ENTERPRISE has 2012 YARIS sedans for rentals and sale ...

[Hershey]

. We just discovered this about a week ago . Anyone seen , drove or purchased one of these ?

[b20vteg]

what do they look like? :S

[Shroomster]

Lol.....

[Cutie Pie #2]

I work at enterprise as a driver and my co-workers always give me the Yaris to drive since I have one, most of the people I work with don't like driving them. Enterprise now will use any brand of car, they use to only use/rent american brands way back in the day. They will sell the cars once they either reach 2 years or 30,000 miles which ever comes first or if someone requests a car, one can buy any car that enterprise rents at any time.

[Shroomster]

Sorry to offtopic this, but Cutie Pie, your user tag "BLU SK8" was going to be our 2007's custom license plate this year, had we not lost it in the accident.

[Hershey]

We have a small ENTERPRISE about 18 miles away . No YARIS sedans there that we know of . Doubt they sell them . Have to go to larger cities . Those are 50+ miles away in all directions . The sticks .

[Absolutely Red 12]

. We just discovered this about a week ago . Anyone seen , drove or purchased one of these ?

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.

[Cutie Pie #2]

Sorry to offtopic this, but Cutie Pie, your user tag "BLU SK8" was going to be our 2007's custom license plate this year, had we not lost it in the accident.

That is my license plate that I actually do have on my car.

[Cutie Pie #2]

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.

Yeah I would never also after seeing first hand how people treat rental's it's bad. Plus they sell them for just about retail price on some cars.

[nookandcrannycar]

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.

Me neither.

[Hershey]

Us neither too .

[fnkngrv]

I ran into a fellow last fall that had one as a rental in Southern Maine.

[fnkngrv]

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.

I have purchased 4 or 5 rentals personally and was pretty lucky I guess because never had any issues with them except for one which was the Chrysler Pacifica back in 08. That one had bad heated seat elements which had to be replaced and a tranny that crapped the bed, but it happened within the first 30 days so was repaired with OEM parts for free.

[nookandcrannycar]

I ran into a fellow last fall that had one as a rental in Southern Maine.

Did it look like the 2010 Sedan? I did a '2011 Yaris Sedan rental' search and one of the hits had a picture and it looked just like the 2010. I also did a '2012 Yaris Sedan rental' search and didn't get any pics, but one of the hits included 'Toyota (USA) continues to offer the unmodified sedan for fleet sales'.

[Absolutely Red 12]

Yeah I would never also after seeing first hand how people treat rental's it's bad. Plus they sell them for just about retail price on some cars.

Speaking in the first person?!

I abuse rentals!!:burnrubber:

[nookandcrannycar]

I have purchased 4 or 5 rentals personally and was pretty lucky I guess because never had any issues with them except for one which was the Chrysler Pacifica back in 08. That one had bad heated seat elements which had to be replaced and a tranny that crapped the bed, but it happened within the first 30 days so was repaired with OEM parts for free.

I saw a Mercedes R series on the freeway a few weeks ago. I thought 'I wrote a Yarisworld post about seeing a Mercedes (in Marin County, CA) where the driver thought the rules didn't apply to her and got stuck with all 4 wheels off the ground driving over a parking lot median and think I posted that it was a G series -- but it wasn't -- it was an R, just like the one I'm looking at right now'. I saw an R on the road soon after it came out (2006 Model Year I think), and I remember thinking it looked like the Pacifica....not surprising, since much of the same team (in Germany) designed them. I liked the looks of the Pacifica when it came out, but I think the R series Merc (even with some similarity/essence/relation to the Pacifica) is ugly.

[nookandcrannycar]

Speaking in the first person?!

I abuse rentals!!:burnrubber:

So do I. I also had the chance to drive many different cars (when I was in High School) that my dad would bring home (he was in the car business, but not an owner) and I didn't show many of those cars much mercy either.

[Foot]

Had a guy come over from France and asked for a compact rental. They gave him a Yaris sedan, he thought it was a mistake. I guess compacts are alot smaller in France than here.
On a side note, I have a 2006 Pacifica and the first year it was in the shop 6 times. After that very minor problems ever since. My wife loves it, to me it is like driving a bus in comparison to my little hathback.

[Hershey]

By chance found this '12 sedan automatic at a dealer lot . Had some good dings and stratches on it . Interior was a bit rough as well . Looked to be from a recent car auction . Do like Silver for the sedan . Here are some pics .

[jayeh]

Did somebody say rental yaris?

http://www.everymilesamemory.com/Images%205/Toyota%20Yaris%204x4%201.JPG

http://www.everymilesamemory.com/Images%205/Toyota%20Yaris%204x4%202.JPG

Remember, you might be buying this car!
Source (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=517309)

[Absolutely Red 12]

Or this rental used on Top Gear USA

http://www.imcdb.org/i536547.jpg

[Absolutely Red 12]

Had a guy come over from France and asked for a compact rental. They gave him a Yaris sedan, he thought it was a mistake. I guess compacts are alot smaller in France than here.


