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Droptopscott · 06-01-2014, 05:27 PM

What are your thoughts on buying a enterprise fleet car. I found a 13 convertible that's crystal red with 27,500 miles for 25,000. Car is in great shape but I've never bought a fleet vehicle before. Should I run away or ?

heymatt · 06-01-2014, 06:56 PM

Run away!

007s 'Vert · 06-01-2014, 11:34 PM

Hmmmmmm dunno what to tell ya....mos5 of the rental ones I see here I Vegas are 1lts and silver......usually stuck in traffic on the Strip.....and I see lots of them......they look so "run of the mill"

LStick · 06-01-2014, 11:55 PM

Had good luck with Enterprise cars in the past, toughest part was that their prices are higher sometimes than new.

I found this '14 Blue Ray Convert on their manifest on the East Coast, with 1/2 the miles, twice the factory warranty, and hopefully built with no top issues for a few thousand bucks more.

http://www.enterprisecarsales.com/ca...Convertible_2D

Maybe a better buy.

NYCamOwner · 06-02-2014, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Droptopscott

What are your thoughts on buying a enterprise fleet car. I found a 13 convertible that's crystal red with 27,500 miles for 25,000. Car is in great shape but I've never bought a fleet vehicle before. Should I run away or ?

Have you ever rented a car before? I've seen how some people treat them, it would be a crap shoot....

OrangeVert · 06-02-2014, 09:47 PM

Crap shoot for sure.

Jfoster · 06-03-2014, 09:01 PM

Try carguru, it will pull up alot vehicles to choose from. I think you could find a better deal on much lower mileage units.

hworth18 · 06-04-2014, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Droptopscott

What are your thoughts on buying a enterprise fleet car. I found a 13 convertible that's crystal red with 27,500 miles for 25,000. Car is in great shape but I've never bought a fleet vehicle before. Should I run away or ?

My car was a rental/fleet car. I bought it in early 2012 for $27,500 and it only had 12k miles on the odometer. I now have over 55k and no serious issues as of yet other than the top being replaced (knock on wood).

lvrtrnsplnt · 06-06-2014, 09:33 PM

mine is a lease car out of Portland, i'm guessing a airport lease. bought it the fall of 012 with 13000 on it. hadno issues and came with a full warranty. the way i look at it i beat the drive off depreciation.

Droptopscott · 06-07-2014, 12:12 PM

I talked to my employer that's a Chevy dealer and they found me a ashen grey 13 with 27,??? Miles on it after taking my trade I will finance 26,500 plus they give me 3 mo 4k warranty on any damage and lifetime powertrain in addition to full gm warranty. I don't know if it's a rental or not and will get to check it out when it gets in to see if it needs any repairs plus I get paid to work on it.

hworth18 · 06-07-2014, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Droptopscott

I talked to my employer that's a Chevy dealer and they found me a ashen grey 13 with 27,??? Miles on it after taking my trade I will finance 26,500 plus they give me 3 mo 4k warranty on any damage and lifetime powertrain in addition to full gm warranty. I don't know if it's a rental or not and will get to check it out when it gets in to see if it needs any repairs plus I get paid to work on it.

That's not a bad deal, but the mileage seems kinda high..

kevinw · 06-09-2014, 08:52 PM

i personally wouldnt buy a rental car knowing how some people treat them. however, if the car is checked out, and buyer knows everything about the car, they probably can be a good deal. but, i bet many people abuse these cars in rentals to see how fast they will go or the acceleration. many fleet companies do service the car at least on regular basis, so they do get maintainence.

06-01-2014, 05:27 PM	#1
Droptopscott Drives: 2014 1lt rs convertible Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Paris ky Posts: 41	Buying a fleet car What are your thoughts on buying a enterprise fleet car. I found a 13 convertible that's crystal red with 27,500 miles for 25,000. Car is in great shape but I've never bought a fleet vehicle before. Should I run away or ?

06-01-2014, 06:56 PM	#2
heymatt Drives: 2012 IBM 2SS Vert. Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Tequesta, Fl. Posts: 784	Run away! __________________ LS3/M6 K&N, VMAX throttle body, RX Catch Can, skip shift eliminator, DT shorties and Solo HFC, DRL harness and 5K LED DRL, ZL1 rear sway, 1LE front sway

06-01-2014, 11:34 PM	#3
007s 'Vert Formerly Lil'BlueCoupe Drives: '13 2LT/RS Vert, Summit White Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vegas Baby!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,786	Hmmmmmm dunno what to tell ya....mos5 of the rental ones I see here I Vegas are 1lts and silver......usually stuck in traffic on the Strip.....and I see lots of them......they look so "run of the mill" __________________

06-02-2014, 09:47 PM	#6
OrangeVert "Catharine" Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern NH Posts: 2,129	Crap shoot for sure. __________________

06-01-2014, 11:55 PM	#4
LStick Drives: 2021 Shadow Gray 1LS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Streetsboro Ohio Posts: 1,370	Had good luck with Enterprise cars in the past, toughest part was that their prices are higher sometimes than new. I found this '14 Blue Ray Convert on their manifest on the East Coast, with 1/2 the miles, twice the factory warranty, and hopefully built with no top issues for a few thousand bucks more. http://www.enterprisecarsales.com/ca...Convertible_2D Maybe a better buy.

06-03-2014, 09:01 PM	#7
Jfoster Drives: 2016 GT vert. Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: La Posts: 198	Try carguru, it will pull up alot vehicles to choose from. I think you could find a better deal on much lower mileage units.

06-06-2014, 09:33 PM	#9
lvrtrnsplnt Drives: 2012 LT2 Camaro Convertable Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: minnesota Posts: 27 View My Garage	mine is a lease car out of Portland, i'm guessing a airport lease. bought it the fall of 012 with 13000 on it. hadno issues and came with a full warranty. the way i look at it i beat the drive off depreciation.

06-07-2014, 12:12 PM	#10
Droptopscott Drives: 2014 1lt rs convertible Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Paris ky Posts: 41	I talked to my employer that's a Chevy dealer and they found me a ashen grey 13 with 27,??? Miles on it after taking my trade I will finance 26,500 plus they give me 3 mo 4k warranty on any damage and lifetime powertrain in addition to full gm warranty. I don't know if it's a rental or not and will get to check it out when it gets in to see if it needs any repairs plus I get paid to work on it.

06-09-2014, 08:52 PM	#12
kevinw Drives: 2013 Black 2 LT vert Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: kansas city Posts: 1,764	i personally wouldnt buy a rental car knowing how some people treat them. however, if the car is checked out, and buyer knows everything about the car, they probably can be a good deal. but, i bet many people abuse these cars in rentals to see how fast they will go or the acceleration. many fleet companies do service the car at least on regular basis, so they do get maintainence.