I can't believe those that openly addmitting to operating someone else's property with little or no regard to damages caused by ones antics, if that damage could harm the next driver, nor what could could possibly be interpreted as unsafe operation that might have endangering others on the road.
So many folks don't seem to respect anything anymore.
Use, abuse, and lose!
Kind of how many employers view us workers these days!
As to buying a rental I'd suggest having a trusted indie check the car out.