Getting a brand new car off the aisle

Old Jul 26, 2020, 6:21 am
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Getting a brand new car off the aisle

There have been a few times that I picked up a car with under 10 miles on the aisle, complete with a temporary license plate. I do feel a little bad driving it over 1000 miles. I do drive gently to break it in like I would if I owned it.
Who else had the luck or misfortune of being the very first person to rent a car?
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 6:07 am
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I've had several under 1000 miles and a few under 100. I had one with 3 miles that I immediately returned because of some sort of bad rattle.

(That's one more reason I would never buy a used rental car - they don't get a break in period.)
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 8:21 am
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Drove a brand new Cadillac XT5 off the aisle at MCO last year. Had 5 miles on it.

Have had several under-100 mile cars from National over the years.
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by nd2010
There have been a few times that I picked up a car with under 10 miles on the aisle, complete with a temporary license plate. I do feel a little bad driving it over 1000 miles. I do drive gently to break it in like I would if I owned it.
Who else had the luck or misfortune of being the very first person to rent a car?
first or second - many times. But not in 2020
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 3:22 pm
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I rented a 2019 Silverado ld (old body shape) at IAH in November 2018 that had 4 miles on it.
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 5:17 pm
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Got Cadillac cts 8 miles on it in Kauai got expedition with tire stickers still on windshield sticker still on at 12 miles just recently got a grand Cherokee limited with 800miles and got a highlander limited with 20 miles due to Corona
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Old Jul 27, 2020, 11:03 pm
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Many times, including a few that literally came off the truck, and one that was so new, I had to finish peeling off the dealer sticker residue from the window.
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Old Jul 31, 2020, 9:25 am
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It seems that low mileage cars are harder to find lately. I have seen cars with over 20k miles in executive aisle at MEM and BWI
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Old Jul 31, 2020, 11:56 am
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It seems that low mileage cars are harder to find lately. I have seen cars with over 20k miles in executive aisle at MEM and BWI
Probably the newest cars were sold off, and scheduled deliveries were cancelled.
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Old Oct 15, 2020, 11:19 pm
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Had a brand new, "Tag Applied For" Silverado 1500 out of BHM in March. 11 miles on the ODO and I thought it was the trip meter until I stopped for gas in TN and gave it a serious look. I put about 2,000 miles on that truck and rode it like it was a rental. That was the first time in 13 years of driving rentals regularly that I caught a "new new" vehicle.
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