Hertz is Going Bankrupt and You Can Get a Free Car Soon
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Scotty, they choose the person that failed another business because they consider him/her a "high caliber person". Why? Because the business that this person failed would not have chosen a regular "average Joe" person - they would have chosen a "high caliber person" too!
We had "Jimi Hendrix" play for New England after Tom Brady left. How did that go?
They will put them in a field left to rot just like all the other 100s of thousands of cars, this world is crazy
Just go to a nursing home and by that old mercury grand marquise that the guy is giving up.
Scotty they hire yes men that will promote their agendas. That's why they want failures.
They had a bad habit of reporting cars stolen, while customers had a valid current rental.That is a brand killer.
@@scottlepotWtf, how?
@@scottlepotHow does that not get removed from your record?
Here I have a hertz rental scheduled for late May through auto insurance. I'm paranoid enough about it, as I drive 160 miles a day usually.
@@DarkForce2024 I would seriously consider suing them over something like that.
@@user-gz4ve8mw9l document everything take pictures of the rental contract Etc and have those on your phone ready if you get pulled over
Hey Scotty, you missed that Hertz was reporting many cars as stolen then legitimate renters were getting caught by police and arrested. They deserve to go under.
That just not even the half of their EV fiasco.
He has made videos mentioning that.
I haven’t heard that, I work at enterprise, and I’m legit curious how that even happens. Like we have SO many hoops we have to jump through to report a car stolen.
@@KingsandBeavs its all in the Bloomberg Business Report (4/8 issue). Apparently, Hertz "automated" car locations and a glitch was showing them "missing". and then reported stolen. They paid out $168M to settle 364 claims. Wall Street Bozos and Elon Musk don't make for a good business.
@@KingsandBeavs Must be happening at a high leven en masse not being done by the foot soldiers.
one of the car rentals you were talking about were having renters falsely arrested over stolen cars because they never cleared the books
Hertz may indeed go bankrupt again, but where's the part about how I can get a free car?
That was the AI stuff, where the musician/software engineer got Chat GPT to agree to selling him a new SUV for $1.
I was looking for the free car. Sign me up.
Beware. After you bought a car from Hertz, you may be arrested for stealing the car .
VIDEO: 'I was falsely arrested': Ohio drivers caught in Hertz investigation speak out
Free car from Hertz?
Hertz may call the police to give you free food and lodge as well.
That's right, like politicians, they fail upwards!😂
Fk up Move up
😡 they do but I'm not laughing at all 😡
They all look after themselves for job security.
"Circus of Clowns" is really the good ole boys network, ha ha ha....
Scottie! Lovie Smith took a team to the Superbowl and went to the playoffs 50% of the years he was a coach!
He then was hired by the bucs and was one of the worse coaches in the history of the team. 😂
hertz was $20.00 a share 1 year ago... now they are $7.39
D'oh! 😅
Ouch !! That Hertz!!
Remember when Ross Perot was put on the board at GM? He kept asking why they did such stupid things. Roger Smith at GM was so exasperated that he gave Perot something like 4 billion dollars to get out and shut up!!
That man should have been president he said the truth about nafta.
That’s why GM’s not doing well… instead of listening to the wise man they hired into the Board, they just stuffed money into his wallet and kicked him out. Great way to solve problems without really solving the problems.
Which is just one of the many reasons we need Trump back in office.@@jwill540
Was 750 million to buy back his and two other people's shares. At the time GM was trading at $33/share and the offer was equivalent to $63/share. So yet another great decision by GM. Perot even gave them a chance to reconsider and told them he would only take the money if they felt it was in the best interest of the company and shareholders (which it wasnt) they deal ended up going through.
Yeah, that "huge sucking sound" that Ross was talking about was the time that American corporations abandoned the American people.
I have a 2006 BMW 525i and my transmission is pushing 200K miles. Of course, I don't drive like a maniac (burnouts, launching from stoplights). I recently serviced the transmission in replacing the filter, pan (from a plastic one to an aluminum one), fluid, the solenoids & cleaned the valve body. I used a cleaner before the repair and conditioner added after the service. I would LOVE any car you serviced and gave away. NO DOUBT. You are the man! Thank you for all you do.
