Whats the fewest amount of Miles on your Hertz Rental car have you had?
Feb 12, 2009, 3:00 pm
#1
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Lowest Mileage Car
So I just got back from my trip to Vegas. Upon checking the Gold Board, I noticed what looked like a nice '08 Infiniti G35x. When I turn the car on, the odometer reads "8" miles. I looked at the DMV slip, and the car was purchased on 2/5. By far the best rental I've had with Hertz. The car was amazing. It even had the new car smell!!
Feb 12, 2009, 9:27 pm
#2
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So I just got back from my trip to Vegas. Upon checking the Gold Board, I noticed what looked like a nice '08 Infiniti G35x. When I turn the car on, the odometer reads "8" miles. I looked at the DMV slip, and the car was purchased on 2/5. By far the best rental I've had with Hertz. The car was amazing. It even had the new car smell!!
Feb 13, 2009, 12:52 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Had one with 6 miles .... couldn't believe it to be fair - I thought that it would have taken more miles going between transporters from the factory to the small branch I rented from! However, the car itself was a Ford Focus, so, not so special!
Feb 17, 2009, 7:25 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC
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M35 with 9 miles
Picked up the M35 in Tampa with 9 miles on it this week. Still had the first aid kit in the trunk and they hadn't washed it yet and still had the lines from the plastic paint protection used for shipping.
Dennis
Dennis
Feb 18, 2009, 8:33 pm
#12
Formerly known as katzalex
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Saturn Vue with 2 miles on it in MIA at Thanksgiving. Engine smelled awful for the first 10 miles as everything was breaking in.
Feb 19, 2009, 12:39 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: YYJ
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I keed, I keed.
Feb 20, 2009, 8:14 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 23
Mine was an Alfa GT 1.9 JTDM, with 7 miles on the clock. Part of a new delivery to deal with the Xmas rush at the London Marble Arch station, it was also my shortest ever keep.
I drove it out of the station, turned the corner onto the main road, and was surprised to see a london cab flashing his lights at me urgently at the next set of lights. Thought "what's his problem?", and tried to pull away when the lights went green. The engine stalled on me, so I restarted and managed to get moving, but found the car had no power. Looked in the rearview mirror and realised why, and why I'd got the flashing lights too. Huge plumes of black smoke coming out of the back of the car. Turned round and nursed the car back to the rental station. Legendary Alfa reliability!
I drove it out of the station, turned the corner onto the main road, and was surprised to see a london cab flashing his lights at me urgently at the next set of lights. Thought "what's his problem?", and tried to pull away when the lights went green. The engine stalled on me, so I restarted and managed to get moving, but found the car had no power. Looked in the rearview mirror and realised why, and why I'd got the flashing lights too. Huge plumes of black smoke coming out of the back of the car. Turned round and nursed the car back to the rental station. Legendary Alfa reliability!