Rental car sales?? what is consensus on purchasing these cars?

Rental cars are driven hard by people who don't give a damn and I doubt the rental car agencies do much if any maintenance on them. That said if they are low miles the cars are probably OK. I think you will pay top dollar for one though. Compare prices on Car Gurus, NADA, Blue Book etc. I would get an extended warranty if you buy one of these cars, especially if the factory warranty has run out.

I've been fortunate. A friend of mine bought one and had a module go bad intermittently... he found that it had been fixed previously with epoxy. He took it back and Budget claimed no warranty on electronics. (the module was almost $200). He rented another car the same make/model ,,, drove the car home and swapped modules (module only failed when it was hot on a re- start ,,Thin film something or other) He dove it back to Budget and to this day I can still imagine the look their mechanic had when he saw that module again

F.O.R. is correct because you don't have a clue how hard the car was driven. I was thinking of buying another car but the only place that seems to have decent pricing is a company called "Off Lease" in Florida

Rental cars unlike lease cars are driven by different drivers on a daily basis. It would be best to purchase one still under factory warrenty, and add a service contract if the price is reasonable. Next is ask for a carfax and then have someone inspect the vehicle for damage that has been repaired and not reported. Otherwise if the price is right,you can save a few bucks...