Which would you choose?

I only have another week with a rental car to find a new , used car. I won't have transportation after that. Unfortunately all cars that are in my budget have about 110 k miles on it or more. The two I'm down to are a Chevy Malibu , but it had minor front and side damage. I'll ask what the repair was. And the other that is under 100k miles is a Chevy Cruze, but it was a rental. Both in very good condition.
I normally wouldn't choose a car with any prior damage, or a rental, but I'm in a time crunch. Which do you think would be the better choice?
A. Damage (past, minor) or B. Rental?

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exchrist · 31-35

Id lean toward rental no damage fewer miles. Which is newer? In my experience cars were made more cheaply the newer they are. Also consider gas milage and parkability

Coralmist · 41-45, F

@exchrist The rental has roughly 10k more miles than the car that had past damage. The rental is two years newer though.

exchrist · 31-35

@Coralmist id probably go with the rental. It likely had better maintenance\upkeep