Turo.com has added the best option!

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 03/30/2016 at 11:53 • Filed to: None

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So recently, I had discovered the service called Turo (formerly RelayRides). Basically it is like Airbnb, but for cars! People rent out their personal vehicles and you can choose from some interesting vehicles. I ended up with a manual mini cooper S with leaking oil and bald tires, but it was still fun and worth it. Anyways, they just added a transmission choice to the search options! So I will definitely be researching my next trip on there.

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Slant6 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 11:57

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I think I’m just going to rent some of these cars for fun.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Slant6 03/30/2016 at 11:59

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Id consider that more if the cars had higher mileage limits. 100-200 miles a day is totally useless if I am driving around for fun. That works if I am just driving point A to point B. But I could easily drive 300-400 in a day if I am intentionally taking the long way to enjoy a car.

For Sweden > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:00

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This sounds like a great way to make money while someone destroys your clutch.

Justin Hughes > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:05

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Right Foot Down’s owner just rented a new Miata out in CA that way. Article in progress. :)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > For Sweden 03/30/2016 at 12:08

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yeah driving that Mini in San Francisco probably didn’t do great things for the clutch. I tried to be gentle but those hills are difficult. I have NO hills in NJ, so I have almost no experience with hill starting. I only stalled once though and that was because the tires had no tread and would spin on all of the steep hills. I am used to RWD so spinning front tires just confuse me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 03/30/2016 at 12:14

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Clutches? We don’t need no steenkin’ clutches. We don’t have to show you no clutches.

Steve in Manhattan > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:15

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I used the service to get a Chevy Volt to go visit mom. There is an S2000 on offer. I just might get that for the next time.

fourvalleys > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:24

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I considered signing up awhile ago (before they changed to the dumb name), but they wanted a full report of my driving history in every state I’ve had a license in the past 5 years. You have to pay to get a report from the local DMV and have it sent to them directly... it wasn’t worth the cost, even if it meant I could rent something more interesting for the same price.

Glad to hear it’s been a good experience for others, though!

The Dummy Gummy > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:34

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No hills in NJ?

Future next gen S2000 owner > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 12:36

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When you see it.

Jack Does Cars > Slant6 03/30/2016 at 12:42

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Not a bad idea.

Officer Jim Lahey is not a real cop > Future next gen S2000 owner 03/30/2016 at 13:04

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Under “Transmission” there should just be an option for “N/A."

BeaterGT > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 13:29

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The best option on Turo/RelayRides is to include vehicles with bike racks! Makes renting bikes and renting cars at the same time so much cheaper.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > fourvalleys 03/30/2016 at 15:31

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Huh, all they needed from me was my drivers license. That sounds nuts to have to do all of that!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Future next gen S2000 owner 03/30/2016 at 15:33

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Haha it really took me a few seconds to figure it out. That is great. Especially since it came up under manual.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Dummy Gummy 03/30/2016 at 15:39

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You see that big gray areas all over the southern parts? That is where I live, there are no hills there haha.

The Dummy Gummy > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 15:44

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I figured as much. Just busting chops. At least you have a lot of off roading options down there.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Dummy Gummy 03/30/2016 at 15:47

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While someone could definitely prove me wrong, its pretty difficult to effectively off road in a Miata lol. There is nothing of value for me in South Jersey in terms of interesting driving. Last summer I was out in PA, NW Jersey, and NY quite often just to go driving on something more interesting. Hence how I ended up putting 25k+ miles in one year on the car!

The Dummy Gummy > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/30/2016 at 16:00

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I feel your pain with miles. I do that in commuting on the GSP

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Dummy Gummy 03/30/2016 at 21:59

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Yeah that sounds a bit worse. I've only got a 15 mile round trip commute. So that really shows how much I drove just for fun lol

The Dummy Gummy > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/31/2016 at 08:51

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It’s all about enjoying life friend and you seems to be hitting all cylinders (bad puns are bad) on that front.

fourvalleys > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 03/31/2016 at 09:15

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It’s part of the price of moving around fairly frequently, I guess. No big deal.