[Manic!]

Found this site https://turo.com/ Lets people rent out there personal cars. only works in the states.

Some stuff I found in L.A.

2010 Porsche Cayman $130 a day.
https://turo.com/car-rental/los-angeles/porsche-cayman/142685

2015 BMW M4 with a Liberty Walk kit for $292 a day
https://turo.com/car-rental/huntington-beach/bmw-m4/144876

2015 Maserati Ghibli $155 a day. There seems to be a lot of these for rent. Don't know why.
https://turo.com/car-rental/los-angeles/maserati-ghibli/144321

2012 Mercedes G wagon $190
https://turo.com/suv-rental/pasadena/mercedes-benz-g-class/154281

[Armind]

their* :inout:

[meme405]

Hmm, headed to cali may long, flying this time since not very much time to drive down like we normally do.

Might look into this as I need a bigger car and some of the prices on 7 seaters are actually pretty good...

[mk1freak]

pretty sure thats the same m4 that was in the james corden carpool karaoke with Jlo :lawl:
@351
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQIsdod0LWo

[punkwax]

Hmm, headed to cali may long, flying this time since not very much time to drive down like we normally do.

Might look into this as I need a bigger car and some of the prices on 7 seaters are actually pretty good...

If you do, please let me know your experience. I'm going to Cali in October and need a 7 seater as well.

[fsy82]

how does insurance coverage factor in if you get into an accident. that would be a major concern for me.

[tonyzoomzoom]

is BnB girlfriend next?

[Ronin]

No deal. We have a guy on RS willing to rent out his S63 for $200 a month.

[nabs]

is BnB girlfriend next?

Pretty sure that's called a Hooker, Prostitute or Escort. lol

[jasonturbo]

Insurance is for the most part regulated province to province and state to state, so there is no single golden rule.

Having said that, as the vehicle owner, unless you elect to pay for an endorsement unique to rental vehicles, I can promise your claim would be rejected in the event of a loss. While I have never priced out the endorsement for rental car coverage, I would imagine it's very expensive and would carry a very high deductible, no less than $5000.

Sounds like a great way to end up with:
- Smashed up car
- Paying out of pocket to repair vehicles and property of other parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for third parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for the operator who rented your vehicle
- Litigation as a result of subrogation

As the renter, in the event that you cause an accident, it would be reasonable to assume that both the vehicle owner and third party may pursue legal action against you for damage to property and bodily injury.

Sketchy IMO.

[bcrdukes]

I've seen people use this service out of LAX.

Let's just say, people rip it down W Century Blvd or on Sepulveda the moment the light turns green. :o

[trollguy]

"people"

[bcrdukes]

Yes, your kind of people, trollguy.

[Manic!]

Looks like Turo provides insurance with 1 million in liability.

https://turo.com/insurance

[Digitalis]

I dont see what the big deal is who travels to the states and doesn't buy travelers insurance? Just like renting any other car.
Insurance is for the most part regulated province to province and state to state, so there is no single golden rule.

Having said that, as the vehicle owner, unless you elect to pay for an endorsement unique to rental vehicles, I can promise your claim would be rejected in the event of a loss. While I have never priced out the endorsement for rental car coverage, I would imagine it's very expensive and would carry a very high deductible, no less than $5000.

Sounds like a great way to end up with:
- Smashed up car
- Paying out of pocket to repair vehicles and property of other parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for third parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for the operator who rented your vehicle
- Litigation as a result of subrogation

As the renter, in the event that you cause an accident, it would be reasonable to assume that both the vehicle owner and third party may pursue legal action against you for damage to property and bodily injury.

Sketchy IMO.

[Gucci Mane]

i'd much rather rent from avis etc. because of the insurance reason alone. with icbc if you have the correct insurance, you're covered in the event of an accident with a rental car in the states.

[twitchyzero]

brb, don't mind if I go for a few laps at laguna seca

[68style]

I dont see what the big deal is who travels to the states and doesn't buy travelers insurance? Just like renting any other car.

He's pretty obviously talking about being the renter, not the rentee.

[SpartanAir]

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I don't understand how you protect your car from people doing burnouts, launches, redlining, hard cornering, eating, drinking or smoking etc in your car. A lot of that stuff you would not see the immediate consequence from, just quicker wear and tear on your car. :confused:

[Doubl3_H]

Now, what if these cars are equipped with dash cams inside and outside view too?
That might be a good deterrent

[Digitalis]

In that case wouldn't it be similar to if you ANYONE other than you crashed your car? So if the car owner has the right coverage then it's no biggy. Which doesn't affect the renter.
He's pretty obviously talking about being the renter, not the rentee.