The compact rentals in Belgium and France is the Citroen C3, the Yaris is a mid size rental. Everything above is a luxury rental.

[fnkngrv]

Did it look like the 2010 Sedan? I did a '2011 Yaris Sedan rental' search and one of the hits had a picture and it looked just like the 2010. I also did a '2012 Yaris Sedan rental' search and didn't get any pics, but one of the hits included 'Toyota (USA) continues to offer the unmodified sedan for fleet sales'.

The rental that I talked to the driver of was a liftback. The driver was bitching because their company gave them this "shitbox" instead of a real car. I replied that perhaps a shitbox was a good match for an apparent shithead. He didn't have much to say after that.

[Shroomster]

The rental that I talked to the driver of was a liftback. The driver was bitching because their company gave them this "shitbox" instead of a real car. I replied that perhaps a shitbox was a good match for an apparent shithead. He didn't have much to say after that.

^^^hehehe.....:clap:

[nookandcrannycar]

By chance found this '12 sedan automatic at a dealer lot . Had some good dings and stratches on it . Interior was a bit rough as well . Looked to be from a recent car auction . Do like Silver for the sedan . Here are some pics .

Enterprise = hubris (at least in Los Angeles, IMO). Go to Yahoo Autos and enter Toyota Yaris into the used car section. Use 92660 for the zip code (a Newport Beach, California zip code) and change the search radius on the little drop down menu from the default (50 miles i think) to 200 miles and do that search. Then click on the mileage header (this will change the results from ascending order to descending order). The result at the top = Enterprise in L.A. is selling a 2012 Yaris with 334,457 miles on it for $13,599.00.

[Hershey]

^ Yikes ! That's a car salesman erotic dream :moon: . ^

[nookandcrannycar]

I was driving South on the I-45 Feeder on the eastern edge of The Woodlands, TX earlier this evening. I came upon what is likely a new Avis Budget location (I've never seen it before). I saw 2 cars ready to go in their lot, an Aveo and a Silver 3rd Gen Yaris 3-door hatch. I wonder how widespread Yarii availability is within Avis Budget? Just the Houston Metro? Just Texas? Nationwide?

[Shroomster]

Our fleet is nationwide. That yaris will be on that lot today and in two weeks someone may travel to Georgia and leave it there.

[nookandcrannycar]

:thumbsup:
Our fleet is nationwide

Does that mean no 'other than original location' or 'out of state' drop off fee? Or does that mean you CAN do it (TX to GA for example), but subject to fees at any location other than where you rented the car? I know Enterprise can = high fees or sometimes interstate/different location not allowed (but I thought that = re franchised locations).

[yougojay]

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.
Oh me gosh, heck no - :eek:

[Shroomster]

:thumbsup:


Does that mean no 'other than original location' or 'out of state' drop off fee? Or does that mean you CAN do it (TX to GA for example), but subject to fees at any location other than where you rented the car? I know Enterprise can = high fees or sometimes interstate/different location not allowed (but I thought that = re franchised locations).

I have no idea, sorry. I'm a maintenance tech not a rental agent. I just know 1 in 4 cars I see has an out-of-state plate.

[nookandcrannycar]

:thumbsup: Thanks anyway.

1 in 4 cars I see has an out-of-state plate

Quite interesting. Might be due to your location (proximity to Disney properties, etc.), but still quite interesting.

[Yaristeve]

Would never think of purchasing a retired rental.

Especially a Yaris.

My statement has nothing to do with the quality of the Yaris (I love mine). But, I know how badly rentals are treated, and the cheaper the cars are the worse they get treated. And being most likely underpowered compared to the renter's normal ride, I imagine any rental Yaris will spend most if not all its time at WOT and being totally thrashed...

[nookandcrannycar]

Especially a Yaris.

My statement has nothing to do with the quality of the Yaris (I love mine). But, I know how badly rentals are treated, and the cheaper the cars are the worse they get treated. And being most likely underpowered compared to the renter's normal ride, I imagine any rental Yaris will spend most if not all its time at WOT and being totally thrashed...

Especially the one I mentioned in post 25 on this thread. Anyone who buys that car, even for much less than the ripoff price Enterprise is asking, needs to have their head examined.

[daf62757]

When I travel and request rental cars, the Toyotas are always out. One once did I ever get a Yaris and that was about 4 years ago in Phoenix. I have a feeling most people ask for a Toyota first and then settle for whatever is left over.

[jayeh]

When I travel and request rental cars, the Toyotas are always out. One once did I ever get a Yaris and that was about 4 years ago in Phoenix. I have a feeling most people ask for a Toyota first and then settle for whatever is left over.

I think Toyotas are just rare as rental cars...

[Septembersrain]

I have a 2004 Kia Rio. Which I have shed more tears over than I'd like to admit. Sorry, Off topic a bit maybe. Well, This time it landed in the shop for far too long. There was an enterprise close by, So I went to go rent a car. Guess what they had? Yep. A 2013 Yaris 5-door. Needless to say, I actually had a blast! Seriously.

If all goes as it's supposed to today, I'll be bringing home a brand new 2013 Yaris LE in black (3-Door)! Wish me luck folks.

