being rented. Mileage is updated daily.". So I'm pretty sure these are active rentals. From what I see, the buyer isn't committed to anything until they see the car, and they offer a complimentary 2-hour test drive, so presumably at that point you can turn it in and say "no thanks". Then you have the 3-day rental period, at which point you can purchase it paying the rest, or turn it in like any other rental.
So both are right -- the car isn't really being legally "sold" while being rented (and thus Hertz, and especially the current renter, don't have any real obligation to the potential buyer), but they do take reservations to potentially buy cars that are currently out.
Not quite. Hertz contracts to have the specific vehicle available when and where committed. It is the purchaser who may rescind. Hertz may not.