Anyone using the Turo App for car rentals?

[Tony Starke]

It appears after reading through the posts that quite a few of us use Uber. I'd like to hear some reports on Turo and the user experience. If you have used or do use Turo for vehicle rentals please post your experience.

https://turo.com/

Thanks,

T

Edited February 21, 2018 by Tony Starke

[N201MKTurbo]

Welcome aboard Tony.

Are you the actor?

[Tony Starke]

3 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

Welcome aboard Tony.

Are you the actor?

I am Ironman.

[ragedracer1977]

I’ve used it a couple times and had pretty good luck

[N201MKTurbo]

57 minutes ago, Tony Starke said:

I am Ironman.

Iron man doesn't have an e

[Tony Starke]

Ahhhh, you’re right. Make that Irony Man.

and thanks for the welcome.

[Tony Starke]

1 hour ago, ragedracer1977 said:

I’ve used it a couple times and had pretty good luck

Thanks Raged. I like the idea of having a luxury car waiting at my destination only issue seems sporadic coverage limited to large metros. 

 

[ragedracer1977]

Yeah, I’ve only used it locally, I haven’t tried it out of town.  There are some pretty slick cars available here though.  Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc. 

[xcrmckenna]

On 2/21/2018 at 7:22 PM, ragedracer1977 said:

Yeah, I’ve only used it locally, I haven’t tried it out of town.  There are some pretty slick cars available here though.  Lamborghini, Ferrari, etc. 

I saw this app advertised in the trailers before Captain Marvel tonight. Thought I was see if anyone on here uses it.

 

Are there any hidden fees, or is it the daily listed price of the vehicle? How does the pick up and drop off work? I might start using it when I fly into Vegas because they have some awesome listed cars...

[carusoam]

The only thing I would like less than unprofessional people working behind the rental car desk...

Would be non-professional owners behind the same desk... how does this even work?

I don’t understand how they would be able to handle what happens when something goes awry?  Say you get there and the person’s car won’t start? Now what? Where’s their new battery shelf?  A dozen or so miles away, a couple hours before the store opens?

We get the advertisements around here everyday...a fancy Jeep, a fancy sports car, something else that is really expensive...

And a nice young lady handing over keys with a smile... no fear of anything bad happening...

My rental car experience used to be months out of every year... not every day was perfect... sending back a broken car was pretty easy... flat tires, parking dents, stuff happens... and that is ordinary Chevy, not young person’s Maserati...

Sending back a person’s broken personal vehicle seems kind of traumatic in comparison...

Let me know if you see light on how this could possibly work well...

Best regards,

-a-

[Shadrach]

I have used Turo once so far.  I rented a BMW 128i convertible when I was in Miami last year. The car was great but the owner was a flake.  Car was delivered to me with no gas and the service lights were lit up like a Christmas tree. That being said it had less the 25,000 miles and drove beautifully.  I’m heading to Asheville, NC  this weekend and have reserved what appears to be a well-maintained Porsche 944. It was advertised at $38 a day. With fees it worked out $41.50 per day. 

 My take away from Turo so far is the following: 

1) The quality of the experience closely correlates to the owner’s is conscientiousness.

2) Advertised price does not always match total price. Some owners add a host of sundry fees and they can nearly double the cost of the trip depending on how many days you’ve rented the vehicle

3) Rating systems work well for anonymous transactions. Turo is different in that there’s often a personal interaction between the owner and the renter. For that reason, reviews might be biased. It’s hard to leave a bad review for someone that seems likable even if they proved to be challenging to work with.

4) Picking up the car will often add a cost and hassle on the front and backside of the trip.

 

Basically Turo comes with all the same caveats as Airbnb. It also comes with the same advantage - the ability to have a more unique experience without paying much of a premium if at all. I’m willing to roll the dice because the idea of carving through the Blue Ridge Parkway in a rear wheel drive, manual transmission Porsche is far more appealing to me then a white, automatic Camry or Elantra. 

