Some locations of the rental companies have jeeps, models differ
based on city, and they really won't guarantee a jeep, but you
can usually talk the customer service agent into a genuine one.


someone wrote:

Before buying my own, I was thinking of doing the same, but had some
difficulty finding one to rent...

Dollar says they do... http://www.dollar.com/fleet_vehicles/index.asp

Sometimes you can get a demo from a dealer for a day or two, especially if
you look like you are really serious about buying. It is a good idea to try
it out. I love my Jeep Wrangler but they are not for everybody...

A few years ago my wife's friend had just let her husband buy one, and came
over to talk to me about mine. Hubby sold real estate and wanted to use her
BMW during the week, new Wrangler for skiing on the weekends. How does this
sound to you, placing yourself in the position of devoted BMW owner? Then I
told her the Wrangler's back seats might be a trifle cold for their little
ones with the soft top in Pacific Northwest winter. Next week they were
driving a Grand Cherokee. Happy ending though. They loved it.

Earle

"Daniel Melameth" <daniel (AT) melameth (DOT) com> wrote

Yes -- Find a dealer willing to let you take a demo model out for
a 24hr or so test drive. In my opinion as the buyer you shouldn't
have to fork over any cash to rent a vehicle your evaluating for
a purchase really..

The first dealer I went to wouldn't let me -- granted I don't look
much older then 19-20ish even though I'm 26ish... They didn't
even seem to want me to take it for a test drive period -- the
salesmen kept trying to push me on an old rusty YJ.. Suffice to
say I walked out -- it's their loss..

The second dealership I walked into allowed me to after verifying my
insurance coverage with no problems what-so-ever, they were quite
willing to accomidate me. All I had to do was provide a credit card
to cover any possible photo radar\red light tickets during the test
drive and return it with a full tank of gas -- I was also limited to
stay within 25Km's of city limits and keep it on the pavement --
all fair restricitions in my opinion..

The next day when I returned it, I purchased a new one from
them..That was just over two weeks ago.. Had they not allowed me
to take it for the 24hr test drive I would have simply moved on to
the next dealership, jeep or not..