Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 22:32:43 -0000 From: "Phil Born" <philbornnopsam.nojunkfsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: Looking to purchase a Saab...
From my observations, Company cars seem to rev higher in every gear, and require *much* less distance in which to brake! Some of the German makes also seem to have defective indicators and steering which might be responsible for their drivers having such an awful time working out which lane they require. "Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news:29877u42hid1eboel984f3ac0gkj4iv6hfnopsamcom... > On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:28:22 +0000, Johannes H Andersen > <johsnopsamanytime.co.uk> wrote: > > > >I thought that leased cars had to be serviced according to the schedule. > >Furthermore, business users don't like their cars to break down, so they > >adhere to routine maintenance and their company pays. You can always > >inspect the service book. > > > My thought too on the service. However, I'm not very fond of previous > "business" cars, as they are driven by folks who have no financial > commitment to them. With a private lease, the lease owner is > concerned that they will be hit in the pocketbook at the end of the > lease, so they care for the car fairly well. Business users, OTOH, > are just a custodian of the car. While I don't think you'd find > them intentionally harming the car, I have concerns about how nicely > they drive it and care for it. > > Bob