I was looking at Ford eco-boost vans. They are very expensive and they have a horrible reputation as far as reliability. I’ve been looking at Mercedes sprinter. May be 40% positive. I really need a van for work. I currently drive a Ford excursion with 14 inches of lift and 42 inch tires which is very bad I guess but I trust it a lot more than HS today’s technology. And as far as Econoline vans at the moment they’re worth more than my truck is in great shape.
@@realestatephotovideoshawns1177the chevy express hasn’t changed much.
@@realestatephotovideoshawns1177have the sprinters gotten more reliable? I thought they were rolling problems from the way people who own them talk about them... The phrase "everything that could go wrong has gone wrong" is what sticks with me...
@MasterX767 how much did you spend on transmission service like that?
@@gavnonadoroge3092 Roughly $750. I got all new gaskets and seals too. I ONLY used ZF parts. I could of saved $150 if I waited for Rock Auto to restock the solenoids. But, I couldn't wait.
Lovie Smith was not a “massive failure” in Chicago, he actually was a pretty good coach and has the record to back it up (81-63 with Super Bowl appearance).
Scotty totally wrong on that one
I quit buying the big three after the 08 bailout
The loan that was payed back
@@sammyweed4771
That does not make it any better. Why should we bail out their repeated stupidity and greed while meanwhile start up/mom and pop stores struggling get no help.
I want the big two to remain American and competitive but not at my expense. They should be held accountable for their mistakes.
I do not want Ford or GM to be Stellantised but if they are stuck on stupid f them then.
And they still build crap
@@YellowFellow86i agree, im all for the domestic brands...the problem is they are destroying themselves delibrately, by building cars ppl dont want and not building them the way they are capable of being built, AND charging people WAY too much for them
@@cantwealljustgetalong2 Agreed
Happy Solar Eclipse Day Scotty😊
Love ya Scotty, but Lovie was not a “massive” failure in Chicago. A solid winning record and Super Bowl appearance is not failure.
Lovie Smith was actually successful with the Bears. Coached them to a Super Bowl with an average at best quarterback and actually went 10-6 when he was fired. Most years 10-6 is good enough to get into the playoffs if not win a division.
Yea, true, 2012. Interestingly enough that was the last time he had a winning record as a head coach. 2 losing seasons in Tampa Bay, 5 losing seasons at the University of Illinois, and 1 losing season at Houston, with 2 seasons of not being a head coach in between stops.
@@riceydahyphyhe said that he was a failure in Chicago which he wasn’t. We’re just correcting his mistakes. Who cares what happened after that. 🤷🏾♂️
*Scotty today after listening to Bonnie Tyler for 40 years* - "My heart didn't eclipse but I'm still holding out for a hero and I'm PISSED!"
Tesla is very expensive to repair, I got tested ended and changed bumper and quarter panel, it is $15k.
😂😂😂😂😂Ridiculous
Drive better 😅
Can't be true. Every EV fan boy says they never need repairs, and their battery lasted 400,000 miles.
@@lot2196 😂😂😂😂😂😂
What did they say the batteries cost? 40 or 60k?
Peter Principle "people in a hierarchy tend to rise to a level of respective incompetence"
Amen. 😂
Definitely explains Kamalaugh Harris.
Artificial intelligence used to be a blonde wearing a black wig 😂😅
Hertz to be them
😂😅
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Bars
Hertz my back.
It was premeditated 😅
I see what you did there 😂😂😂
Scotty, the Energizer Bunny himself!
Scotty must drink a lot of Red Bull all day long!
Scotty promising free cars and its a lie , and i still watch the video
Hey Scotty! Seen your post about fixaway your an amazing dude and I’m glad I found your channel years ago!
Well Dallas fired a head coach after winning a super bowl. Dang you jerry jones!!!
Cowboys need to get a GM and tell Jerry Jones to just STFU and sit down. And they should've never fired Jimmy Johnson or Tom Landry.
And this is coming from an Eagles fan.
CEO's dont let managers take the credit. Jerry always wins tho.
