What's the highest mileage vehicle Hertz has tried to give you?
Jan 13, 2020, 6:09 pm
#1066
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I got another Explorer at IAH this week, this one has 29K on it.
Sounds like the one I had in Arkansas back in November.
Sounds like the one I had in Arkansas back in November.
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Feb 9, 2020, 8:02 pm
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I got a 2018 Mercedes GLC300 with 35,000 miles on it at GSP today. Highest in a while.
Feb 11, 2020, 8:21 pm
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Swapped a Versa at GSO and was offered an 18 Elantra with 38,500 miles with California tags. Took the Elantra and was like night and day.
Feb 11, 2020, 9:05 pm
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Received a last generation Honda CR-V 2.4EL from "Hertz" Thailand at BKK with 183,500km (114k miles). At first, I misread the contract as 18,350km. Car was surprisingly in amazing shape. Only a few small chips and some minor rattling when going over bumps. Interior was spotless as always when renting in Thailand. Goes to show how long cars can last with better upkeep.
Feb 14, 2020, 8:57 am
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Cheap labor and the fact that new cars are expensive. Staff is 2-3 USD an hour while a new CR-V is near US$50k. Might as well invest more in making the car last longer.
100k+ miles shouldn't be a challenge for a Toyota, Honda, or Isuzu. Meanwhile in North America, I've seen cars like a Volvo S90 with several thousand miles have interior trim pieces falling off already before even mentioning the common occurrence of getting a dirty car.
100k+ miles shouldn't be a challenge for a Toyota, Honda, or Isuzu. Meanwhile in North America, I've seen cars like a Volvo S90 with several thousand miles have interior trim pieces falling off already before even mentioning the common occurrence of getting a dirty car.
Feb 17, 2020, 6:57 am
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100+k miles should not be a challenge for any car :-)
I've seen 1980s taxi Mercs in Morocco that had only 30k on the odometer, and when asked the taxi driver told me the analog odometer had already gone full circle
I've seen 1980s taxi Mercs in Morocco that had only 30k on the odometer, and when asked the taxi driver told me the analog odometer had already gone full circle
May 25, 2020, 7:34 am
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I got a 2018 Buick Encore with 31,900 miles at LNK last week. Probably the worst car I've had from Hertz.
May 26, 2020, 10:05 am
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I offer that the rental car mileage to odometer mileage ratio is about 6:1!
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May 29, 2020, 12:51 am
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That's a rental car thing not general commentary on build quality. Any rental car from any OEM is likely to be quickly beat to crap. My former daily driver was a Volvo S60 (previous generation assembled in Belgium, not the new South Carolina version). When I sold the S60 it had just over 90K miles and interior fit and finish was excellent; no loose trim pieces at all. But the average rental car starts to have issues by 10K miles.
I offer that the rental car mileage to odometer mileage ratio is about 6:1!
I offer that the rental car mileage to odometer mileage ratio is about 6:1!
May 29, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Some of the previous generation S60s for the US market were assembled in China (specifically the longer wheelbase variant, if memory serves) while others were assembled in Belgium.
I believe that for the current generation all US-spec S60s are assembled in South Carolina and all US-spec S90s are assembled in Göteborg.
May 29, 2020, 7:24 pm
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I'm not sure that's correct for US market vehicles.
Some of the previous generation S60s for the US market were assembled in China (specifically the longer wheelbase variant, if memory serves) while others were assembled in Belgium.
I believe that for the current generation all US-spec S60s are assembled in South Carolina and all US-spec S90s are assembled in Göteborg.
Some of the previous generation S60s for the US market were assembled in China (specifically the longer wheelbase variant, if memory serves) while others were assembled in Belgium.
I believe that for the current generation all US-spec S60s are assembled in South Carolina and all US-spec S90s are assembled in Göteborg.
And all of the 2018+ US spec S90 Are made in China too.
Aug 29, 2020, 4:24 pm
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I did a one way from a Valdosta, GA HLE to ATL Airport and ended up in a 2019 Kia Optima with Illinois plates which had 39,500 miles on the clock.
Apr 19, 2021, 11:38 am
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Picked up a Malibu this weekend at the local Manhattan office with 54,235 miles on it.
A little dinged up, but considering the mileage not too bad.
It had California plates so probably driven in from out of state, but I did not realize Hertz even rented vehicles with so many miles on them.
I remember the days when we used to get virtually new cars from Hertz.
Things sure have changed.
A little dinged up, but considering the mileage not too bad.
It had California plates so probably driven in from out of state, but I did not realize Hertz even rented vehicles with so many miles on them.
I remember the days when we used to get virtually new cars from Hertz.
Things sure have changed.