Off Topic Advice Needed - Car Related

[R36 Dreamer]

Hey All,

My wife and I are thinking about buying a new second car.

Our current 1999 Mazda 323 has done 65,000 kms. Our second car does 5,000 per annum, which is why we dont spend up big time on it. It is basically a commuter, and we use the R for longer trips, out of town etc.

We have decided on a 12-18 month old Mitsubishi 380. They are going for around $17k on the net (assume some haggling could bring that down), which is pretty cheap for the specs.

Anyway I looked at a couple on the weekend, and realise they are from Kingmill Pty Ltd which after some research was Thrifty Car Hire.

Cars all have 30-40,000 on them, and from Mitsubishi dealers the warranty starts again when purchased ie. another 5 year factory warranty.

My question is whether anyone has any experience with an ex rental car. I know when I was younger and I got my hands on a rental I drove it like it was stolen, but now am more subdued.

Figure it could hardly be worse than buying a one owner car from someone who has flogged it every day?

Cars appear to be in good condition, everything works etc. and from experience these big fleet type cars go forever.

Anyway anyones experience/ advice would be well received, as we are keen on the idea, but are hesitant due to the fact they are ex rental.

Apologies for this not being Passat/ VW related, but the advice on here has been top notch to date, and I believe a Mitsubishi forum could be a bit "Biased!"

Cheers,