Edited April 9, 2019 by Shadrach

[aviatoreb]

1 hour ago, Shadrach said:

Basically Turo comes with all the same caveats as Airbnb. It also comes with the same advantage - the ability to have a more unique experience without paing much of a premium if at all. I’m willing to roll the dice because the idea of carving through the Blue Ridge Parkway In a rear wheel drive, manual transmission Porsche is far more appealing to me then a white, automatic Camry or Elantra. 

That's just it - 

When I am. renting a car on a business trip - I just want the experience to be quick. efficient,. and reliable.  So a white automatic Elentra or Camry is just fine.

But I have been thinking about trying this service out on not-business trips.

E

[Shadrach]

4 minutes ago, aviatoreb said:

That's just it - 

When I am. renting a car on a business trip - I just want the experience to be quick. efficient,. and reliable.  So a white automatic Elentra or Camry is just fine.

But I have been thinking about trying this service out on not-business trips.

E

Agreed.  However, I am not a business road warrior. My Miami trip was for business but it was one of two trips for the whole year.  My meeting went well and it was nice to decompress after with a blast down Rt 1 to Key Largo in an open top German sports sedan.  I like cars, I like to drive and I like to get away from metro areas to see how the rural folks live and eat.  If I can log some time on an unfamiliar stretch of tarmac in a competent vehicle and stumble onto a hole in the wall fish fry (Sal's in Largo was good!) it adds a lot to a trip for me. It's not necessarily the most practical way of doing things.  I don't travel on business enough to be concerned with dialing it into utter predictability, though I understand why people do.  

[gsxrpilot]

I've never used Turo but have look at it a few times. There is a new service at the Denver airport called Drift that I'm thinking of trying. I'll be living in Denver and when I'm gone on business trips, the folks at Drift will rent my car out to people coming in. The car gets driven while I'm away, and earns a bit of money.

It's a pretty nice BMW 335i Coupe M-Sport that I'm actually thinking of selling. I think a 911 C4S Cab, will be a more appropriate car for Denver.

[SkyTrekker]

I used Turo a couple of times during a vacation to Napa and San Francisco the summer before last.  Rented a Tesla Model S to drive through the wine country for a couple of days.  Rented a nicely equipped VW something in San Francisco for an afternoon during the same trip.

It all worked very well. Nice vehicles, and pleasant, professional owners. That said, it is a roll of the dice, and like has been mentioned, like AriBnB.  I'm sure a person will encounter lemons from time to time.  Of both the car and person variety :-).

[tigers2007]

I just have to throw this out there as this service shares cars amongst strangers. Consider searching under the seats, footwells, and back-of-seat pockets for contraband left by previous parties.

Typically when a rental car is returned, they check these things to avoid problems for their customers. The driver of the conveyance is responsible for the contents.

I wish I could have taken a photo of the terrified grin on the faces of a elderly couple when I confronted them with a nice bag of weed I found in their rental. It was obviously extremely ancient and we didn’t initiate any charges considering all the circumstances but it doesn’t always end that way.


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[MB65E]

Used it last summer in NJ for 3 weeks.

328xi, nice car 1200 for 21 days. Owner had about 5 other cars too. 

Most owners appear to treat it as a professional business and can make multiple car payment each month and expand the business. 

Not somthing I would try short term unless I was familiar with the owners ways of business as each person will handle the case differently. 

-Matt

[Shadrach]

1 hour ago, MB65E said:

Used it last summer in NJ for 3 weeks.

328xi, nice car 1200 for 21 days. Owner had about 5 other cars too. 

Most owners appear to treat it as a professional business and can make multiple car payment each month and expand the business. 

Not somthing I would try short term unless I was familiar with the owners ways of business as each person will handle the case differently. 

-Matt

I’ve seen that model in place but the two that I’ve booked were single car operations. I’ve seen some with as many as 12 cars.