[68style]

What's the "right" coverage for someone taking your car and mowing over 10 people on a sidewalk? Do you know anyone that has or can even get $100 million plus third party? This is the USA we are talking about, where you can get $15 million+ dollars for a cup of coffee burning your lap... Giving your car to random people to drive on your coverage in such a litigious country is about as risky as it gets.

[Manic!]

Now available in Canada!!!!

Turo peer-to-peer car rentals expand Canada's sharing economy - Business - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/turo-car-rentals-sharing-economy-1.3541343)

Wonder what happens if the car gets impounded.

[meme405]

So I thought I would update this (remembered because of the AVIS thread).

I actually didn't go to Cali with my buddies, as I was there the week before for work, and rented a car like a normal person for tax purposes.

However my buddies ended up renting a Jeep while they were there, and overall said the experience was very simillar to renting a car through a regular rental place, but instead they got a way sicker car and the price was much fairer than a regular enterprise rental or whatever.

They said the turo people had everything handled at LAX, including getting the car, and returning to LAX once you give back the car. I think they have a lot in LAX as well where you can pick up cars just like a regular rental company.

Overall they said it was awesome, and they would do it again if there was ever a need.

[ZN6]

is BnB girlfriend next?

They have that, it's called Bed n' Brothel and are in the backpages of most newspapers.

[threezero]

Interesting. The CbC article mention that there has already been a previous incident where the renter was kill in a crash and injured other people that wasn't cover by turo insurance.

Will see how this play out. Imo a even better way to make some extra money than uber. Especially for people with multiple cars

[Hehe]

I think this kind of idea is all nice and cool until shit happens.

If you ever get into an accident either as the owner of renter, expect shitstorm with insurance companies.

The company is taking a cue from Uber... launch first, deal with the problem later when the fact is, they have some fundamental problems.

[Galactic_Phantom]

Bump.

Has anybody else used this when going away on vacation? Renting something like a 328i rwd, 6speed for $58/days with insurance included would beat renting an auto A4 from Silvercars for $39/day + fees for sure.

[xjc11]

Not sure why people would want to rent out their cars for extra $$.
This reminds of the episode on Top Gear when Jeremy goes flat out in a toyota
I can just imagine that happening

[westopher]

Not sure why people would want to rent out their cars for extra $$.

Because its north america. An entire continent built on people buying shit they can't afford then needing to do whatever they can to keep it.

[heleu]

Not sure why people would want to rent out their cars for extra $$.
This reminds of the episode on Top Gear when Jeremy goes flat out in a toyota
I can just imagine that happening

Not all of us drive 6 speed manual RWD supercars. If you have a leased crossover and don't use it everyday, why not?

I'm going to give it a try when I go on a business trip to Alberta in a few weeks. I can rent a newish Hyundai accent (with 6 speed manual lol) for half the price of Hertz/Budget/etc.

[Galactic_Phantom]

Do you mind writing a few thoughts once you are done your trip with how it went, the system, etc.?

[meme405]

Not sure why people would want to rent out their cars for extra $$.

In the US a lot of people running services on Turo are basically operating as a business on the site.

Similar to how some people on AirBnB has people who are snapping up entire buildings or leasing many units and renting out on AirBnB.

In essence there are some people who are leasing Escalades, Tahoe's, or 3 Series/ C-Classes, and then offering them up for rent on Turo.

At 100 bucks a day, you really only need to rent one of those high end cars out for half the month and you have already made the money back on your car. And for something like a C-Class mercedes you can undercut the average rental place by like 25%-50%.

People have found an equilibrium point at which they can Turn a service like turo into a profitable business, and many are just renting out leased cars, or cars they otherwise plan on flipping after they are done with them, so fucked if they care if someone bags on it for a couple days.

Whereas if you own your car and give any sort of shit about it, there is no fucking way you'd catch us listing our cars on Turo.

[heleu]

Do you mind writing a few thoughts once you are done your trip with how it went, the system, etc.?

Sure. It's too bad that it isn't available in BC. I think the larger the market, the better the system works. There realistically are only ~5 car choices from the Calgary (YYC) Airport.

[Manic!]

Because its north america. An entire continent built on people buying shit they can't afford then needing to do whatever they can to keep it.

More like they have multiple cars and they can only drive one at a time.

Also making more money is not a bad thing.

