This is the conventional wisdom, but is it actually true? Anytime I've rented a car, I've handled it like a virgin princess because I know any scuff is coming out of my hide. My own car, hell, rub it up against the concrete barrier for all I care. That is a vehicle I would not want to buy on the used market.
Purely anecdotal, but I notice my family members drive the cars a lot “harder” in terms of top speed, “jack rabbit starts” and braking more intensely than usual. I suppose it’s a combination of not being used to driving a car with such different weight and power, coupled with a more carefree attitude that being on vacation gives. We joking call it “vacation driving”.
This is the conventional wisdom, but is it actually true? Anytime I've rented a car, I've handled it like a virgin princess because I know any scuff is coming out of my hide. My own car, hell, rub it up against the concrete barrier for all I care. That is a vehicle I would not want to buy on the used market.