Highest Mileage Rental Car You've Had?

[Whimsey]

In the last 30 years the highest mileage car rented was from San Diego was a Toyota with about 15,000 miles on it. Well it ran like heck. In exchange got a midsize Buick with slightly less mileage, but ran much better, but not great. Try to get rental cars with under 15,000 miles on the clock.

I traveled to the UK frequently and rented cars from Heathrow, usually from Avis. I rented a near new Fiat, great car, low mileage. The engine seized about 30 miles from the airport. Before you rip me a new one, I drive carefully and don't abuse the rentals. Avis did come and get me quickly and get me into another rental. Unfortunately it was the GM UK equivalent of the Cobalt/Chevette in need of a front end alignment. It had close to 15,000 miles on it.

Whimsey

 

[Dualie]

I rent cars maybe 2 times a month. I try to get a midsize SUV or a Pickup whenever possible. I Cant recall a single rental over 40K miles.

I did rent one of the first of the new generation escalade's in phoenix with 18 miles on it. Probably the nicest rental I ever drove. Also the Hertz GT-350 with 2,500 miles on it. Never had the traction control disabled until I rented it.

I had a dodge magnum with 20K on it that drove like it had 200K on it.

 

[mrsilv04]

I had a Toyota Prius yesterday that had been put in service in July of 2008. I returned it with 22,000 miles on it (in just 9 short months). If that rate continues, it would be nearly 30,000 miles in one year. It is scheduled to be removed from service at 25,000 miles, which will be within the next several weeks.

The service records showed one oil change at 7080 miles, and the second at 16755 miles. The oil change light came on while I had it. I noticed it on at 21761.... so it likely lit up right at the 5,000 mile mark.

However, this is far from the highest mileage rental I've driven.

 

[nthach]

Let's see, I rented a Ford Taurus SEL from Hertz with 7K on it, still felt like "new".

ZipCar/City Car Share are car-sharing companies which are more like a short-term lease than a rental. I'd use them if I lived in San Francisco since it's [censored] for cars out there.

 

[JustinH]

Rented a Yaris last year in orlando with 700 miles on it.

Just rented a Mustang in Phoenix with 25k miles on it, it was beat to heck.

 

[440Magnum]

Originally Posted By: Dualie

I had a dodge magnum with 20K on it that drove like it had 200K on it.



Probably a 2.7, and it probably already had sludge...

 

[Dualie]

Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
Originally Posted By: Dualie

I had a dodge magnum with 20K on it that drove like it had 200K on it.



Probably a 2.7, and it probably already had sludge...

The engine had Adequate power for the vehicle throttle response was a bid sluggish but it was the handling that made it feel worn. I have been in cabin cruiser boats that were more solid feeling.

I will say we did hit some pretty nasty weather and some micro bursts while driving around and the car handled curb high water better than I figured it would / should.

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
I had a Toyota Prius yesterday that had been put in service in July of 2008. I returned it with 22,000 miles on it (in just 9 short months). If that rate continues, it would be nearly 30,000 miles in one year. It is scheduled to be removed from service at 25,000 miles, which will be within the next several weeks.

The service records showed one oil change at 7080 miles, and the second at 16755 miles. The oil change light came on while I had it. I noticed it on at 21761.... so it likely lit up right at the 5,000 mile mark.

However, this is far from the highest mileage rental I've driven.


Which rental company was it from? The local Enterprise rentals get oil changes at least every 5k, according to the local repair shop that I go to. Even the Hertz rental that my friend bought had 5k oil changes on the dot.

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

I haven't driven rental cars before, but according to Autocheck my current car was a rental of some sort early in its life. IIRC between 3/02 and 10/02. The records says it had 18xxx miles at the end of its life as a rental.

 

[mrsilv04]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
I had a Toyota Prius yesterday that had been put in service in July of 2008. I returned it with 22,000 miles on it (in just 9 short months). If that rate continues, it would be nearly 30,000 miles in one year. It is scheduled to be removed from service at 25,000 miles, which will be within the next several weeks.

The service records showed one oil change at 7080 miles, and the second at 16755 miles. The oil change light came on while I had it. I noticed it on at 21761.... so it likely lit up right at the 5,000 mile mark.

However, this is far from the highest mileage rental I've driven.


Which rental company was it from? The local Enterprise rentals get oil changes at least every 5k, according to the local repair shop that I go to. Even the Hertz rental that my friend bought had 5k oil changes on the dot.


National.

 

[Throckmorton]

There were 46,000 miles on the 2.7L Dodge Charger I rented from Dollar Rent A Car just last week.

Yes I checked the oil even though it was a rental. No there wasn't any sludge.

 

[mrsilv04]

The rental fleets seem to be getting more "experienced".

Rental #1 today was a 2008 Camry with 32,000 miles, two bald tires (one on the passenger front, one on the driver rear), and a pull to the right in the front end (I suspect the bald tire is the culprit). It was really dirty on the inside (and smelled), and the outside was all dinged and scratched up. It was out of the Avis fleet, with New York plates.

Since my trip today is 90% interstate miles, I wasn't thrilled with the bald tire on the front AND with it pulling towards that corner.

After several miles of it pulling to the right, I turned around and returned it to the airport and swapped it out for a 2008 Impala LT with even MORE miles (34,000) out of the Budget fleet. (Are Avis and Budget owned by the same company now?).

The Impala is in much better overall condition and has XM (even still smells new, not like the smell of dirty socks inside the Camry). It showed 7% oil life when I picked it up.

When I picked up the Camry, I noticed a Hyundai Sonata parked next to the Camry with 39,000 miles on the odometer.

 

[dishdude]

I guess it is true that the rental car companies are holding on to their cars longer. The most I had ever seen on a rental before this year was the low 30's.

I had a Prius with 40k miles on it last month, it was in decent shape considering it was a rental for all of it's life. There were a lot of scratches on the outside but the interior was in ok shape for the mileage.

There were no floor mats in the front though and a slight pull.

Fuel economy was great, but otherwise hated everything about the car.

 

[moklock]

Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
(Are Avis and Budget owned by the same company


Yeah, they are.