[Texas resident]

I worked for a rent car company a long time ago.

The renters regularly beat the hell out these cars.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Still, there is often interest in them at auction, which is a tribute to their mechanical capabilities, at least when they are relatively young.

Do you know what the average mileage/age of the cars was when they replaced them and cycled the old ones to auction?

[Gay State Conservative]

I don't treat rental cars *nearly* as well as I treat my own car.I'm a conservative driver so I don't beat them mechanically (brakes,tires,gas pedal,etc) but I'm much less inclined to care about crumbs and spilled drinks in a rental than I am in my car.Also,when I get a free loaner from the dealer,I'll refill it with Regular rather than Premium...which those cars require (German).