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In reply to the discussion: Rental cars may be about to flood the used-car market [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. I was thinking of picking up a used short bus from the local bus company...
to turn into a camper. Know one of mechanics over there. and they sell them by calendar, not repair expense.
They are well maintained and the formula they use ends up with them selling for 5 grand for the standard school bus and 3 grand for the short one. We didn't get around to the big commuter and highway buses.
The point is that these are in excellent shape because they are maintained. Each company is different, but the ones with the burned out engines or bent frames usually go elsewhere.
So, from there we go to rental fleets-- same thing. The Enterprise lot down the road sells the good ones. Like new, maybe 30 grand on the clock. Some even still in original warranty (but not many).
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....70 - 59.5 equals 10.5 million parked in lots all over the world....just this year
pbmus
May 2020
#23
I was thinking of picking up a used short bus from the local bus company...
TreasonousBastard
May 2020
#2
I'm not afraid of used rental cars especially, but a problem for me is selection/features ...
mr_lebowski
May 2020
#3
I suppose it's not that bad for car makers.. In my area the prices haven't really gone down...
mitch96
May 2020
#7
I was driving a 15 year old car and decided to take advantage of this credit situation.
ooky
May 2020
#10
Not onlt that, some car companies are trying to get leasers to keep their cars longer.
TheBlackAdder
May 2020
#21