Vehicle shortage

It is mind boggling how many TRD OR’s are sitting at the car rental agencies. Tacoma trd’s up the Yang Yang, also 1 party in our group rented a 4Runner TRD.

In order to replenish their fleets after the big sell off. These rental car agencies are grabbing what they can to get up and running. Also my salesman mentioned to me that new car priorities are going to the rental companies.

After seeing what I saw today At Boston Logan airport rental lot, I believe him. Row after row of new Tacoma quad, Trd Or’s
Actually row after row of all makes and models. Makes me think the American people are being duped again. Shortage of vehicles to the public, but evidently not to rental companies.

 

I had to travel for work twice this week, and BOTH times, I was lucky enough to get a 4Runner as a rental.... One black, one red. Both SR5's. The black one was 4wd and the red was 2wd.

Cheers,

Sean

 

Consumers being passed over for business? Say it ain’t so.

 

Well good rental sales in the future, if you would buy a rental 4Runner.

 

I would never buy a rental lol...the few I have been in lately were freaking disgusting. And some people get a nice ‘test drive’ out of them if you know what I mean.

 

^This 100%

I have an uncle who LOVES to "get the most" out of rentals. I remember him telling an epic story of going off road in a rented Dodge Neon back in the day. I was bothered by his brutal honesty, but know that there are many others out there like him. It's easy to "wash away" the evidence in a lot of cases. Unless there is a glaring dent or crack, the rental folks won't bat an eye in most cases.

 

I tested the power of the 5.3L in a 2021 Silverado recently, felt like a race truck. I was also mad that I had it because my Toyota needed a new front differential and that was the free rental while at dealer.

 

Testing the power is one thing. Making a little sedan try to be an off-road beast is another

 

Completely understandable, and respectable lol.

 

Speaking of vehicle shortages, has to suck to wait months for your vehicle to have it stolen...this is where I purchased mine

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/c...olice/71-eb060ca7-ace3-4f84-aa8e-e8b7c71cd065

 

Ill admit, im one of them lol. But yea ill never buy a rental car.

 

Yeah Wife ordered BMW 230i back in May. Salesman called a couple weeks ago to me now waiting for 2023 line to start up. Yesterday he called & had an alotment on X drive one. I told him no she doesn't need that nor will she want to spend the extra $$$ which I told her it's your car get what you want.
Yeah my las t2 yrs of travelling to Bos/Mia/San diego/Chi seen A LOT of 4Runners in rental parking lots along W/Many of the mfg's models.

 

Back when I traveled I had a lot of fun with rental cars when I was young and dumb. No thanks I’ll pass on them.

As for the thefts it’s awful and the new American economy a painful transition.

 

Yep they are really sticking it to us hard working folks! Tax the hell outta me to give my hard earnings to lazy people / endless government money hole and make all the prices of goods stupid on top of it.

 

you voted those crooks in...so it's no surprise on the skullduggery

 

I approved of none of this

 

No matter who you're voting for, there's a good chance they're a crook.