How dare he be good at his job😠
Common sense is dead 💀 Scotty
Lovey was okay in Chicago....he had a lot of injuries and depth....they were much worse after he left
Tesla would have been fine at Hertz but they made many mistakes. First the cars were not fully charged , so when you go to rent one its often not charged enough to make it over to the next charging station. If hertz had charging stations for free, and made sure they were fully charged it would have helped. Next, most people are going on long trips if they rent a car, if its not the long range model most people will not want it. Over all, headache because people dont have the apps and accounts setup for charging
You get off a plane hungry and tired...get rental car but dont want to stay 2 more hours to charge car
They should've bought 100,000 Corolla hybrids instead 😂
Tesla will never be fine at Hertz because both of them are f****** junk.
I've purchased used transmissions, but had one of my dad's now retired buddies rebuild them, before we put them in anything. Same w/ other parts like differentials.
I can still rebuild/refurbish some stuff but finding someone to do what I can't do it getting harder every year.
I was down in Fort Myers in 2020 when they had their famous “accident” that burned 3,991 rental cars that were being stored in the field next to the airport. Always suspected they needed to collect some insurance money to offset the 4000 rental cars sitting and not generating revenue during the peak season.
That was bad and most of the businesses still employ social distance policy at that time.
Had not heard about that one
Thanks Scotty!
Always an outstanding video and presentation
I had all the theft control crap removed from both of my 90's Ford Tempos, after they wouldn't start, that was the problem. The alarm thingy. Also i kept an extra key in a magnetic plastic key box under the fender wheel well.
Yeah, I made the statement to the one of my employer's HR people the last time I had to go see them. After talking to her for almost an hour I said maybe all companies do crazy stuff now that loses money. I said now, are you going to fire me and walk me out ? I'd would like to be home before dark. She said no, go on back to work after hearing my side of the story.
Love your Show Scotty. Brilliant. Witty. Right on!
WOW amazing TY so much ,,Keep up the great work
All they have to do is put more customers in jail ..😡😡😡😡😡😡
On the Honda - Acura (3.5 Liter engine) is still waiting for appointment for engine inspection. In fairness to Acura they state in the recall engine must be partially disassembled for inspection. It hurts me after 40 years in GM Dealership service to see the “New” GM fall so hard. I no longer drive an GM product.
Those corporate execs all sleep together in one big bed.
"A lot of times, used rear ends aren't any good, either."
All depends on which side you bat for, I guess 😮😅.
Thats what she said!!!
@@gazzaflossBoth sides have the same issue
😅
Don't make me do the football tie in on this one...
Lovie Smith took a team with Rex Grossman to the Super Bowl. That is the opposite of failure. It is actually amazing. Rex Grossman?!?!
Defense and Hester, but regardless your point still remains.
And he turned the Texans into contenders. No one expected them to make noise in the playoffs
please that team sucked.
@@drumitar That is why is was pretty much coaching. Thanks for playing.
American metallurgy has been decreasing for decades. Germany used to have the best. Japan has the best now.
Your a Gem, Scotty. Never change.
Concluding a hardness test using a popular method like the Brinell hardness test requires measuring the indentation left on the material surface by the load applied.
Its not just telsa. Most of hertz fleet are EV. Cost $30-50 to rent is more than gas. Just go to enterprise. They still have mostly gas cars. 30-40 to rent a corolla.
Hertz is owned by private equity corporations who will make billions no matter what. They also love trashing companies with a proven track record. That is how they make their real money.
The bloke who ran the corner shop did his mba and his doctorate on private equity. His theory was that it was all down to the company real estate, they sell it off and rent it out to the company that they take over.
@@chrishenniker5944your are correct. This is what happened to Sears. Valuable real estate essentially stolen by the CEO. The company was put into a slow managed death so the CEO could suck through the real estate for himself. Should be illegal.
Good info 😊
Dang it. My wife did 15 years at Hertz and they took and owe pension money. She’s 51. Worked 1999-2005. Corps suck and she’s owed like 400$ a month at 57 or like 50k she’ll never see a fine I bet.
1999-2005 is not 15 years.
Try 6 years..
@@chfpontiac5849😂😂🤣
Hertz needs to go out of business for falsely accusing customers of stealing cars and getting them arrested. That was so egregious that it makes their venture into EVs seem trivial.
I like your comments about Artificial Intelligence! And "they" will make it take over right? I'd never let a computer drive for me! I agree that the companies are crazy with who they put at the top of the companies and each time they fail they get an amazing golden parachute package. It almost seems that they make more money for failing then succeeding! Thanks for this video Scotty!
