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Replying to: geffen (Jun 08, 2007 3:21 pm)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 08, 2007 4:40 pm)
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Replying to: savetheland (Jun 08, 2007 5:02 pm)
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Replying to: geffen (Jun 10, 2007 5:16 am) Doesn't even the SEL have black plastic interior door release handles now? I think they also removed the cabin air filter the previous years had. You would be better off buying an ex-rental directly from Hertz or Budget if yo must buy one at all. They keep the best ones to sell themselves and the rest get auctioned off and resold at car dealerships. They also got rid of the optional 24 valve engine even though it had more power and didn't use any more fuel. They should have just made it standard and dropped the Vulcan instead.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 10, 2007 7:59 am)
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Replying to: geffen (Jun 10, 2007 2:36 pm) Hertz has their own program with money back guarantee, fixed prices and reasonably priced extended warranties that have better coverage than the the "Certified" program coverage you get from Ford. The Hertz fixed price plus extended warranty is still cheaper than the Ford Certified car with the standard Certified program coverage. All of the Hertz cars will have some of the original Ford factory warranty coverage remaining. Almost all have under 30K miles and a few might have under 20K miles. Budget probably has similar program. You will pay a price premium for the dealer certified car that the rental company dumped because it didn't meet some minimum standard of cars they wanted to sell on their own.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 10, 2007 2:49 pm) I'm debating on buying an ex rental i've heard horror stories about how some rental companies do not complete oil changes on time and other maint.
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Replying to: geffen (Jun 10, 2007 3:09 pm) Plus, since the car is still under factory warranty, you still have the option to buy a Ford warranty from a Ford dealer if you really feel more comfortable with the Ford extended warranty. Hertz also had a 30 day return policy on the car. The cars at the dealer likely came from a rental company anyway since there are no private party new car sales of the 2006-2007 Taurus. The cars from Hertz and Budget with problems such as missing service, higher mileage or other problems are auctioned off to dealers and they keeps the rest to sell themself. The additional costs you should factor in is that the car will likely be due for 30K service within months of purchase at $400-500 if you have it done a Ford dealer and you will probably also need to replace the original tires and front brake pads in less than a year at that mileage. After that, you should be home free for a long time.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Jun 10, 2007 3:19 pm)
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