About four months ago, my wife and I decided that it was time to purchase a new vehicle. I had owned a Ford Explorer for the last three and a half years, and although I had enjoyed driving it during that time, I was ready to start driving a smaller vehicle. Not only did I know that a smaller vehicle would help with gas costs (even though the price of gas has dropped dramatically), but I was simply ready for a different style of vehicle to drive.
When I first started looking, I did the normal routine of visiting the car lots of a variety of auto dealers. I wasn’t really having any luck finding a vehicle that I wanted in the price range that I was planning to spend, but luckily one of my close friends suggested an excellent idea to me. He told me that I should consider purchasing a vehicle from a rental car company. He had done this two years earlier, and had been very happy with his purchase over the last two years.
I took some time comparing different rental car companies, and ended up finding a lightly used rental car to purchase at an excellent price.