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From: hawk@oliven.UUCP (Rick)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers
Subject: Hertz car sales
Message-ID: <444@oliven.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 16:53:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: oliven.444
Posted: Tue Sep  4 16:53:21 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Sep-84 06:02:09 EDT
Organization: University of Waikiki
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Has anybody had any experience with Hertz or any other car rental agency's used
car sales?  The only new car that I found that fits my requirements (1.
adequate head clearance--meaning my head doesn't touch the roof if I sit up
straight.  2.  cost under $8k with air  3.  be generally agreeable--decent
ride, agreeable transmission [goes into gear easily without lot's of searching,
decent clucth]) is the Honda Civic Wagovan, and it's kind of ugly and has an
overly tiny back seat.  Thus, to stay in my price range, I am looking at larger
(and slightly more $) used rentals.  My father just bought a used Cougar ('83,
25k) for about 8k, and a Cutlass Supreme is about the same.  

Questions:  
1.	how well do they tend to hold up?
2.	We bought the 2 year, 24k mile warranty for about $200-$300.  How easy
	is it to get them to honor it if there is a problem.
3.	How will it hold up after the first two years.  The two years is
	significant as it will give me time to graduate without paying
	for major repairs.  The ~$160/mo payments are less than repairs on my
	late bug had been running.
4.	What kind of mileage do these types (medium sized car, AT, and V-6)
	tend to get?

I'll post generalizations about specific brands to net.consumers, and anything
that anybody asks for to net.auto.


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   rick                                     (Rick Hawkins @ Olivetti ATC)
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