Fleet turnover
Mar 5, 2019, 1:12 am
#1
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Fleet turnover
I have not seen any Jeep Grand Cherokees for over a year, and haven't seen any Volvos for months at any National location. One employee I talked to seems to think Volvos are mostly gone. Meanwhile I've been seeing a lot of Mini Coopers and Dodge Journeys, with some new Mazda CX-5s. Another employee at a different location said something about a new deal with Mazda has brought in more of their cars.
Anyone else have recent observations on the fleet?
Anyone else have recent observations on the fleet?
Mar 8, 2019, 1:04 pm
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I saw a V60 about six months ago but it was fairly high mileage and I haven't seen any Volvos since.
Mar 8, 2019, 4:30 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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MCI seems to collect cars from Chicago and Denver so we get some nice Range Rovers and Volvos with IL/CO plates.
I am hoping we start to see more Grand Cherokees soon. Got one last night.
I am hoping we start to see more Grand Cherokees soon. Got one last night.
Mar 9, 2019, 12:46 am
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So the Grand Cherokees are still around...what model year and how many miles were on yours?
Mar 9, 2019, 3:27 am
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Mar 13, 2019, 6:05 pm
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Mar 13, 2019, 10:08 pm
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Mar 14, 2019, 5:04 am
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I think they've added adaptive cruise control too, though I don't know if National cars will be equipped with it.
Mar 14, 2019, 5:05 am
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I know this has been discussed in other threads but I'm curious how much you spend to permanently rent vs. buying and paying insurance/maintenance.
Mar 14, 2019, 10:21 am
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I pay ~$650/month with LDW. I don't own a vehicle any longer so I had to jump through hoops to get a non-owner policy through State Farm which is ~$30/month IIRC. All in a pretty good deal in my opinion since I can trade vehicles in whenever I want, don't care about maintenance (or curb checks, door dings, etc...) and any vehicle I was looking to lease or buy was going to be about that per month or higher.