[!Aznboi128]

some of these prices are okay but rb frs for 200/day is a bit much

https://turo.com/rentals/cars/ca/ventura/scion-fr-s/190250?s=SrwN4w0Z

a Maserati is only 150 (https://turo.com/rentals/cars/ca/los-angeles/maserati-ghibli/207097?s=esCdgiPo) in comparison or this Jag f-type (https://turo.com/rentals/cars/ca/santa-monica/jaguar-f-type/160751?s=6pDX7VXU). I guess each person puts up their own pricing instead of Turo monitoring it.

[twitchyzero]

that rb fr-s looks like the shit i took today WutFace

[westopher]

LOL @ these hardparkers with these fucking chassis mounted wings.
This though please.....
https://turo.com/rentals/cars/ca/los-angeles/ferrari-348ts/208452

[604STIG]

How does the car owners insurance play into all of this? Are they buying separate insurance which covers them for letting other people "rent" their cars and what happens in the case of an accident then?

[dvst8]

I can see this working in every major city except Vancouver :facepalm:

[heleu]

So I ended up not going through with it for one reason: Insurance.

If I got insurance through Turo, even the best insurance they offer requires a $500 deductible. And the added premium makes it about the same price as a rental car at the airport.

Turo isn't a car rental company so credit card insurance (https://support.turo.com/hc/en-us/articles/203990840-Will-the-insurance-or-coverage-I-have-through-my-credit-card-cover-my-RelayRides-rental-) doesn't cut it.

Yeah, I'm a superior driver and won't crash and this is only for two days.
Except I have crashed a rental car before (bald tires + Toyota Corolla + December in Williams Lake = bad combination), so I don't really want to risk it.


This is too bad, I wanted to give it a try.

[Simplex123]

So I ended up not going through with it for one reason: Insurance.

If I got insurance through Turo, even the best insurance they offer requires a $500 deductible. And the added premium makes it about the same price as a rental car at the airport.

That is what I'm debating against as well. I was looking to rent something to bring up the canyons in LA.

From your research, does the premium insurance cover both you and the other person regardless of who's fault it is?

I see a lot of people praise Turo online but it seems like they all went for the lower level of coverage or none at all. And the people who have gotten in accidents didn't seem to have a good experience.

[im G]

Was in LA a few weeks ago. Rented a convertible Mustang GT. Pick up/drop off was done at a lot near LAX which was handled nicely according to my friend.

Whole process was pretty straightforward, and you get way better selection through Turo compared to a rental company, as you can see from just scrolling through the site. Plus I believe it's an actual option for people who are too young to rent from rental companies (I think you have to be at least 25 for any company..)

Lots of the nicer cars you need to be 30+ which is unfortunate. Also there is more than meets the eye with fees after the price you see. But it's not terrible and I think still ended up as a better deal compared to any other avenue.

We got like minimal coverage. Living life risky I guess.

[rsx]

Are there any RS members willing to rent their car out, I'm flying in July for 13 days. The site didn't have any cars available.

[J____]

looks like people have had horrible experiences using their service

Turo.com Reviews - Legit or Scam? (http://www.reviewopedia.com/turo-com-reviews)

[J____]

So I ended up not going through with it for one reason: Insurance.

If I got insurance through Turo, even the best insurance they offer requires a $500 deductible. And the added premium makes it about the same price as a rental car at the airport.

Turo isn't a car rental company so credit card insurance (https://support.turo.com/hc/en-us/articles/203990840-Will-the-insurance-or-coverage-I-have-through-my-credit-card-cover-my-RelayRides-rental-) doesn't cut it.

Yeah, I'm a superior driver and won't crash and this is only for two days.
Except I have crashed a rental car before (bald tires + Toyota Corolla + December in Williams Lake = bad combination), so I don't really want to risk it.


This is too bad, I wanted to give it a try.

with even the best drivers, accidents not caused by you can happen. IE, flat tire from nails, windshield chips, other people dinging/crashing into your car. Personally would love to use their service, but from the looks of it, small incidents can cost you hundreds of dollars and totally not worth it. Last thing you want is to deal with a stupid claim while on or after a vacation for something like a small scratch.

[heleu]

That is what I'm debating against as well. I was looking to rent something to bring up the canyons in LA.

From your research, does the premium insurance cover both you and the other person regardless of who's fault it is?

I see a lot of people praise Turo online but it seems like they all went for the lower level of coverage or none at all. And the people who have gotten in accidents didn't seem to have a good experience.