You absolutely right.. I used to work for Honda when the bottom bearing issue was happening and there was a recall.. but quickly changed to .. “” only if the customer mentions a tapping noise when it comes in for a regular 10,000 klms servicing “”
So we used get all this Honda civics with tapping noises and we know.. but half of the time nothing was done because the customer never reported it until got really load but was out of warranty..!?!?
Thank you!
I can get a free Tesla from Hertz? Uh, no thanks. I'm smarter than a 9th grader.
Or a former GM executive, same thing.
Should be smarter than a 5th grader.
hey when it breaks down just get out and walk away. no one is forcing you to even charge it. free is free.
Government does the same thing rehiring and promoting disastrous incompetent people simply because they have experience or name recognition.
Great commentary!
You are right about these people who fail and then picked up by other companies. I think all the CEOs and presidents are out of touch with real people driving big rigs out here working out here. For instance, I’m a truck driver make over $100,000 a year but where I parked my car sometimes is in dirt I work 14 hours a day come home. All I want to do is sleep, where am I going to plug in an electric car and when I work sleep and maybe go to the gym no time to spend an hour and a half each day plugging in electric cars are you kidding me these people are out of touch with real people working class people
Tried to rent ev from hertz, and they said if it does not arrive back gully charged there will be a $45.00 charge. There were very few places to charge it, and I told them to stick it and went to enterprise
I understand Calhoun is available, just need to be sure not to use door plugs.
I love your channel.
The only thing you have to do, is to pull one from the end of each lot number.. strip it down, test the gears. This way you can narrow down failure potentials to specific lots.. of course GM doesn't want to do that.
Corporations are more concerned with DEI and ESG than making quality products
They’re not concerned with DEI/ESG… those are just FOX news dog whistles. These companies are ONLY interested in getting huge government subsidies.
Always have THREE keys. If you lose one you can usually program a new one yourself.
With the exception of my transmission (which took a dump last year at 96k and was replaced by a GM reman) my 2016 Silverado 1500 (with the 4.3) has been a reliable truck. Probably will be my last GM product though…
One of the keys for my 2000 Expedition disappeared, so I went to the local hardware & had a duplicate one programmed for about $45. I recall hearing that if you lose both keys it cost a fortune to get everything changed at a Ford dealer, since they have chips inside them & they charge you a lot, since they know they have you.
I didn't know Hertz was still in business
I had a VW repair shop. One time I bought a set of piston rings from the locale VW dealer. The rings never would sit and it was burning oil. I check the box and found out the were genuine VW parts but they were made in Mexico. That was the last time I will buy anything made in Mexico. Made in China is even worst.
It was made in Mexico *by VW* ,right? Doesn't VW does quality control irrespective of where the part is made?
Perfectly said Scotty👍🏿
So very true about 1 key. It seems silly crazy the cost of having a duplicate key made, sometimes up to $300. Having the second fail can be 5+ times that cost, as they have to replace the Body Control Module. When buying used, make sure 2 keys come with it. Some used car dealers will hold back the second key in case of a need to repo the car, especially in "pay here" dealers. Do you feel safe knowing your car could be "borrowed" by one of their minimum wage temp employees?
Only Tesla certified technicians can work on them because of how complex the electrical system is and especially if it has any body damage
That's what they would like you to think, but in reality they're taking advantage of a loophole in the law. A car manufacturer must publish repair information for their vehicles IF they sell their cars at a dealership, so that independent repair shops can perform the proper service. Tesla famously doesn't have dealerships, they have "showrooms", places you can look at a Tesla in-person, but can't purchase one. This allows them to create a monopoly for fixing their cars. Hybrids also have a complex high voltage system, yet the repair literature is accessible for independent shops to fix them safely and properly.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
There's probably a liability clause attached to the Tesla that releases Tesla's liability if an independent shop works on the car. Just my guess...
Stick to cars Scotty. Lovie Smith took the crappy Bears to the Superbowl with Rex Grossman at QB.
In deference to you Scotty Lovie Smith took the Bears to The Super Bowl and had a Winning Record with them. I would hardly call that failing.
LUV it Scotty😁
Hertz missed the mark. They should have rented the Mustangs (Shelby?) like they did in the 60’s.
