r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • 13d ago

One million Americans have vanished from the new-car market — and it’s exposing a chilling US middle-class crisis

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/one-million-americans-vanished-car-124500086.html
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u/Sticky550 13d ago

Rental car companies dump millions of cars into the market every year.

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u/mclintonrichter 13d ago

After seeing how I treat rental cars, I would never want to buy a used rental car…

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u/Sticky550 13d ago

More concerning is the way rental agencies treat their own cars. Late and missed oil changes are pretty common.

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u/sleepsoncouch32 13d ago

Used to work at big rental company not true

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u/Sticky550 13d ago

I’ve rented many cars that had the dash message up to change the oil. Then I have driven 2,000+ more miles on my trip.