should i buy a fleet car?

[uneedastraw]

That's like asking "should I date a 24 year old blonde?".

You'll have some that will post "heck yeah....I dated one once and it was the best time ever...She was the sweetest". Then you'll have others that will post "stay away....the girl I dated was divorced with 2 kids and a crazy x that tried to kill me.".

And then you'll have toolie post "yes oh yes date the 24 year old blonde...I dated one and he was the greatest".

Tooleman...just kidding.

[cbonis72]

Originally Posted by Tooleman

Well you bought a Ford.. so that explains the issues..

Best quality US car made. Don't want to go in another direction but also didn't take any stimulas money.

[bluescreen73]

I agree with the others. If it's a fleet car it's probably better maintained than a rental car. That being said, the make/model also has a lot to do with it. I'd be a little more likely to buy a used Honda (Acura), Toyota (Lexus), or Buick than I would a used Kia, for example.

Another avenue that may work well for you is the lease return vehicle. Those are typically well-maintained because it's in the lesee's best interest to have the car in decent shape when it's returned.

[cbonis72]

Originally Posted by Pinky T

I drove different company cars for 14 years. They are serviced regularly which is a plus. However I used to beat up the car because it wasn't really mine and I would get a new car every three years. Unfortunately you won't know how it was treated unless you know the person who drove it.

The people who drive the fleet cars have the option to keep them when the time is up. If you have any friends with company cars that treat the car well, you might want to buy it from them.

The last 5 cars/trucks I've purcahsed were fleet cars/trucks all lasted into the mid 150K mile area without any major repairs. There is a difference between rental and fleet. As Pinky said fleet cars are held to rigid maintenance schedules by fleet services. Just make sure you have the VIN# run for wrecks, sometimes an accident won't always show up. I wil purchase my next car the same way.