Anyone have experience with Turo?

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 08/11/2017 at 12:18 • Filed to: None

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So I might be taking another road trip in a few months. But, due to scheduling conflicts, I may have to leave the Outback at home and rent a car. I’m not really wanting to settle for some base model Corolla or Cruze, so I was considering Turo. But I have a few questions.

-Is there a particular limit to how far I can take a Turo car? For instance, if I rent a car in Atlanta and drive to South Carolina, is that ok?

-How are accidents handled, god forbid there is one?

-Is it genuinely a trustworthy service?

Some feedback and experience stories would be great.

MarquetteLa > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 12:29

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I just booked my first Turo rental for next month (2015 Audi S5).

Mileage limits vary by car. Most seem to be around 100 miles/day

Turo offers an optional insurance you can buy into, but it seems like most auto insurance companies treat a Turo rental car the same as any other rental. Mine does, and will apply my personal car coverage to a Turo rental if an accident happens. Call your insurance company and check.

Like most of these car-sharing services out there these days, I think trustworthiness varies from person to person.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 12:44

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Used once, for a recent trip to Seattle. Great experience, much better value than car rental.

-Is there a particular limit to how far I can take a Turo car? For instance, if I rent a car in Atlanta and drive to South Carolina, is that ok?

Appears to vary by car. You can specifically search by Distance Included.

-How are accidents handled, god forbid there is one?

IDK. I do know that insurance is provided by Turo, and I think it will serve as a supplement to your own auto policy if you have insurance. I’m sure there are explanations on the Turo site.

-Is it genuinely a trustworthy service?

I think that depends on the person you are renting from. I had no issues at all — he met me at the airport, we walked around the car, and I was off. When we came back, he met me at the hotel, walked around the car, and that was it. You probably are safer renting from someone who has prior trips to his/her credit, although the guy I rented from only had 1 review at that point and was great.

Future next gen S2000 owner > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 12:49

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I caned a rental RS through the mountains. It was a good time. Owner was easy to work with. Just make sure you have registration and insurance in the car with you.....for um ...reasons. Paper copies.

The RS had a mileage limit. It was a good time.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 12:56

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At first I thought you were trying to rent a Bora and that’s for sure never going to happen.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/11/2017 at 13:30

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Wow an RS on Turo...what was the rate?

Future next gen S2000 owner > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 08/11/2017 at 13:32

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$120 I think. It’s been about a year. The owner also had a very high end sports car on Turo as well.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Future next gen S2000 owner 08/11/2017 at 13:50

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Wow he put it on Turo immediately then. I would be WAY to anxious to do that with my car, let alone an RS. Do you think he did it to help make payments or what?

Future next gen S2000 owner > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 08/11/2017 at 14:29

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No idea.

AestheticsInMotion > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 14:36

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Got a Hellcat for a weekend. Gtr for another weekend. ND Miata for a week (at like $27/day). Really depends on the person you rent from. Hellcat owner was leary because of my age (22) but once we met in person everything went incredibly smoothly. I even let her drive my Miata for a while. The Miata owner was great, told me “to rev it out” because the car is made to be driven hard. Fantastic experience. Gtr owner was... Not pleasant. Tried to get me to pay out of pocket for “damaged seat fabric” which was plain untrue. Not to mention insurance would cover everything in the event of any issue. Mileage limits and other rules vary by owner. You can see them in the turo app.

I don’t know where you are, but consider putting your location as the closest big city so you get more “fun” cars. Good luck!

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > AestheticsInMotion 08/11/2017 at 15:53

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Yeah, being in AL, all we have is a Chrysler 200 and a 300 dollar S-Class. Atlanta has a lot more to choose from

bmil128 > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/11/2017 at 17:30

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Rented a Boxster S 2 years ago at SFO and drove down to Monterey. Turo had a lot at a hotel near the airport where I picked it up. Different owners set ffferent mileage limits. Two insurance options were available, high deductctible or low/no deductible. I took the high deductible yet I was a bit puckered up at times about it but nothing happened. The car had a chip/gouge near the frunk lid I didn’t catch during the pre trip walk around but nothing came of it.