My experience has been the same. About the only think I think they really worry about are the brakes, I've never had one with bad brakes. I've had slipping clutches, sloppy steering, near-bald tires, worn out oil-burning engines, but always good brakes.
Allan On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:02 -0700, "tyler" <casi...@usermail.com> wrote: > I've rented U-haul trucks several times, and nearly every time it broke > down due to severe neglect. One truck had the alternator fail, the > engine overheat, and the tailgate cables break all within ~20 miles. The > tires are also almost always dangerously cracked, and at the wrong > pressure! I think they take a "leave it alone until it breaks" approach > to maintenance on their trucks. > > Once I rented a car trailer for them, and they hooked it to my car, and > told me I was "good to go." I went back to double check, and the safety > chains were still on the ground not hooked up, the tongue wasn't latched > onto the ball, and the lights were wired wrong. > > I'll keep renting from them since they're so cheap... > > Tyler > > Alex Chamberlain wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > > > >> Wow I don't know if I'd buy a used U-Haul truck. Talk about something > >> that's seen a hard life -- > >> lots of drivers who are not very experienced at driving a vehicle that > >> size. > >> > > > > And who knows how well it's been maintained? A contractor friend of > > mine says he'd buy just about any used fleet vehicle with confidence > > *except* a U-Haul. > > > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
