Would you ever buy an ex-rental performance car?

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Would you ever buy an ex-rental performance/sports car?

I've come across one which is about 18 months old. It's for sale at a franchised main dealership and under their approved used scheme with their original manufactures/approved used warranty. It's for sale at roughly 10% less than the equivalent car of same age and mileage.

I've not inspected the car yet. But under the assumption a test drive doesn't bring up any noticeable problems and the body work is in reasonable condition...
However the previous owner is definitely one of the daily hire companies.

Is it worth buying?
Is it worth even considering - if further discounted?
Or just walk away?

I know the stories of how hire cars are driven really hard (and potentially even more so for a performance car). Is it really going to be future failure heading my way beyond the warranty period, or should it all be just fine, since these cars are built to be driven?

Edited by jc74 on Saturday 10th December 00:22

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dalzo said:

What kind of rental was it?

Like a ex-lease golf r or a day hire Lamborghini type.

Wouldn't think twice about buying either if they've been maintained and well taken care of.

It's a day hire though not quite a Lamborghini, think something like a Porsche Boxster/BMW M4/Merc C63/Audi TT RS class...

It's been serviced (one and only) on schedule, though by the hire company itself rather than a main dealer.


And is genuine 10% under...

Some friends have advised me to avoid due to the fact it really would have been ragged (you don't hire one just to go to a business meeting) and have hard a hard life and mechanical problems further down the road.
Be good to know if anyone can vouch one way or the other...

Edited by jc74 on Friday 9th December 23:18

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ging84 said:

No dealer is knocking off 10% because it's an ex rental, half the nearly new cars they sell will be ex rental.
It's a vat qualifying vehicle, ex rentals and leases almost always are.

I've spoken to the dealer and it's definitely the price (no VAT on top). It's been reduced recently to be 10% under, mainly because it's been sat on the forecourt since the summer.

The hire company is "Miles and Miles self drive", and the service was done within schedule by "Paragon Fleet Services".

The dealer and advert both say it's an approved used car and will be honoured with their usual warranty.

(Dalzo)
I think you're right, people wouldn't have taken it easy at all, but then I guess my question is, just how much impact does it have on the long term life of a vehicle if say during the first year/10,000 miles of life it was treated badly?

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craigjm said:

So what car is it?

It's a Jaguar F-Type.