They will say , we have a software update ….. laughing horse face. 😂 Scotty is the best!!!
Ig know one caught the reference @5:45 about the “new bottom , old top “ 😆. Good one Scotty!
You're missing how the upper crust works, Scotty
It's like how rockers and rappers date within the same small pools and celebs date each other in the same circles.
Big corporations do the same and it's more like whether you're in the clique instead of whether you bring the best to the table.
bring back OJ. maybe then they'll be able to leap over any barriers.
He couldn't do any worse than the former CEO.
@@curtcollett2893 Ha Ha Ha perfect
So if you have a 2023 GM with an affected 10 speed, drive to the middle of nowhere, fill it up, & take off hard, slow down & repeat for hours. Then make your appt. to take it in.
Then, when they read all the spyware data, they will laugh in your face and deny the replacement for cause. DUH!!!
Scotty...you're always entertaining!!!
Will check the backlash
You don't say how, where, and when you can buy said cars for one dollar.
why doesn't hertz just re-hire OJ
That aged quickly
@@CCANGEL333 rip oj a real one to the end
Scottie, I’m looking for good used truck to use for a hotshot trucking business. Any recommendations
The power elite go to school (private prep school) with each other, prosper one another, and generally run with each other. Positions of power, whether in government bureaus , military, or in leadership roles in major corporations, are shared with one another, imagine powerful well-paid positions have a turnstile and all their friends and associates take turns holding those positions.
Like George Carlin said “its a big club, and you aren’t in it”
Good afternoon scotty
I need that free car!
To be fair, Houston Texans are going to be elite this year. They are easy Super Bowl contenders. Good coach, good staff, and a stacked team with an outstanding QB. I’m a jaguars fan and we went from being favorites to our division to now being miles behind Houston :(
Do a video about Ford and all the issues with the 2021-2023 f150's. Under 50k miles and endless recalls and even distributor caps and electrical wiring and everything on new trucks.
They can file bankruptcy again?!?!?!
You and I can only file bankruptcy once. A corporation can file as often as they want.
And considering how expensive those trucks are you would think they could build a better product.
I live roughly 1 1/2 hours from Hertz HQ in FL. Right after Hertz announced that the Tesla purchases were a bust they started wholesaling the fleet. I saw local advertisements for these, and wow... they were selling them almost $8k under the selling price of like (Tesla) used vehicle; basically they were just dumping them.
I have a 2016 ford mustang and I got a code p1450 and have those gas caps that you hate and that I also hate, I checked the evap valve already and it’s fine, can a faulty gas cap be the issue
It's funny watching the EV fad fading. I can't believe some people are still falling for it.
True. The same thing is happening in Australia.
I know friends who were buying for 😊Tax Credits
Taxpayers being robbed blind
Channel MGUY Australia has great content on the failing EV's.
@@johnlopez3001 Our government is stupid, they think EVs will save the world.
@@Nick41622 Get used to ever increasing petrol prices although you as an EV hater love those high prices to fill up.
Milwaukee bucks did the same with doc Rivers 😂
I rented a car from hertz recently. The had the electric cars lined up as you get off the airport shuttle bus. Everyone walked right past them to get into a gas vehicle.
i seen a tesla at hertz ..i rented a gas small car !
FORD can pay me $5000 to take on a Mk-E. I'll have one of those..
I work at Hertz it's crazy we lost all Tesla and now we are getting a boat load of Malibu's and Nissans
All there location facilities are falling apart
I’m not one to celebrate a company’s downfall, but this right here puts a smile on my face, sweet justice and it’s a long time coming because this company has the worst business practices and I don’t know if you guys remember when this was the company that was renting cars and also are reporting the cars stolen so peoples whole livelihoods were taken behind this as some of them were beat up by police and thrown in jail, and everything was taken from them so maybe that’s the reason why they’re going bankrupt too because they had to pay out a lot of money from the lawsuits behind that. They also got sued because they wouldn’t rent their cars to people with minor disabilities.
In business, and some times life (I'm looking at you Don Lemon,) people tend to be promoted to their highest level of incompetence.
Elon Musk got his come up off the US Government. If Nikola Tesla was alive and he built Tesla cars I bet they would be great cars.