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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by maxerickson on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @06:33PM (#6679305)
Yeah, I'm not sure there is a large underutilized fleet of cheap, high value vehicles out there.

(High value meaning predictable/reliable/etc, not necessarily sticker price)

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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by xbryanx on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @06:42PM (#6679367)
Where do rental cars go after they're two or three years old? I've always wondered, but they seem like a stock of well maintained vehicles ready for leasing.
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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by sliverstorm on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @06:45PM (#6679376)
they seem like a stock of well maintained vehicles ready for leasing

Please excuse my mirth, but fleet vehicles are generally not well-maintained, and the folks renting cars tend to be hard on them.

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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by brudgers on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @07:39PM (#6679694)
The difference between a rental car and a Jeep is that you can drive a rental car anywhere.
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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by calbear81 on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @07:00PM (#6679478)
They go to the sales lot. A lot of rental car companies have their sales divisions and dealerships to specifically get rid of old fleet cars.
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Re:Startup Idea: Used Car Leasing by baddox on Tuesday November 05, 2013 @06:59PM (#6679477)
According to a friend of mine who works at one of the big US rental companies, they go to car auctions and sell for very low prices.
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