Normally if I'm renting a car it means I'm in a city with a road system I'm not familiar with.
I drive the rental slow and easy.
I drive the rental slow and easy.
Same here. I check all fluids, and clean it up top to bottom when I return itI treat them well, don't abuse them or do stupid things. I do clean it before returning it, check the fluids when I rent it and note any issues.
We should all change the oil and do a uoa before we return them haha!I drive them. Sometimes I fill them up before I turn them in.
Some of ya'll do too much. Silly.
Yeah evidently. I don't even "top up fluids" on my own car. What is there to "top up?"We should all change the oil and do a uoa before we return them haha!
I mean....I don't take them above redline or anything.I treat rentals with respect. I won't even put cheap gas in a rental. To mistreat a rental car is a reflection of a person's character.
Scott
Ah, checking the oil is one thing I will do. A long time ago (late 90s) I had a rental Ford Contour that I drove from San Jose to Chico, CA and when I stopped to fill it up in Chico, the dipstick barely registered. Took a quart and a half to fill it up. So since then, if I'm going any sort of distance like say more than an hour away, I stop and check. It's more self preservation than a desire to care for the car. I don't want to have have my trip interrupted by a mechanical failure due to insufficient oil quantity.I do about 100 rental days a year. I tend to test their acceleration performance, but no more than I do my own vehicles. I drive them normally, and pick up my trash inside before I return them. However, they are getting whatever the cheapest regular gas I can find, and I never check the oil. I don't even open the hood unless I want to see what motor is in it.
So long as you're not revving the engine cold I don't see a problem with what you're doing. Nor do I have an issue using "inexpensive" gasoline. My primary reason for using major brands is because I trust the security of their pay at the pump system more than I do those of a convenience store.I mean....I don't take them above redline or anything.
But I'm definitely going to floor it. I need to understand the capabilities before I go merging into traffic
As for cheap gas, I put the cheapest available that is convenient to my location. It all comes from the same tank farm most likely. I would never knowingly put gas in that was going to cause any sort of problem. But I won't go out of my way to find Top Tier or anything.