[Shadrach]

2 hours ago, tigers2007 said:

I just have to throw this out there as this service shares cars amongst strangers. Consider searching under the seats, footwells, and back-of-seat pockets for contraband left by previous parties.

Typically when a rental car is returned, they check these things to avoid problems for their customers. The driver of the conveyance is responsible for the contents.

I wish I could have taken a photo of the terrified grin on the faces of a elderly couple when I confronted them with a nice bag of weed I found in their rental. It was obviously extremely ancient and we didn’t initiate any charges considering all the circumstances but it doesn’t always end that way.


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Only users lose drugs...

[Shadrach]

3 hours ago, tigers2007 said:

I just have to throw this out there as this service shares cars amongst strangers. Consider searching under the seats, footwells, and back-of-seat pockets for contraband left by previous parties.

Typically when a rental car is returned, they check these things to avoid problems for their customers. The driver of the conveyance is responsible for the contents.

I wish I could have taken a photo of the terrified grin on the faces of a elderly couple when I confronted them with a nice bag of weed I found in their rental. It was obviously extremely ancient and we didn’t initiate any charges considering all the circumstances but it doesn’t always end that way.


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How does a LEO find themselves in a position to be searching an elderly couple’s rental car? 

[tigers2007]

How does a LEO find themselves in a position to be searching an elderly couple’s rental car? 

1. COMPEX Compulsory Exam (computer selected forced examination)
2. Odd behaviour pattern in concert with an oddball story.
3. Boredom
4. Quota’s set by local management
5. Test out new non-intrusive equipment
6. Special Operation
7. Quota’s set by Headquarters
8. Profiling based on fresh intel



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[Shadrach]

1 hour ago, tigers2007 said:

 

1. COMPEX Compulsory Exam (computer selected forced examination)
2. Odd behaviour pattern in concert with an oddball story.
3. Boredom
4. Quota’s set by local management
5. Test out new non-intrusive equipment
6. Special Operation
7. Quota’s set by Headquarters
8. Profiling based on fresh intel



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At least two maybe three of those appear to be constitutional. Thank goodness those elderly folks had such “reasonable” authorities conducting the search.

Edited April 9, 2019 by Shadrach

[Tony Starke]

12 minutes ago, Shadrach said:

At least two maybe three of those appear constitutional. Thank goodness those elderly folks had such “reasonable” authorities conducting the search.

Cops that pull you over are not your friend. Here is some great advice if you get pulled over regardless of whether or not you are carrying any contraband. Your 4th amendment rights no longer carry weight, if the cop wants to search your car he will make up some bullshit story. https://nowthisnews.com/videos/weed/lawyers-pot-brothers-at-law-have-advice-for-people-stopped-with-weed

[Seth]

I used Turo just for the first time this past weekend.  I flew to Southbridge, MA for a wedding in Old Sturbridge.  The enterprise closed at noon Saturday, and the local guy in town was not really responsive, so I went with Turo.  Closest car was an  Audi R8!!  It was also my wife's dream car.  So, I made a deal to take the guy for a flight and we lowered some of the costs.  It was a blast to drive and she was giddy about it.

I had a good experience and moving forward she wants us to use Turo to get a unique car when we take trips just the two of us.

 

-Seth

[Shadrach]

8 hours ago, Tony Starke said:

Cops that pull you over are not your friend. Here is some great advice if you get pulled over regardless of whether or not you are carrying any contraband. Your 4th amendment rights no longer carry weight, if the cop wants to search your car he will make up some bullshit story. https://nowthisnews.com/videos/weed/lawyers-pot-brothers-at-law-have-advice-for-people-stopped-with-weed

I am familiar with the laws. I know many LEOs that are solid folks of great integrity. None of them would detain and search a citizen out of boredom. Many years ago, I had an unfortunate interaction that left me bitter and disgusted. I’m not going to discuss it here...moving back to Mooneys and Turo now.

Edited April 9, 2019 by Shadrach