Yes, it covers both. Actually, insurance is different in the US and Canada. It looks like in Canada, you're covered regardless because it's through Intact Commercial insurance. (https://www.intact.ca/turo-car-sharing)

I might give it a try on my next work trip to Alberta...but there needs to be some more interesting cars to drive in Calgary. The selection is nowhere close to LA's.

[chinese_driver]

https://ca.trustpilot.com/review/turo.com?stars=1

sounds pretty fucked up TBH

[Gerbs]

Anyone rented on Turo yet? I'm planning to rent a GTI for $43USD/day and possibly a Corvette or like a Porsche Cayman on the last two days. How did your insurance work? Did u use the roadside plus from ICBC on top of Turo?

[!Aznboi128]

^ because it's not a rental company your roadside plus doesn't cover it.

taken from Insurance is for the most part regulated province to province and state to state, so there is no single golden rule.

Having said that, as the vehicle owner, unless you elect to pay for an endorsement unique to rental vehicles, I can promise your claim would be rejected in the event of a loss. While I have never priced out the endorsement for rental car coverage, I would imagine it's very expensive and would carry a very high deductible, no less than $5000.

Sounds like a great way to end up with:
- Smashed up car
- Paying out of pocket to repair vehicles and property of other parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for third parties
- Personal injury lawsuit for the operator who rented your vehicle
- Litigation as a result of subrogation

As the renter, in the event that you cause an accident, it would be reasonable to assume that both the vehicle owner and third party may pursue legal action against you for damage to property and bodily injury.

Sketchy IMO.

[Badhobz]

you got some trolls on turo as well

https://turo.com/rentals/cars/ca/los-angeles/honda-civic/227127?s=WpNOOPzg

$955 a day for a civic

These Ghibli fuckers are truly ruining Maserati.... i rather drive my ratrolla than this "lifestyle" image, lease special, tiny ass 4 door Chrysler Ghibli

[Gerbs]

So I priced a lot of it out. The $39 advertised / day for GTI turned out to be $55 after all the fees. Young drivers fee, turo fee (10%), insurance.

The corvette went from $109 > $156USD a day. A civic went from $18 > 30 a day. At this point, is it cheaper to just get a rental car from the airport in LA?

[DGN23]

Bump. Going to Cali for Christmas and looking for something that is comfortable for 3 people plus luggage and I'm considering Turo. Anybody on here have any recent experience?

[nsx042003]

most of the time i find rentals cheaper than these, unless you want a speciality car, it is quite pointless

[jpark]

Bump. Going to Cali for Christmas and looking for something that is comfortable for 3 people plus luggage and I'm considering Turo. Anybody on here have any recent experience?

Rented an Audi s3 for a week from turo when i went down to LA a few months ago. Everything went smooth incl pickup and drop off as opposed to all the horror stories I've heard.

Only problem i had was trying to book a car... i had to go through 2 different turo listings. Initially booked an audi s5, fully paid only to be told a day later the car was in an accident and has been in the body for a week (Why have the ad available for booking in the first place?). I then cancelled it and booked a cla45 amg from a different guy, only to be told the EXACT SAME reason a few days later

It almost felt like the first 2 rental owners made up the story just to reject me for some reason.. Not sure why since i am 25+ and met all the requirements listed on their rental policy. It was more frustrating because it was pushing real close to my arrival date without a confirmed rental

[thumper]

BMW M4 OWNER RENTS CAR OUT ON TURO, NEEDS $10,000 IN REPAIRS AFTER ABUSE

https://drivetribe.com/p/bmw-m4-owner-rents-car-out-on-turo-VojlF0lEQhSggWVJmEvKBQ?iid=QNcEVdmGSoC_AJGogyoYxQ&utm_campaign=main+&utm_medium=fb&utm_source=organic

[Simplex123]

If you watch the video, most of it is in the canyons and to be fair the M4 is too much of a car to be in any gear above 3. He did chirp the tires but that's a common occurrence with the M4. I wouldn't say the renter is a good driver or babied the car, but I definitely wouldn't call it abuse either.

[!LittleDragon]

Turo doesn't look that cheap. You want specialty cars, go to Hertz.

In May, I picked up an AMG C63 for 3 days and it cost me about $400 down in LAS. The base price was under $100 USD per day so I was able to cover it under ICBC rental car insurance.

In July, I got a C7 Stingray with 6 miles on the odometer for $900 at SFO. 3 day rental. ICBC won't cover something that expensive so I opted for the Hertz LDW.

Next month, I already have a Tesla and a 911 booked in LAS. Which one I pick up, I'll decide the night before and cancel the other one.

Before deciding on Turo, I'd check out what the big boys have to offer.