I'd wanted a new car for a while so I'd test drove a lot of cars....

Ford Fiesta: Laggy, unreliable feeling little penalty box.
Ford Focus: Big, annoying instrument clusters, A ford. (LOL)
Chevy Sonic: Oh look! Motorcycle like gauges. Too bad it's a car. Oh and mediocre gas mileage on top of it.
Chevy Spark: That's.. It's.. It felt just plain dangerous.
Kia Rio: Oh, The new one was great. Too bad I test drove a used one with only 10K miles later and realized they only feel good for the first 5K miles.
Hyundai Accent: Nope, Nope.. And Nope.
Fiat 500: HAHAHAH... Oh.. Excuse me.. HAHAHAHA....
Scion iQ: .... I'm still laughing here...
Scion xD: How can you conveniently forget to put an adjustable drivers seat lever?!? *Sighs*

Anything else I test drove but didn't mention, Well it obviously wasn't memorable enough to mention. Just my two cents being tossed about. :laughabove:

Me and my fiancee argue about how to drive rental cars. I tell him, Just because your renting it now doesn't mean you should abuse it. Someone might buy it someday. He says, "Well that's their problem isn't it?". Oh my ethics.. *Snorts*

[Squishy]

Squishy is an enterprise rental, I bought it from them and was very pleased with everything about my transaction, no haggle pricing $13,500 30k mi, and well loaded LE. new body style comes with some additional warranties and road side assistance. As a former Avis rental Agent and Budget Service tech if a car was rented when it was up for maintenance I'd be written up. There is probably no better maintained cars anywhere. Plus they partnered with my credit union which gave me a special rate. If you have any additional questions I'll answer whatever you come up with regarding the purchase of Squishy.

[jayeh]

Squishy is an enterprise rental, I bought it from them and was very pleased with everything about my transaction, no haggle pricing $13,500 30k mi, and well loaded LE. new body style comes with some additional warranties and road side assistance. As a former Avis rental Agent and Budget Service tech if a car was rented when it was up for maintenance I'd be written up. There is probably no better maintained cars anywhere. Plus they partnered with my credit union which gave me a special rate. If you have any additional questions I'll answer whatever you come up with regarding the purchase of Squishy.

My former employer used to rent from Avis. We had a hell of a time trying to get them to do an oil change when our car was due, they said just ignore the light!

[mirapatec]

At least your rental Yaris exposed you to a much better car. Sometimes these random acts happen.

[Septembersrain]

At least your rental Yaris exposed you to a much better car. Sometimes these random acts happen.

I would of never considered the Yaris if it wasn't for having one as a rental.
Turns out it was the perfect car for me. The dealership up the street gave me a perfect price too. =D

I couldn't be happier.

[Onwrdigo]

The best way to select a new car is to rent the one's your considering to see how they have held-up after hundreds of people have driven/abused? them.

Ford Focus: Crazy transmission that always felt confused and was jerky. Could not see out the back very well either.
Fiesta: No...just no. It just felt like a blob of "cheap" plastic.
Rio5: Harsh engine when cold...sounded like marbles in the intake until it got up to operating temp...then it was ok....but that would drive me nuts in winter.
Accent: The care they take to build the Elantra and Sonata is not the same level built into the Accent.

It then came down to the Fiat 500 ( Pop or Sport) and the Toyota Yaris LE. I rented 5 Fiats and 5 Yaris Hatchbacks over a period of 3 months. I took 200 mile round trips in each of them with lots of city and highway driving.

I liked both, but in the end, it was a '12 Yaris LE Hatch that had been "badly" abused that convinced me to go Toyota. It still drove great except for the roar on the rear bald tire the agency refused to replace yet. It literally had 3 new tires and one bald one. And still drove great with hardly a rattle.

The Fiat was intriguing, but that transmissions when cold, is the harshest shifting automatic I have felt in years and there were various rattles in a few of them...never the same rattles, but each one was unique to each car (inconsistency in "build quality").....could not stand that either. Fiat blogs have shown some very interesting problems from the owners that the dealers are struggling to figure out. I think by 2015 or 2016, they will get them right, but I still have an issue with the car being shipped in parts from Italy. The engine goes to Detroit for assembly and then that is trucked to meet the rest of the car in Toluca Mexico (the old PT Cruiser Assembly Plant) to be finished. I am just not comfortable with that.

The five Yaris' I rented were consistent with each other whether they had 4000 miles or 40,000 miles. So I went Yaris. Glad I did.

And "yes", when the rental agencies sell them, they are asking just below a new car price, but they have some serious mileage on them. So I went with a new one.

[nookandcrannycar]

The best way to select a new car is to rent the one's your considering to see how they have held-up after hundreds of people have driven/abused? them.

:thumbsup:

The five Yaris' I rented were consistent with each other whether they had 4000 miles or 40,000 miles. So I went Yaris. Glad I did.

Great that you did such an extensive test. I hope the consistent build quality continues with the French built Yaris.

[Hershey]

Some car dealers may let you take a new / used car for a day or 2 if you ask .